January 31, 2009

New victims

No one is cleaning up

25 years on, thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste is scattered around the Union Carbide factory

News 360 ° - Briefs

World’s two biggest polluters-China and US-strike deal to cut carbon emissions

Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment warns the deal will push the world to catastrophic increase in average global temperature

30 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: a continuing disaster

An appraisal by Sunita Narain and Chandra Bhushan, exclusively extracted from the recently released book, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, After 30 Years

Can’t switch to renewable energy: telecom operators

Country’s varied topography, space constraint make it an uphill task, they say

A work in progress

Obama’s grand climate plan doesn’t add up

Obama used all the right words. He tried to please all. But ultimately it will not curb emissions in the US to the required levels. Further, it …

The idea of corruption

One dead in Ankleshwar factory blast

Second industrial accident in Gujarat in as many weeks

G20 nations subsidise fossil fuel exploration by $88bn a year: study

Study carried out by US and UK experts is the “most detailed breakdown yet of global fossil fuel subsidies”

United States climate targets are completely inadequate, says CSE

Delhi-based non-profit says the world’s largest historic polluter is doing the least to address climate change

$6.4 trillion investment expected in clean technology over 10 years

Report indicates massive growth potential for SMEs

Centre to identify a laboratory to analyse toxic waste from Union Carbide factory

Order follows Maharashtra Pollution Control Board statement that it cannot predict the impact of burning the toxic waste

EU imposes emissions tax on airlines

It will hamper investment in technology to reduce emissions, says air transport association

DRDO unit not fit to handle union carbide waste : MPCB

Incinerator out of order since two years

Clean-up plan for Union Carbide waste in Bhopal raises concern

The Bhopal legacy: reworking corporate liability

Developing countries say act now for ambitious climate deal

Developed countries face increasing pressure to take action in the pre-2020 period

Subterranean Leak

25 years after the gas leak, another tragedy is unfolding in Bhopal. CSE tests reveal the water and soil in and around the Union Carbide factory …

SC begins hearing curative petition in Bhopal gas tragedy

Raps CBI for approaching court after a gap of 16 years

SC notices on Bhopal gas disaster compensation

Issues notices to Union Carbide, Dow Chemicals on Centre's plea seeking enhancement in compensation 

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (July 20-24, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week

When did CO2 become our planet's arch enemy?

Carbon dioxide was always essential for our planet, but when did it become too much?