Justice eludes

So many years later, the victims have to still struggle for medical support, rehabilitation, compensation and environmental remediation

Vacancy for a FALL GUY

A narrow escape from the fate of a scapegoat -- also called an accidental director

GUYANA

Quit kaiga

Disaster-watch

A scandal in the storm

Government sets limited role for proposed tribunal

The government's decision to set up a tribunal to decide compensation cases is being seen as an attempt to compromise the establishment of …

Insurance default

No improvement in process safety regulations almost 40 years after Bhopal: Report

The report, by Scientists for People gave the damning indictment after having looked into an explosion that occurred in Nellore May 11 this year

Safety takes back seat to big bucks

China's industrial units have become death traps, as entrepreneurs on the run for a quick buck pay little heed to their workers' safety

Explosion kills young girls

Bhopal must never be forgotten, indeed must be fixed

Bhopal gas tragedy exposed how systems of corporate liability remain grossly inadequate in a world that uses high-risk technology

Empowered panchayats make for true liberalisation

A myth actively perpetuated by traditional politicians and a supportive bureauracy is that panchayat bodies are India's lowest ranked …

Hoechst mishaps trigger tighter controls

In the wake of a spate of accidents at a leading chemical manufacturer, German authorities are reviewing safety procedures in the industry.

Four killed in gas leak at Rourkela steel plant in Odisha

Plant chief executive suspends two deputy general managers for dereliction of duty

Useful guide to industrial pollution

INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION IN JAPAN Editor : Jun Ui Publisher: United Nations University Press, 1992 Price not stated

Memory's nemesis

An 'anniversary' story changes tack, a tragedy continues unabated

Sodium cyanide 'possibly stored' in Tianjin warehouse, say experts

The Chinese State Council has rolled out a nationwide inspection of businesses using dangerous chemicals 

Justice league for people’s rights

In June 1979, an innovation in the field of law and politics came about in the form of Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal. The idea behind it is …

ILO readies convention on safety standards for industry

37 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: High Covid-19 fatality rate shows health impact of victims wasn't 'temporary'

Age-old questions resurface along with new ones in a novel campaign for justice

New laws Were written

But how sharp are the teeth?  

Death factories: industries at MIDC Dombivli are ticking time bombs

Blasts destroyed a chemical factory in Dombivli in the Thane district of Maharashtra on May 26, killing 12. Here's the inside story …

‘How can India be a defendant, and not a claimant in the Bhopal case’

Union law minister, Veerappa Moily, on October 27, announced the government will not pursue the ongoing lawsuit in the US for compensating Bhopal …

Mechanisation of mining operations still an idea in India

Safety the major casualty in mining