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Dow row turns political as VHP backs villagers
Express India, August 4, 2008 Pune, August 04 Villagers of Shinde Vasuli, who have been protesting against a proposed Dow Chemicals project, have received support from unexpected quarters — the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). Dow proposes to set up a research and development facility over 100 acres in the village, but villagers are concerned that…
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CIC allows inspection of file on RIL
Rahul Mangaonkar, Times of India, August 3, 2008 AHMEDABAD: Did the Department of Industry Policy & Promotion (DIPP) consider the recommendation made by the Department of Chemicals and Fertilizers while giving the nod to Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) for purchasing technology from Dow Chemical Company (DCC)? This will now become clear as the Central Information…
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The backfire
Vinita Deshmukh, Intelligent Pune, July 31, 2008 In India, `political influence’ plays a great role in “getting things done.” If you want to bend or break laws and quickly get to what you want, you need ministerial blessings. Once you are so favoured, government agencies are rendered to being spineless outfits and the rest seemingly…
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NGO against destruction of gas tragedy papers
Mynews.in, July 31, 2008 Bhopal: A non-government organisation working for victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy today protested a proposal by the Welfare Commissioner (Gas Tragedy Claims) to destroy documents presented in claim courts. ”’This will amount to injustice,” Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan Convenor Abdul Jabar told mediapersons here while reacting to…
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Limited victory
AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTA AND V. VENKATESAN, Frontline, Volume 25 – Issue 16 : Aug. 02-15, 2008 The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy secure from the government promises to implement part of their demands. Akash Kushwaha, a seven-year-old boy who suffers from malformed eyes owing to contaminated groundwater, at a press conference held to highlight…
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Agitators burn shed at Dow Chemical’s construction site near Pune
Domain-b.com, July 26, 2008 Mumbai: The agitation against a research center being set up by Dow Chemical, which now own Union Carbide in India, took a violent turn on Friday with a mob about 100 people setting fire to a shed at its construction site at Shinde Vasuli village, about 40 km from Pune. The…
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**Action alert** – Police make arbitrary arrests as Dow burns
***Latest news*** August 1st: Last night a large number of policemen went to individual houses in Shinde-Vasuli village and broke down doors in over 20 houses. Fearing harassment by police, many villagers have left the village. The list of persons charged by the police now includes an additional 20 who are missing from the village.…
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Twenty four years on Bhopal cleanup begins
ABC Radio Australia, July 23, 2008 Twenty-four years after a gas leak in the central Indian city of Bhopal killed thousands of people, the clean up of toxic waste has only just begun. Presenter: Alana Rosenbaum Speakers: Babulal Gaur is minister for Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief in the state of Madhya Pradesh; Rachna Dhingra is…
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IITians say no to Dow
Silicon India, July 16, 2008 Mumbai: Addressing the media in Mumbai Monday, Janak Daftari, an IIT-B alumni, said: “A group of IIT-B alumni, mostly from Silicon Valley, in total disregard to the sentiments and the callous practices being followed by the firm in their (alumini’s) origin country, has gone ahead and under the aegis of…