Category: News Articles on Bhopal & Dow Chemical

AFP, May 29, 2008 Survivors of Bhopal Gas tragedy shout slogans during a protest in New Delhi NEW DELHI (AFP) — India is to set up a panel to help victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak, which killed more than 15,000 people, a minister said Thursday after meeting survivors of the tragedy. Junior minister…

IANS, May 29, 2008 New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Smiles and hugs, signifying a part of the battle won, were exchanged Thursday among the Bhopal gas tragedy victims, who are protesting in the capital, as one of their key demands for setting up a commission had been met. They were, however, not completely satisfied. In…

Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationary Karamchari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangarsh Morcha Bhopal Group for Information and Action Press Statement, May 29th, 2008 Three organizations of the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal disaster leading a protracted battle for rehabilitation and justice today expressed satisfaction at the response of the Prime Minister. Today morning…

Manjeet Kripalani, Business Week, May 28, 2008 The 1984 disaster was Union Carbide’s fault, but many Indians want to hold Dow accountable For nearly a quarter century, the name Bhopal has been synonymous with the dangers of industrialization. In the wee hours of Dec. 3, 1984, a toxic gas leaked from a pesticide plant in…

JAYANTA ROY CHOWDHURY, Calcutta Telegraph, May 22, 2008 New Delhi, May 22: A group of ministers will decide if US-based Dow Chemical should be made to pay for the clean-up of Bhopal’s air and groundwater pollution, a fallout of the 1984 gas tragedy. The Centre has decided to refer the matter to the group of…

IBNLive, May 21, 2008 THE HUMAN CHAIN Thirty-seven survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy were arrested when they chained themselves near Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s residence on Wednesday demanding that the Government address their grievances immediately. (Pic: AP) WHERE’S THE KEY TO FREEDOM? The police said the people chained themselves to the railings opposite the…

Aradhana Sharma, NDTV.com, May 21, 2008 Survivors of the Bhopal Gas tragedy demonstrated outside the Prime Minister’s house on Wednesday. This is the latest in the recent series of protests by the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy towards the government apathy. These victims have been on dharna in the Capital for over 50 days now.…

Times of India, May 21, 2008 NEW DELHI: Thirty-seven Bhopal gas disaster survivors, including 22 women, were arrested Wednesday when they chained themselves near Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s residence here to demand that the government address their grievances. The police said the people chained themselves to the railings opposite the heavily-guarded prime minister’s residence. “They…

Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangarsh Morcha Bhopal Group for Information and Action 1st SET OF IMAGES FROM TODAY’S EVENT 2nd SET INCLUDING SUBSEQUENT ARRESTS 3rd SET FROM TODAY’S ACTION 21 May, 2008. NEW DELHI – Forty Bhopal survivors, including 15 children and 23 women, chained themselves to…