Tag: Government of India
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Survivors of Union Carbide gas disaster condemn the Indian Govt for failing to prepare for the Curative Petition for additional compensation
Press Statement September 20, 2022 Five organizations of the survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal have condemned the Indian government for failing to prepare for the Curative Petition that began to be heard in the Supreme Court today. They demanded that the government use the three weeks till the next hearing to…
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Bhopal Disaster Survivors Meet the Minister in Charge of Bhopal and Seek Action on 5 Crucial Issues
Today hundred survivors of 84’ Union Carbide disaster and those exposed to ground water contamination gathered outside BMHRC hospital to meet Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers. A delegation of 5 representatives met with the Minister and presented him with a memorandum and urged him to take…
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यूनियन कार्बाइड हादसे की 34 वीं बरसी पर पीड़ितों के चार संगठनों के नेताओ ने श्री मोदी के प्रधानमंत्री बनने के बाद से भारत सरकार द्वारा आपराधिक कंपनियोंका बचाव और पीड़ितों के प्रति लापरवाही औरज्यादा शिद्द्त से हो रही है
पत्रकार वार्ता 2 दिसंबर 2018 भोपाल में यूनियन कार्बाइड हादसे की 34 वीं बरसी पर आयोजित एक वार्ता में पीड़ितों के चार संगठनों के नेताओ ने श्री मोदी के प्रधानमंत्री बनने के बाद से भारत सरकार द्वारा आपराधिक कंपनियों का बचाव और पीड़ितों के प्रति लापरवाही और ज्यादा शिद्द्त से हो रही है | संगठनों ने कहा कि…
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Bhopal gas survivor orgs condemn central & state govt for deliberate neglect of Bhopal victims & collusion with US corporations
Press Conference December 1, 2017 On the occasion of the 33rd Anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster, leaders of five organisations of the survivors today condemned the central and state governments for deliberate neglect of the victims of the disaster and collusion with the US corporations responsible for the disaster. The organisations charged the central…
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Survivors’ Letter to Prime Minister Re: Petition for Additional Compensation
August 1, 2014 Honourable Prime Minister, Government of India, North Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi 110 011 Subject: Urgent Directions for Filing of Application for Amending Civil Curative Petition No 345-347/2010 for Additional Compensation before Supreme Court on August 5, 2014. Dear Sir, On behalf of the survivors of the December 1984 Union Carbide gas…
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Wikileaks: “Bhopal Gas Tragedy NGOs reveal Wikileaks’ cables on Dow Chemicals; Allege Indian Govt. kowtowed to US pressure”
Original link: http://www.wikileaks-forum.com/bhopal/626/bhopal-gas-tragedy-ngos-reveal-wikileaks-cables-on-dow-chemicals/18740/ Bhopal Gas Tragedy NGOs reveal Wikileaks’ cables on Dow Chemicals; Allege Indian Govt. kowtowed to US pressure Submitted by admin4 on 17 April 2013 – 11:01pm By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net Bhopal: Representatives of five NGOs (non-government organisations) working for the welfare of the survivors of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s worst industrial catastrophe,…
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Gas Victims given substandard drugs from last 27 years
Corruption Kills: Bhopal Gas Victims Demand Strong Jan Lokpal Bill Press Statement 8-August-2011 At a press conference today, five organizations working with survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster announced their action plans as part of the “India Against Corruption” campaign. They will be holding a demonstration at the Union Carbide factory tomorrow at noon…
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Government aims to quell public anger rather than help Bhopalis
BHOPAL.NET OPINION. On the face of it, the Group of Ministers’ recommendations seem attractive. 700 crores in “enhanced compensation”, site to be cleaned, Anderson pursued – it sounds good, until you examine the details. Then it becomes clear that these proposals, while seeking to salve the public’s sorely wounded pride, actually do little or nothing…
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Join the Rally for Justice in Bhopal, June 24, Delhi
Don’t let the Government betray Bhopal once again. If you were desperate to do something for Bhopal, and didn’t know what to do, here’s something you can do. Join the Rally. Bring your friends and family. Bring your own placard. WHERE: Mandi House to Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. WHEN: 24 JUNE, 2010. 11 a.m. WHY:…
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“US-India Strategic Economic Partnership”: Kowtowing to US big business
PRASENJIT BOSE The Report of the US India CEO Forum titled “US-India Strategic Economic Partnership”, which was released during the recent Bush visit, has not attracted much media attention in contrast to the hype over the nuclear deal. The CEO Forum was formed during the Visit of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the US…
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Amnesty slams Dow
Amnesty International today released its report, “Clouds of Injustice” and called on Dow Chemical Company to ensure that Union Carbide Corporation • effectively and promptly decontaminates the Bhopal factory site, cleans up the groundwater and removes the stockpiles of toxic and hazardous substances left by the company when they abandoned the site; • cooperates fully…
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Pallone slams Dow in Congress
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr or New Jersey has introduced a bill #503 to the US House of Representatives, calling for Congress to recognise the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster and express commitment to work with the Government of India and others to ensure that Union Carbide provides environmental and medical rehabilitation of the affected…
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Don’t dump your wastes in our lungs
Survivors join Global Action against Waste Incineration, tell Dow, “get your poisonous waste out of Bhopal” Bhopal-based members of the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal today joined more than 100 groups around the world participating in a Global Day of Action against the disposal of wastes by burning. The Bhopal ICJB members called on…
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"Via Hand Delivery" – the text of the Government of India's letter to the US District Court, New York
June 28, 2004 VIA HAND DELIVERYUnited States District Judge John F KeenanUnited States District CourtSouthern District of New York500 Pearl Street,New York, New York 100007-1312 Re : Bano et al v. Union Carbide 99 Civ. 11329 [JFK] TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT : On behalf of the Union of India and as its duly…
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"Bhopal: Was the Drama Necessary?"
Reprinted from The Hindu – Kalpana Sharma A two-page press release, issued on June 23 by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, marked the end of a week of high drama. It stated that the Government of India had no objection to a U.S. Federal Court asking Union Carbide to clean up the mess it…