Bhopal To Mumbai: Four Decades Of Ignored Air Pollution Lessons
There was a sense of déjà vu for many of us who remember the tragic Bhopal gas disaster, as news trickled in about the last of the toxic waste being moved out this week after 40 long years. The 1980s ...
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Police use force after Pithampur locals protest against dumping of Union Carbide waste
Protests erupted in Pithampur, Dhar district, over the arrival of toxic waste from Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory, which has been stored for nearly four decades and linked to the 1984 gas tragedy.
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MP halts Bhopal toxic waste incineration after Pithampur protests; High Court hearing on January 6
A case will be lodged in the matter later this evening,” a senior state police officer camping in Pithampur town told this newspaper. The incident happened at around 10.30 am on Saturday ...
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Watch: 2 injured in Pithampur after locals attempt self-immolation during protest against Union Carbide waste dumping
Two men opposing the disposal of Bhopal's Union Carbide toxic waste in Pithampur were critically injured after self-immolation. Protests erupted over the incineration of 337 metric tons of ...
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Protests Erupt in Pithampur Over Rumours of Union Carbide Waste Disposal
BHOPAL: Rumours over commencement of disposal of Union Carbide waste in Pithampur facility in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday triggered fresh protests in the industrial town even as ...
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MP: Police use lathicharge as protests erupt against Union Carbide's waste disposal in Pithampur
Bhopal gas tragedy: Massive protests have erupted in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur against the disposal of Union Carbide’s toxic waste in the region. Thousands of residents took to the streets ...
Mumbai's Navy Nagar, Shivaji Nagar reports poor air quality of AQI over 200
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday said it was monitoring pollution levels in Navy Nagar and Shivaji ...
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UCC Waste Incineration: Pithampur Completely Shut; Furious Residents Demand Disposal Of Toxic Waste At Safer Location (WATCH)
Pithampur (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh’s industrial town Pithampur remained completely closed on Friday as a protest against the incineration of Union Carbide‘s toxic waste at town’s ...
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Union Carbide waste disposal: Two attempt self-immolation in Pithampur, taken to Indore hospital
Dhar , Two men were hospitalised after they set themselves afire on Friday amid a bandh call in Madhya Pradesh’s Pithampur against the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide waste in ...
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Bhopal gas tragedy waste disposal: Mob pelts stones at incineration unit in Pithampur
A mob on Saturday pelted stones at the firm in Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district where 337 tonnes of Union Carbide waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy is proposed to be incinerated, a ...
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Union Carbide waste disposal: 2 protesters attempt self-immolation in MP's Pithampur
The authorities have shifted 337 tonnes of waste from the Carbide factory to Pithampur for scientific disposal, triggering protests across the town. Two men were rushed to hospital after they set ...