The styrene leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam has evoked outrage across India. It raises alarming questions as well. Under pressure, are we failing to stay alert?
2 min read7 May 2020Centre had moved the apex court in December 2010, claiming ₹7,844 crore as additional compensation for loss of life and property, and environmental contamination following the tragedy
1 min read29 Jan 2020In the intervening night of 2-3 December 1984, poisonous methyl isocyanate gas leaked out of the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya PradeshThe highly toxic substance enveloped the surrounding areas, with over 500,000 exposed to the fumes. Considered one of the world's worst industrial disaster, the gas leak maimed generations to come
2 min read3 Dec 2019Report found that 9% of the 1048 babies born to mothers who were exposed to the toxic gas had congenital malformationsDocuments show research on birth defects, but there is no mention of what was done to help the 110 defected babies
3 min read29 Nov 2019At least 30 tons of methyl isocyanate gas, which was released from the Union Carbide plant, affected more than 600,000 workersAmong the other nine major industrial disasters after 1919 listed in the report are the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters
4 min read20 Apr 2019Our civilizational failure in dealing with toxicity, along with the radical need to develop resources of care, must be included in every conversation
6 min read29 Aug 2018Protesters demanded adequate compensation, proper medical care and rehabilitation of children born with congenital malformations due to the Bhopal gas tragedy
2 min read4 Dec 2017A UN research shows pesticides are responsible for an estimated 200,000 acute poisoning deaths each year globally
2 min read8 Mar 2017TR Chauhan was a chemical plant manager during the Bhopal gas leak tragedy in 1984. Here, he recalls the memory of the day.
2 Dec 2016Bhopal gas tragedy victims are yet to see any comprehensive assessment of contamination of the groundwater around the disaster site or efforts to clean it up
3 min read2 Dec 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared