Bhopal Gas Disaster

Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, which is one of the world's worst industrial disasters, and their children are now facing a new challenge - a shortage of drugs to treat tuberculosis at government DOTS centres.

Nearly 39 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy that killed thousands and affected many more, a representative of the US-based company that took over Union Carbide in 2001 is set to appear in a Madhya Pradesh court today.

Hours after the Supreme Court turned down the centre's plea for more compensation in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, those who lost their own in the disaster termed the verdict a "betrayal".

Ten women survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy demanding additional compensation for the disaster victims have called off their hunger strike after getting positive response from both the Madhya Pradesh and Union governments, their leaders said.

Several people were left coughing and gasping in panic after a gas leak from a water treatment plant in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal last evening.

Organisations working for the survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal have reacted strongly and condemned the central government for not preparing a petition seeking $ 1 billion more compensation from Union Carbide.

Organisations working with the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster have alleged Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre is guilty of criminal negligence and mismanagement as six gas victims suffering from COVID-19 have died in the hospital's isolation ward in the last 15 days.

In one of world's worst industrial disasters, more than 20,000 people were choked to death in Bhopal on this day in 1984 after toxic gas leaked from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory. Thousands others developed severe health complications and continued to suffer from the ill effects later.

The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy which killed thousands of people is among the world's "major industrial accidents" of the 20th century, a UN report has said, warning that 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases each year.

Survivors of 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy today staged a protest in front of the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the 32nd anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster.

Voicing displeasure against both the state and Central governments for not doing enough for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims, an organisation fighting for their cause has alleged that 32 years after the world's worst industrial disaster, the victims are still waiting foradequate relief and justice.

A rapper is targeting Dow Chemical with rhymes - demanding the US company pay more in victims' compensation and environmental damages stemming from a horrific chemical gas leak that killed thousands of people and sickened countless others.

Children with congenital defects born to parents exposed to the gas leakage in Bhopal in 1984 should be identified and treated, demanded an NGO running a clinic for the survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster ahead of its 31st anniversary.

A leading world rights body has requested US President Barack Obama to take up the case of the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy with the Indian government during his visit to New Delhi as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.

Taha Quereshi, now two years old, was born 28 years after one of the world's worst industrial disasters - the Bhopal gas tragedy.

Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, which is one of the world's worst industrial disasters, and their children are now facing a new challenge - a shortage of drugs to treat tuberculosis at government DOTS centres.

Nearly 39 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy that killed thousands and affected many more, a representative of the US-based company that took over Union Carbide in 2001 is set to appear in a Madhya Pradesh court today.

Hours after the Supreme Court turned down the centre's plea for more compensation in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, those who lost their own in the disaster termed the verdict a "betrayal".

Ten women survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy demanding additional compensation for the disaster victims have called off their hunger strike after getting positive response from both the Madhya Pradesh and Union governments, their leaders said.

Several people were left coughing and gasping in panic after a gas leak from a water treatment plant in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal last evening.

Organisations working for the survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal have reacted strongly and condemned the central government for not preparing a petition seeking $ 1 billion more compensation from Union Carbide.

Organisations working with the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster have alleged Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre is guilty of criminal negligence and mismanagement as six gas victims suffering from COVID-19 have died in the hospital's isolation ward in the last 15 days.

In one of world's worst industrial disasters, more than 20,000 people were choked to death in Bhopal on this day in 1984 after toxic gas leaked from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory. Thousands others developed severe health complications and continued to suffer from the ill effects later.

The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy which killed thousands of people is among the world's "major industrial accidents" of the 20th century, a UN report has said, warning that 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases each year.

Survivors of 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy today staged a protest in front of the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the 32nd anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster.

Voicing displeasure against both the state and Central governments for not doing enough for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims, an organisation fighting for their cause has alleged that 32 years after the world's worst industrial disaster, the victims are still waiting foradequate relief and justice.

A rapper is targeting Dow Chemical with rhymes - demanding the US company pay more in victims' compensation and environmental damages stemming from a horrific chemical gas leak that killed thousands of people and sickened countless others.

Children with congenital defects born to parents exposed to the gas leakage in Bhopal in 1984 should be identified and treated, demanded an NGO running a clinic for the survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster ahead of its 31st anniversary.

A leading world rights body has requested US President Barack Obama to take up the case of the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy with the Indian government during his visit to New Delhi as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.

Taha Quereshi, now two years old, was born 28 years after one of the world's worst industrial disasters - the Bhopal gas tragedy.