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......
The Madhya Pradesh police registered five cases against protesters in Pithampur of Dhar district who opposed the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy in......
"We don't want this toxic waste in our area," is the refrain of locals at Tarpura, a village adjacent to Pithampur's waste incineration unit where a huge quantity of waste from Bhopal's Union......
The Madhya Pradesh high court in Jabalpur on Monday directed the state government to take steps within six weeks for disposal of Bhopal-based Union Carbide's 337 tonnes of hazardous waste as per......
Two persons attempted self-immolation, flaring tensions in Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh on Friday as protests against the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of hazardous waste from Union Carbide......
To prevent rise in air pollution levels, oil marketing companies and thermal power units were planning to procure stubble from farmers to make bioethanol and promote the central......
When Mumbai-born architect Mukesh Mehta first waded into Dharavi a decade ago, he went in as - in his own words - a mercenary looking to make money. A lot of that stands to be made by developing......
About 40,000 jewellers in West Bengal have gone on a three-day strike alleging high-handedness of income tax officials. The president of Swarna Silpa Bachao Committee Bablu De told PTI that they......
Manohar Naik, 59, is convinced that 2003 holds much promise for him and his family. In December 2002, the 36-year veteran of the Mafatlal-owned Standard Mills, located in central Mumbai, received......
In the light of the nationwide controversy over the takeover of agricultural land to establish Special Economic Zones, we reproduce a letter from the respected Economic and Political Weekly,......