Dow Chemical

Rediff.com » News » Dow Chemical

News for Dow Chemical

News
Business
Movies
Sports

Petition filed in NGT seeking safe disposal of carbide waste

A petition has been filed in the National Green Tribunal's Bhopal bench, seeking an assurance from the Madhya Pradesh government that the Union Carbide waste disposal in Pithampur won't harm people......

HC directs MP to act on Union Carbide waste disposal in 6 weeks

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......

After 40 yrs, Bhopal gas waste to be shifted for disposal

The work to remove 377 metric tonnes of hazardous waste from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has got underway ahead of its planned disposal near Indore. IMAGE: People hold placards......

Dow Chemical blamed for Bhopal gas tragedy

Scores of campaigners seeking justice for victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy, one of the world's worst industrial catastrophe, held demonstrations in pouring rain near the Indian Consulate here......

'Dow Chemical says it is not liable for Bhopal'

Dow Chemical, the owner of Union Carbide factory in Bhopal from which toxic gas leaked killing thousands of people in 1984, has said it does not have any liability for the tragedy, a spokesman for......

Dow Chemical plans $100 mn R&D unit in Pune

The international chemical giant Dow will invest $100 million in Research and Development (R&D) facility at Chakan, near Pune. The centre may be fully functional by 2010. The R&D facility would......

No attempt to sway India on Dow Chemical: US

The United States moved quickly on Wednesday to deny that it attempted to influence any action the Indian government might seek to take against The Dow Chemical Company over the Bhopal gas disaster......

TCS, Dow Chemicals alliance to create jobs in US

India's largest software services exporter Tata Consultancy Services on Friday said it will expand its strategic business alliance with US-based Dow Chemicals that will create new jobs in......

Alumni urge IITs to boycott Dow Chemicals

Dow Chemicals, the new owner of the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, is facing opposition from new quarters over issues related to the gas disaster of December 1984. About 1,000 alumni of the Indian......

Dow Chemicals in Bengal? Bhopal survivors say no

Three Bhopal gas tragedy survivors' organisations have opposed West Bengal government's move to invite Dow Chemicals to the proposed chemical hub in Haldia after the state government failed to......

Review: Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain is a haunting film

The images of those who suffered in the industrial disaster will stay with you for quite some time, says Prasanna D Zore. Director Ravi Kumar’s Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain was in......

IOC will not drop Dow Chemicals as Games sponsor

Reaffirming its stand, the International Olympic Committee Wednesday rejected calls from the Indian Government to drop Dow Chemicals as sponsor of the London Games because of its links to the 1984......

India threatens to boycott London Olympics over Dow Chemical deal

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan urged the government to boycott next year's London Olympics because of the event's sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical company, according to local......

IOA concerned at 2012 Games link with Dow Chemical

The Indian Olympic Association on Monday expressed deep concern at Dow Chemical Company's sponsorship role in the 2012 London Olympics and said it would write to the organisers to reconsider the......

Dow Chemical's Olympic PR push dogged by Bhopal

Dow Chemical Co hoped an Olympic sponsorship would boost its global cache, but the company's link to a gas leak tragedy 28 years ago threatens to curb some of the benefits from the $100 million......

Bhopal victims hold Special Olympics to protest Dow

Survivors of the deadly 1984 Bhopal gas leak are holding a "Special Olympics" with children suffering birth defects from the tragedy. The event Thursday is intended to shame Olympic sponsor Dow......

Rediff News