Union Carbide waste disposal: Protesters set themselves afire

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......

40 yrs later, toxic waste shifted from Bhopal's Union Carbide factory

Amid 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy arriving in Dhar from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on Thursday and ensuing protests, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister......

Is Nuclear Deal PM Singh's Biggest Achievement?

The India-US nuclear deal was aimed at ending India's nuclear isolation and nuclear apartheid, recalls Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh with then US undersecretary of......

39 years on, horrors of Bhopal gas tragedy continue to haunt survivors

The toxic gas leak from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory on the chilly night of December 2 not only killed thousands of people in Bhopal but continues to give nightmares to the survivors 39......

No plan for hostile takeover of Eveready: Mohit Burman

The Burman family, the single largest shareholder of Eveready Industries, has no plans for taking over the company but is open to acquiring additional stake, Mohit Burman has said, amid the......

What's in the Eveready takeover for Burmans

The change in ownership is expected to give a fresh lease of life to the company that has often been dragged by financial stress in its close to three-decade journey under the Khaitans, reports......

30 years after Bhopal tragedy, India fails in industrial safety

India has an appalling record on industrial safety. Image: A victim of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. Photograph: Raj Patidar/Reuters     The 30th anniversary of India's worst industrial......

Bhopal tragedy: Toxic waste continues to contaminate water

Oliver Twist would feel for the 350 million tonnes of toxic chemicals still sitting inside the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. In 1984, an accident at the chemical company's plant......

2023's Must Watch Web Series

The streaming platforms were replete with violent, profanity-laden gangster shows. But amidst the noise, there were some effective and thought-provoking shows too. Deepa Gahlot's list of her top 10......

Priyanka Chopra, 12 times over!

Playing 12 characters in a single film is quite a mean feat, and Priyanka Chopra knows that. So she made sure she did her homework well for Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Raashee. The actress......

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......

Olympics organisers willing to meet Bhopal activists

Under tremendous pressure from India to drop Dow Chemicals as London Olympics sponsors, the Games' organising committee chief Sebastian Coe said they are ready to meet the activists protesting......

India hasn't asked athletes to boycott Games: Maken

Clarifying that the government has not asked athletes to boycott the London Olympics over the Dow Chemicals sponsorship, Sports Minister Ajay Maken said that the matter has been pursued at a......

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......

Dow not responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy: IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appreciated Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) concern for the victims of 1984 Bhopal Tragedy but maintained that Dow Chemicals had no ownership stakes......

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......