The illegal trade in chemicals
<p>Chemicals provide important benefits to society and play a vital role in the global economy, but they also carry risks for the environment and human health, with greater risks to vulnerable social groups.
Toxic Wastes
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GoM clears Rajiv, draws up 1,500-cr plan
Swaraj Thapa , Maneesh Chhibber
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NGOs unhappy, say irregularity in classifying victims
Jun 22nd, 2010 -- LALIT SHASTRI | The NGOs working for the cause of the gas victims have expressed serious reservations about the recommendations of the Group of Ministers on various issues linked with Bhopal gas tragedy that include enhanced compensation to the gas victims and the families of those killed in the worst industrial catastrophe that hit Bhopal in December 1984.
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Call to send Bhopal toxic waste back to US
Jun 22nd, 2010 -- Rashme Sehgal | A section of senior Madhya Pradesh bureaucrats along with several NGOs believe the solution to the outstanding issue of toxic waste from the Union Carbides factory in Bhopal is to send it back to the United States. They cite the precedent of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) having ordered Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL)
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Rs 1500 cr package for gas victims
A Rs 1,500 crore package for enhancing compensation for the kin of those who died and those debilitated in the Bhopal gas disaster was today finalised by a Group of Ministers (GoM).
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Why just Anderson... what about the rest?
The proceedings of the Empowered Group of Ministers does not inspire much confidence that the lakhs of victims of the catastrophic Bhopal gas leak will get justice. In fact, it almost seems as if a second betrayal is on the cards. There are reports that the EGoM wants the Madhya Pradesh government to bury and clean up the toxic waste.
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GoM to seek Anderson's extradition
The Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Bhopal gas tragedy is understood to have today decided to recommend filing of a curative petition in the Supreme Court to fix criminal liability, seek extradition of former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson and cleaning up the complex by burying the toxic waste.
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More money for victims and families, clean-up by state govt
More money for those affected by the Bhopal gas tragedy, a giant clean-up at the site of the tragedy, and new legal action to assign corporate responsibility for that effort - these are the star attractions of the remediation and rehabilitation plan that the government will consider, as it tries to erase its mistakes of the past.
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Centre to pay Rs. 250 crore to clean up toxic waste in Bhopal
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: Even as it pursues its case to make Dow Chemical pay for the clean-up of the Bhopal gas leak site, the Centre has decided to spend about Rs. 250 crore towards complete remediation.
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Dow liable for clean-up, damage payment: activists
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: Activists and groups representing victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak are asking if the government is letting the Dow Chemical off the hook by deciding to pay for the clean-up of the contaminated site.
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Centre may fund Bhopal clean-up
NEW DELHI: The Centre is likely to foot the bill for remediation, or cleaning up, of the contaminated site of the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal. This is expected to be among the recommendations of the group of ministers (GoM), which are to be finalized and handed over to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by Monday afternoon.