Chennai November 29, 2006 – Renowned poet Ms. Kanimozhi launched the ‘1000 Bhopals’ photo exhibition at the Lalit Kala Akademy today. The exhibition that displayed images from various toxic hotspots across India is part of the week long activities organized by the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal as a lead up to […]
Young World, Dec 8, 2006 The Hindu by PAROMITA PAIN It happened long ago, but the scars will be there forever. Photo: K. Pichumani STARK REALITY: Living with a nightmare. Nightmares can be terrible. They can leave you sweaty, teary and scared. What would you do if nightmares were of the gaseous variety […]
Young World, Dec 8, 2006 The Hindu In Cuddalore To mark the 22nd Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy a series of events have been organised to draw attention to the environmental crisis in Cuddalore. Despite the existing pollution from 19 chemical industries there are plans under way to install more highly toxic facilities. The […]
Friday, December 8 2006 New Indian Express CUDDALORE: Police arrested a youth, who attempted to commit suicide opposite the Collectorate here on Thursday demanding adequate compensation for his land acquired by the government. According to police, the government acquired an acre of land of R Gopalakrishnan (27) from Nochikadu village for construction of a […]
December 06, 2006 NEVIN JOHN MUMBAI The Economic Times India Ahmedabad Edition The Tata group is reportedly close to buying a 26% stake in the Nagarjuna group’s Rs 4,000-crore oil refinery project for about Rs 400 crore. The group is in advanced stages of investing in the six-million-tonne refinery project – with an equity […]
PRESS RELEASE CHENNAI, 16 December, 2006 — SIPCOT Cuddalore is another Bhopal in the making because the conditions that led to the 1984 Bhopal disaster are very visible even in SIPCOT, said Satinath Sarangi, a prominent member of the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal, and managing trustee of Sambhavna Clinic which provides free medical […]
19 December 2006 Staff Reporter The Hindu The actual toxicity levels could be much higher: expert “Ideal solution is to shift dumping ground out of Kodungaiyur” CHENNAI : Tests conducted on an air sample lifted in August this year from Kodungaiyur dumping ground, where the city dumps a major portion of its garbage, […]