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Bhopal gas victims demand redressal of grievances

September 11th, 2008 - 10:06 pm ICT by ANI -
Bhopal, Sept 11 (ANI): Survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy staged a protest in Bhopal on Thursday, and urged the State Government to look into the grievances of the victims. The protesters ...

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Bhopal gas tragedy victims rejoice agreement with Govt.

August 8th, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , August 8 (ANI): Survivors of the Bhopal Gas tragedy, one of the worst industrial tragedies in the country on Friday celebrated government assurance to set up a commission ...

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IIT alumni condemn association with Dow

July 15th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): Alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) have criticised the institution for accepting Dow Chemical Company as one of its sponsors. Dow is the current owner ...

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Children protest Government’s apathy towards Bhopal gas victims

June 28th, 2008 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , June 28 (ANI): Children from Bhopal fighting for the rights of victims of Bhopal gas leak, one of India 's worst industrial disasters, held a demonstration here on ...

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Two Punjab farm officers suspended

June 6th, 2008 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, June 6 (IANS) Two agriculture officers of Punjab were Friday suspended by the state agriculture minister because they not only failed to run the plough through the sown paddy area and ...

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Building pyramids to help dispose trash

June 6th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, June 6 (IANS) A unique solution proposed by a Dutch engineer could take care of trash and toxic waste by converting them into concrete slabs that are then used to build ...

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Arsenic contamination affects West Bengal’s rural areas

June 4th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS -
By Soudhriti Bhabani Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) Kartik Biswas, a research scholar working on environmental issues, did not know the fatal effect of arsenic contamination. By the time he realised it, he had ...

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Bhopal Gas victims demand separate commission to address their plight

Bhopal Gas victims demand separate commission to address their plight

May 21st, 2008 - 6:43 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi , May 21 (ANI): After failing to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for two months, victims of the 1984 Bhopas Tragedy staged a demonstration outside his 7, Race Course ...

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Flood-prone Bihar to get ‘eco-sanitation’ toilets

May 21st, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by admin -
By Imran Khan Patna, May 21 (IANS) Around 300 special 'eco-sanitation toilets' are to be constructed before the rainy season in flood-prone areas of Bihar in a bid to prevent spread of water-borne ...

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Delhi doomed to reel under water crisis

May 9th, 2008 - 11:07 am ICT by admin -
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The water crisis in the Indian capital is set to take a turn for the worse in the long term, leading perhaps to more ...

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Police detain Bhopal gas victims as they try to meet PM

Police detain Bhopal gas victims as they try to meet PM

May 5th, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): Bhopal gas tragedy victims were on Monday detained by the police in New Delhi when they forcibly tried to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The protesters have ...

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Police detain Bhopal gas victims as they try to meet PM

Police detain Bhopal gas victims as they try to meet PM

May 5th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): Bhopal gas tragedy victims were on Monday detained by the police in New Delhi when they forcibly tried to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The protesters have ...

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Hunger strike launched against Coca Cola unit in Kerala

April 22nd, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by admin -
Palakkad (Kerala), April 22 (IANS) A group of agitators launched a relay hunger strike Tuesday to mark the completion of six years of agitation against the Coca Cola plant at Plachimada in ...

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Scientists discover structure of contamination causing plutonium nanoclusters

April 19th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 19 (ANI): Scientists have used high-energy X-rays to discover and study the structure of plutonium nanoclusters, which contaminate groundwater, thus increasing the risk of sickness in humans and animals. The ...

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Bhopal gas leak victims step up their campaign in Delhi for justice

Bhopal gas leak victims step up their campaign in Delhi for justice

April 18th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): Victims of the Bhopal gas leak case have stepped up their campaign for justice in New Delhi. Seeking justice and rehabilitation, the survivors camping have been in ...

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Forward Bloc joins Bhopal gas tragedy victims protest

April 3rd, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Apr 3 (ANI): The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) cadres on Thursday joined a protest staged by victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy at the Jantar Mantar here. The ...

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Bhopal gas victims seek Manmohan Singh’s intervention

Bhopal gas victims seek Manmohan Singh’s intervention

March 30th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): Bhopal gas tragedy victims staged a protest march here on Saturday, and sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in their "fight for justice". "Firstly, we demand the ...

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Government to continue with social, infrastructure fund

Government to continue with social, infrastructure fund

March 27th, 2008 - 7:45 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The union cabinet has decided to continue with and replenish a dedicated fund for social and infrastructure development beyond the financial year ending March 31, an official ...

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Early sowing of paddy is now an offence in Amritsar

March 22nd, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by admin -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Mar 22 (ANI): To check the rapid depletion of ground water, the District Administration of Amritsar has launched a campaign to educate the farmers, and also ...

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Vice President to inaugurate World Water Day Function today

March 20th, 2008 - 9:06 am ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari will inaugurate the plenary session of the World Water Day Function here today. The event is being organised by the Ministry of ...

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Vice President to inaugurate World Water Day Function

March 19th, 2008 - 10:18 am ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari will inaugurate the plenary session of the World Water Day Function here today. The event is being organised by the Ministry of ...

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NGOs ask Dikshit to look into Games Village workers’ plight

March 11th, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Deplorable and unhygienic living conditions, freak accidents and many deaths. Upset by the saga of the construction workers at the Commonwealth Games Village here, a group of ...

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Cola companies contribute to dipping water table

March 11th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Water tables in the country are dipping because of withdrawal of ground water by soft drinks and bottled drinking water companies among others, Minister of State for ...

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India-Pakistan border residents facing a new danger -polluted water!

March 5th, 2008 - 8:37 pm ICT by admin -
Khamkaran Sector (Indo Pak Border) March 5, (ANI): There was a time when families living in the border villages of Punjab had to routinely migrate to safe places whenever tension with Pakistan ...

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India-Pakistan border residents facing a new danger -polluted water!

March 5th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by admin -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Khamkaran Sector (Indo Pak Border) March 5, (ANI): There was a time when families living in the border villages of Punjab had to routinely migrate to safe places whenever ...

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Now, whisky to clean up polluted land

March 5th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by admin -
Edinburgh, March 5 (ANI): Scientists at Aberdeen University have developed a new technique to clean contaminated ground and waste water using a natural by-product from the preparation of whisky. According to a report ...

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