Madhya Pradesh government authorities shifted 337 tonnes of waste from the defunct Carbide factory to Pithampur after the High Court pulled up government for the 40-year delay in disposing of the waste.

In Pithampur, two men set themselves ablaze during protests against the incineration of Union Carbide waste. Both were taken to the Indore hospital

Two men participating in a protest against the shifting of hazardous waste from Bhopal’s abandoned Union Carbide factory to a facility in Madhya Pradesh’s Pithampur sustained injuries after they self-immolated on Friday, The Times of India reported.

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

The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to seek some time from the Jabalpur High Court to dispose of the Bhopal gas tragedy’s toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory in Pithampur, State Chief Secretary Anurag Jain said on Saturday (January 4,