DECEMBER 2 3 marks the eighth anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak the world's worst industrial disaster. More than 4,000 lives were lost and 6.4 lakh people injured when methyl isocyanate MIC gas leaked from the Union Carbide India Ltd plant. Si
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By lowering the price of diesel, the government has compromised on the health, of its citizens
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The Indian Parliament has passed legislation that promotes the use of vehicles using alternate fuel
