CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The report released by the the UN labour agency International Labour Organization (ILO) said that in 1984, at least 30 tons of methyl isocyanate gas, which was released from the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, affected over 600,000 workers and nearby inhabitants.

Detailed explanation-2: -December 2004 marked the twentieth anniversary of the massive toxic gas leak from Union Carbide Corporation’s chemical plant in Bhopal in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India that killed more than 3,800 people.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Methyl Isocyanate. Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused due to the leakage of Methyl Isocyanate. Leakage of toxic methyl isocyanate gas at a Union Carbide plant is the cause of Bhopal Gas Tragedy. On 3 December 1984, about 45 tons of the dangerous gas methyl isocyanate escaped from an insecticide plant.

Detailed explanation-4: -Warren Anderson, whose plant was the source of the toxic Methyl Isocyanate gas, is the man the victims blame for the disaster. A. The chemical reaction began at around midnight at the Union Carbide (India) Limited plant, resulting in the leakage of deadly methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas from one of the factory’s tanks.

Detailed explanation-5: -Methyl isocyanide a poisonous gas is responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy.