Bhopal tragedy: $470 mn fine imposed on this day
The Supreme Court ordered the Union Carbide Corporation to pay $470 million to the Indian government for the damage caused due to the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, on February 14, 1989. The tragedy took place at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in 1984, wherein a toxic gas leak killed approximately 3,500 people. The government was the legal representative for the victims.