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The Bhopal disaster took place in the early hours of the morning of 3 December 1984, in the heart of the city of Bhopal in the Indian state of Madhya
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EIIL started its operation in India in 1905. The first dry cell batteries were imported from the US and sold in the major cities of the country. These batteries were primarily used in imported torches.
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