Insecurity hindering Ogoni Clean-up – Senator
A senator, Magnus Abe (APC, Rivers), has blamed the slow pace of the proposed clean-up exercise in the oil-rich Ogoni land in Rivers State on insecurity. He said this while addressing journalists on
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Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers can sue Vedanta in English courts- Supreme Court
Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers have the right to sue mining company Vedanta in the English courts, the Supreme Court in London said on Wednesday. India-listed Vedanta, which delisted from London last
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Tanzania declares total ban on all single-use plastic bags
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has declared a total ban on all single-use plastic carrier bags with effect from June 1, this year, a statement from the Prime Minister's Information and Communication
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Employment, environment burning issue in cool Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu
Whoever is elected, he will have the responsibility of addressing these pressing issues and if past elections are any indication, DMK’s A Raja could have an edge. COIMBATORE : Mention of the Nilgiris
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Activists remind leaders of their green duties
KOLKATA: In the last five years, 43 MPs from West Bengal, cutting across political parties, have asked barely 197 environment-related questions in the parliament. Seventeen MPs have not asked a single
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Shell sees rise in Nigeria oil spills in 2018
Royal Dutch Shell last year experienced a sharp rise in the number of oil spills caused by pipeline theft in Nigeria, which the company said were the result of larger output and higher oil prices. The
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NGT order: 150 ceramic units in Morbi cluster face permanent closure threat
There would be impact on these employees as well as auxiliary units, too. The spectre of permanent closure hangs over nearly 150 units in India’s largest ceramic cluster near Morbi town in Gujarat due
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Gordhan: Radioactive leaks at Koeberg were 'negligible'
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station released radioactive waste into the environment in three separate incidents in 2014 and 2015, but the quantities were "negligible" and fell under the threshold that would
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‘Cow toilets’ created by Dutch inventor in bid to tackle emissions from urine
A Dutch inventor has developed a “cow toilet” he says will stop pollution from cow urine at its source and avoid damaging the environment. Using the device, Henk Hanskamp claims he could cut half the
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Ghana tackles floods, waste and pollution with Accra resilience plan
Ghana plans to replace its polluting "trotro" buses and formalise waste collection in slums as part of a new plan to help its crowded capital withstand climate change and disasters. The West African