Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in Morona, a district in the Amazonian region of Loreto, due to environmental damage caused by an oil spill from the country's main pipe line. The oil has already entered various rivers in the Amazon region, affecting the lives of a number …
The Arctic is thawing even faster than lawmakers can formulate new rules to prevent the environmental threat of heavy fuel oil pollution from ships plying an increasingly popular trade route. Average Arctic temperatures are rising twice as fast as elsewhere in the world and the polar ice cap's permanent cover …
Ruptures in Peru’s main oil pipeline have spilled 3,000 barrels of crude into the Amazon region, polluting two rivers that native villages rely on for water. National environmental regulator OEFA said the oil from the broken pipeline has poured into the Chiriaco and Morona rivers in northwestern Peru. Edwin Montenegro, …
Ruptures in Peru's main oil pipeline have spilled 3,000 barrels of crude in an Amazonian region, operator Petroperu said Monday, and the oil has polluted two rivers native villages rely on for water, according to government officials. Two breaks in the pipeline have halted transportation of 5,000 to 6,000 barrels …
LIMA – Peru’s government has declared a 90-day water quality emergency in several northern jungle districts where two oil spills occurred due to ruptures of a pipeline operated by state-owned oil company Petroperu. The General Directorate of Environmental Health, or Digesa, in a resolution published Wednesday in the El Peruano …
Bharuch: Large number of industrial units in Ankleshwar, Panoli and Jhagadia estates may have to curtail production following damage to the pipeline carrying treated effluents into deep sea. The pipeline runs from Ankleshwar to Kantiyajal in Hansot taluka. Alok Kumar, chief executive officer (CEO), Narmada Clean Tech Ltd, the company …
LIMA: Two recent oil pipeline spills in Peru's part of the Amazon hit areas rich in wildlife and it will take them a year to recover, the government said on Monday. The spills released a total of 2,000 barrels of petroleum, energy and mining minister Rosa Maria Ortiz said. She …
A Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered that all court processes filed in a suit filed against an agency of the Federal Government, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency,(NOSDRA) by a musician, Dr. Tee Mac Iseli Omatshola be served on all the defendants. Joined as co-defendants in the legal …
China's cabinet has approved the country's first oil spill emergency response scheme to be ready by 2020, to tackle increasing risks from offshore leakages, the government said on Monday. The new regulation - which sets oil clean-up capacity at 1,000 tonnes (7,300 barrels) within 50 nautical miles from shore - …
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) today commissioned a pollution control vessel ICGS Samudra Pavak at Porbandar to help deal with any eventuality created by the oil spill. "'Samudra Pavak' is a projection of Indian Coast Guard's will and commitment to serve and protect the maritime interest of the nation," ICG said …
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) will clean River Thange in Kibwezi East Constituency where one of its punctured pipes spilled oil into the environment. The company's Business Development Manager Mr John Kithete who addressed locals at Thange Primary School yesterday said the clean up will start next month. The oil spillage …
PARADIP: Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Tuesday issued show-cause notice to Paradip Refinery, a unit of IOCL, asking the authorities concerned to explain why action will not be taken against the company for failing to prevent frequent oil spills causing damage to the environment. The Pollution Control Board …
The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has issued a 30-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to commence implementation of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report, warning that failure to adhere to the deadline, would amount to the grounding of all oil and gas activities in the …
A ship carrying 12,000 liters of oil sank near Albania's northern town of Shengjin Tuesday, polluting the Adriatic Sea close to the port, local media reported Wednesday. The Albanian port authorities have confirmed the accident, and used dispersants to dissipate oil slicks as they tried to check the extent of …
The French oil and gas multinational Total has been fined more than £1m for safety breaches that led to a potentially catastrophic leak at its Elgin platform in the North Sea. Total will pay £1.125m – the largest fine imposed on a North Sea operator – as well as court …
The general prefernce for diesel vehicles is turning the air in Gujarat's cities toxic. In Gujarat today, around 1.21 crore vehicles, including two-wheelers, guzzle 18 crore litres of petrol a month. In stark contrast, just 24.06 lakh diesel vehicles burn a whopping 50 crore litres of the fuel which is …
Amnesty International has said Shell could be exposed to a raft of compensation claims and be forced to disclose previously withheld internal documents over its failure to stop and clean up decades of oil pollution in a test case before the Dutch Court of Appeal on Friday. According to a …
In view of the possibility of oil spill in the sea near Gujarat coast due to heavy traffic of ships, the State Forest and Environment department has decided to prepare a risk mitigation and response plan to save the fragile eco-system and underwater habitat of marine species. According to officials, …
Rising accidents involving merchant ships leading to oil spills in Indian waters is a growing concern that needs to be addressed legally and India’s efforts to ratify the Bunker Convention is a step in that direction. On June 22, 2015, merchant ship Jindal Kamakshi with 20 crew members onboard issued …
Industrial units contaminating the city's environment by releasing toxic pollutants today came under the scanner of the National Green Tribunal which sought response from the Centre and Delhi government on the issue. A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, issued notices to the Ministry of Environment & Forests …
