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 vulnerability of Tokyo's bay front has been revealed when on July 2, the Japanese-operated super-tanker Diamond Grace , struck an undersea reef in the bay and spilt about 1,300 tonnes of crude oil. The crude-oil spill, the fifth worst in Japan's history, left the residents and industries around the …
in the worst ever oil spill disaster in Japan, a huge oil tanker ran aground near the port of Yokohama on July 2, creating a 66.5-sq km oil slick in Tokyo Bay. The tanker Diamond Grace was carrying 300,000 kilolitres (kl) of crude oil when it hit a well-marked shoal …
AFTER a four-year absence from Ogoniland and some soul-searching, Anglo-Shell, the multinational oil corporation, which had always denied responsibility for environmental pollution in Ogoniland and elsewhere in the Niger Delta, has shelved its earlier stance, accepting "to clean up all oil spills" in its areas of operation. In a bid …
INDIA is soon likely to ratify the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, drawn up under the aegis of the International Maritime Organisation of the UN. Once the convention is signed, India will have access to training, planning and technical support from the advanced countries to combat oil spills. India …
AN OIL slick in the English Channel is threatening marine life along a 225 km stretch of the southeastern coast of England. "This is the first major incident of its kind that we have had since the Torrey Canyon Disaster in 1967," claimed Dennis Fenter, warden of Brent Lodge Bird …
Iraq is facing lawsuits claiming billions of dollars in compensation by Kuwait and its allies including the US, for environmental damage caused during the Gulf War. Iraqi troops are alleged to have unloaded millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf waters in January 1991 and set fire to more …
an oil-spill off Mikuni on the north-western coast of Japan, is threatening wildlife and nuclear reactors. The spill was caused by the Russian oil tanker Nakhodka when it split in two and sank in the Sea of Japan on January 6. It was carrying 15,300 tonnes of heavy fuel oil. …
For more than three decades, Nigeria's vast south-east coastal swamps have suffered ecological devastation. Countless oil spills due to oil exploration activities of multinational corporations have destroyed the biodiversity of the Niger delta, in particular. Farmlands drenched frequently in crude oil have lost their fertility, ruining the livelihoods of millions …
It was in 1993 that 30,000 Ecuadorian Indians and farmers filed a petition against Texaco, the multinational oil giant, for having denigrated their homeland by way of 17 million gallons of spilled oil, dumping of 20 billion gallons of toxic production water and the creation of over 600 open, unlined, …
The Gulf waters are turning murkier day by day with illegal waste being dumped by ships in sea, mak ing it unfit for marine life. Wastes from large vessels, which sail through the Gulf or anchor there, find their way into the sea in violation of local rules. The sea …
power shift: After making waves in the wind energy sector, the Madras-based NEPC group is all set to shine on the solar energy scene. The group holds 80 per cent of the market share in wind energy generation and is planning to invest about Rs 2,000 million in solar power …
Researchers from the Southampton Oceanography Centre in the US have recently developed a measuring device which could enhance the efficiency of clean up operations following an oil spill. Traditionally, oil spills have been detected by radar. But once oil and water emulsify, the radar cannot be used to track the …
In an 11-to-one decision by the Texas state court jury, US-based oil company Exxon Corporation won US $250 million from Lloyd's of London, underwriting syndicates, and other insurers that sold policies to save Exxon from liabilities like the one that came after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The court said …
brent Spar, the infamous offshore oil storage platform, may yet be given a burial at sea. Plans are being finalised for its deep-sea disposal by Shell, which owns the platform. Last year, Shell had abandoned plans for sinking the platform following protests and boycotts of its products across Europe over …
CARELESSNESS on the part of a worker has resulted in a major oil spill in the Hooghly river at Haldia about 80 km from Calcutta. Marine pollution control vessels belonging to the Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) tried their best to control the spill. It occured when an Indian Oil Corporation …
Under the onslaught of international criticism, Shell Nigeria, the Anglo-Dutch oil giant which had perpetrated one of the worst environmental crimes in Ogoniland, is trying desperately to redeem its image. As a first step toward reconciliation with local leaders, It has proposed to clean up all oil spills in Ogoniland …
PEOPLE of three hamlets in Alathur village near Avadi in Tamil Nadu are fac- ing the hazards of severe pollution caused by brick-kilns using poor quality crude. Despite repeated appeals by vil- lagers. two kilns continue to use last grade crude and waste oil as fuel. The kilns had brought …
