Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bonigi Rangaiah Vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 22/01/2024. The matter related to spillages during the course of handling the loading, unloading, storage and transportation of coal falling on the road and dumping yards in the Adani Krishnapatnam …
Dilip Kumar Bisoi, Nistula Hebbar New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The MoU between South Korean major Posco and the Orissa government for the proposed $12-billion steel project in the state lapsed on July 22, at the end of its five-year term, and hasn
A. Srivathsan CHENNAI: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has cleared the proposal to construct an elevated expressway from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal after rejecting it twice. The Expert Appraisal Committee for Coastal Regulation Zone (Infrastructure Development and Miscellaneous Projects), convened recently, accepted the Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone …
Mumbai Port Trust authorities were warned at least thrice about the untreated hazardous cargo, the Department of Explosives told agencies investigating the chlorine leak in Sewri. The officers of the explosives department were the first set of officials to be questioned by the investigating team of Mumbai Police in the …
Ronojoy Banerjee New Delhi: Tata Sons has moved the Delhi High Court against leading environmental NGOs Greenpeace India and Greenpeace International following a game that makes direct refrences to the company which are
Pune A team of 49 members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from Pune was deployed to tackle the chlorine leak at the Mumbai Port Trust dock at Haji Bunder in Sewri. The team, which is still on the job, helped out to neutralise the cylinders at the Trust. …
K. Balchand A detailed report on storage and handling of dangerous goods sought Ports have been directed to submit the report by July 21 NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday directed authorities of all major ports to immediately dispose of dangerous and hazardous goods lying in the premises for more …
Report on erosion emphasises assessment before implementation. Under scanner Development of container terminal at New Mangalore Port. Proposal to remove dredge from fishing harbours. Upgrade of ports at Old Mangalore, Honnavar and Malpe. Addition of facilities at Belekeri and Tadadi ports along coastal Karnataka. Our Bureau Mangalore, July 2 A …
The audit was done to examine whether due diligence has been exercised in selection of a private developer for development of a Pondicherry Port on BOT basis and the procedure laid down by the Union Government in this regard has been followed by Government of Pondicherry.
KOLKATA, 17 June: In a strange bit of irony the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is seeking to acquire 2,500 acres of land in Nandigram where the state government has stopped all acquisition activities following a violent agitation over land acquisition for industrial purpose in 2007. There is nothing unusual about …
ANTHROPOGENIC activities at Kandla Port are contaminating water in its creek which could affect the marine sanctuary and the national park there, a study by the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has said.
ONGOLE, June 4: The minister for major industries, Mr Kanna Lakshminarayana, said on Friday at Singarayakonda that the state government was going to develop at least one port in each coastal district from Nellore to Srikakulam. Participating in a private programme, Mr Lakshminarayana told newsmen that there are possibilities of …
Visakhapatnam, June 4: The city, rated one of the most polluted among the top cities in the country, is struggling to cope with the current situation. Two major ports, the Visakhapatnam Port Trust and the Gangavaram Port, are spewing coal dust into the environment in old town area and in …
Prakash Kamat The Goa Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat, on Tuesday sought the intervention of the Centre in resolving the imbroglio between the State Government and the south Goa-based major port Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) over the latter's development and infrastructure expansion projects. Responding to the questions from journalists over …
Three months ago, in March, customs officials at the Tuticorin port in Tamil Nadu seized 20 containers carrying 500 tonnes of diapers, sanitary napkins, under-garments, surgical gloves—all used—along with shoe soles, broken toys, perfume bottles, aluminium foil packing material, batteries and bottles. These products, labelled waste paper consignment, were on …
The Dhamara port project in Orissa has got a fresh jolt with over 20 politicians including members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Environment and Forests urging the Union minister for environment and forests to take action against the port construction work, which they felt is going on in violation …
an oil spill near the Gopalpur port in Orissa on April 12 has triggered concern over the safety of Olive Ridley turtles. The mishap occurred 17 km from the Rushikulya river mouth, one of the main nesting grounds of the endangered turtles. The oil slick may have killed marine organisms …
HYDERABAD: Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Srikumar Banerjee has said there is a proposal to install radio-active detection systems at ports of entry through land, air and sea to prevent unauthorised radio-active materials from finding their way into the country. Talking to journalists after receiving the Fuelling Machine head …
Babu K Peter KOCHI: The Central Government has directed all the major ports in the country to install advanced radioactive material detectors to prevent shipment and smuggling of hazardous materials into the country. Installation of radioactive material detectors and X-ray machines for scanning containers was a major recommendation made by …
