Marine Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Persistent plume found

Narayan Lakshman Washington: The persistence of a giant plume of oil in the Gulf of Mexico suggests that the long-term impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon spill may be worse than earlier assumed, a scientific study has revealed. In the latest issue of Science magazine, researchers at the Woods Hole …

Efforts on to prevent oil spill from ship

"Max Bupa" collects the information within this ad and is solely responsible for their use of it. Please read their Privacy policy. KOCHI: Security agencies, including the Navy and the Coast Guard, along with the Lakshadweep officials began efforts to prevent a possible oil spillage from the cargo ship which …

Polluter must & will pay: Jairam

The Centre on Tuesday assured compensation to those affected by the oil spill resulting from the collision of the two ships off Mumbai coast early this month maintaining that

Polluters must pay and will pay: Jairam

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday assured the Rajya Sabha that fishermen who could not carry on with their vocation after the August 7 Mumbai oil spill would be given compensation after the impact on them was assessed. A study of the environmental impact was also being undertaken.

Mumbai fisherfolk take a Rs 80-cr hit due to oil spill

Sanjay Jog / Mumbai August 17, 2010, 2:37 ISTThe oil spill and the subsequent ban on fish by the Maharashtra government and civic body have adversely impacted fish supply in Mumbai.For the last one week, while the fishermen in Mumbai

Ship hits coral reef off Lakshadweep

400 sq m Of Marine Habitat Under Threat; Coast Guard Warns Of Oil SpillViju B | TNNMumbai: A cargo ship ran into a coral reef off the Kavaratti Island in Lakshadweep, damaging around 400 square metres of the pristine reef that

Skip fish while vacationing in Daman: Officials

Melvyn Thomas | TNNSurat: If you plan to visit Daman and Silvassa to spend weekends with your family, abstain from eating fish and other staple seawater varieties. The Daman administration has advised people not to consume fish for some time, as they might be contaminated due to oil spill near …

Babu thinks nature will clean oil spill on its own

By Priya Iyengar While covering the recent oil spill off the Mumbai coast, I encountered two sets of people

CSEs regional media briefing workshop on coasts, coastal populations and their concerns

These presentations at the regional media briefing workshop organised recently by Centre for Science and Environment in Goa highlight the challenges and threats confronting India

Mangroves take the hit

Rahi GaikwadMumbai: Mangroves near the Elephanta Island in the Mumbai harbour and those near Vashi in Navi Mumbai were found to be affected on Wednesday, after merchant vessel MSC Chitra collided with MV Khalijia-III, leading to a massive oil spill in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai. There is, however, no …

Oil spill: Slow poisoning has begun

Vinaya DeshpandeMumbai: The effect of the oil leak from MSC Chitra may not be as dramatic as hordes of blackened dead fish being washed off the shore or some oil-slick-ridden duckling being spotted somewhere. But, according to Deepak Apte, Assistant Director, Bombay Natural History Society, the process of slow poisoning …

Upbeat oil report questioned

After months of gloom, a report on the fate of the oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon spill offered a rare piece of good news. "At least 50% of the oil that was released is now completely gone from the system," said Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …

Lobsters, shrimps most vulnerable

Vinaya DeshpandeMumbai: Four days after the oil spill from MSC Chitra, an exact assessment of the impact on marine life cannot be done for lack of systematic data on the biodiversity off the Mumbai coast. Monsoon adds to the existing woes.

Fuel crisis likely if channel is not cleared soon

 Rahi Gaikwad Mumbai: The closure of the Mumbai port and the suspension of cargo movement into the city have sparked fears of fuel shortage in Maharashtra. The port was closed on Sunday, a day after merchant vessel MSC Chitra collided with m.v. Khalijia-III, leading to a massive oil spill in …

Environmental implications of the oil spill off the Mumbai coast

The Suo Moto Statement made by Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State of Environment and Forests (Independent Charge) in Lok Sabha on environmental implications of the recent oil spill off Mumbai coast.See Also Report: Marine litter: a global challengewww.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/278021 Feature: How vulnerable is Indian coast to oil spills? Impact of …

Spill may trigger long-term environmental problems

Vinaya Deshpande & Meena MenonMumbai: The oil leak from MSC Chitra could not have happened at a worse time. This is the breeding season for marine animals, and environmentalists fear that the spill may impact not only the breeding cycle, but also much more in the future if the oil …

Spill hits Elephanta and Butcher

Layers of oil covered the coastlines of Elephanta Island and Butcher Island Monday, part of the spill from the collision of MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia III. Around 10 to 15 km of Elephanta

Threat of Gopalpur port oil spill to olive ridley turtles and their hatchlings

M. V. Malavika, an Essar-owned vessel was hit by a barge at Gopalpur port (Ganjam District, Orissa) on 12 April 2010. A crack developed in the ship

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