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 Sri Lankan government is introducing legislation imposing levy on all ships entering the Colombo port, says the chairperson of Marine Pollution Prevention Authority (MPPA). This came after a recent oil spill at the port. The levy will cover the cost of the clean-up operations. This new law will enable …
ABOUT two-thirds of the world's population lives within 60 km of some coast or the other, a proportion that matches the Earth's surface covered by water. That 1998 is the International Year of the Ocean only adds to the importance to the watery part of the planet. Many nations depend …
an israeli ship Aribelwas recently intercepted while pumping toxic wastes into international waters off Haifa, Israel. The dumped material is very acidic and contains heavy metals such as zinc, cadmium and mercury. The environmental pressure group, Greenpeace, has appealed to the government of Israel to stop regular dumping of toxic …
pollution levels have reached alarming proportions in Mumbai, severely affecting the fish catch and other marine resources. B R Subramaniam, director of the Department of Ocean Development, blames population explosion and rising industrial activity along the coastline for the present situation. Estimates show that Mumbai contributes industrial effluents and 1,600 …
pollution and commercial fishing are ravaging marine resources in Kerala's coastal waters. Already many species such as the tuna and the prawn are on the decline. If the same trend continues, many of these may well vanish. "Marine fish species have been found with changes in their composition,' says John …
metal pollution from salmon farms has caused serious threats to wildlife in some of Scotland's sea lochs. According to a study of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency ( sepa ), levels of copper and zinc in sediments beneath fish farms is 24 times as high as the safety limits proposed …
the Marina beach in Chennai may become out of bounds for pleasure-seekers if the discharge of pollutants by the Adyar and Cooum rivers into the sea goes on unchecked. A study conducted by the Institute of Ocean Management ( iom ) in the Anna University, Tamil Nadu, shows that the …
Seafood is a part of the human diet and harvesting of marine species provides a source of income to millions. Products from marine species are used as food additives, animal feed, fertiliser, clothing, jewellery and cosmetics. But development, overfishing, pollution and introduction of exotic species in marine habitats have jeopardised …
it's a battle between small fry and the big fish. Fisherfolk from 32 countries have launched a global forum to fight the fishing industry, aquaculture and marine pollution, which have affected their livelihood. Launched at the end of a five-day meet at New Delhi on November 21, the World Forum …
rapeseed oil is being tested by British researchers to lubricate the oil rigs drilling in the North Sea. Developers say the oil would degrade more quickly than the mineral oils in use at present. Alistair Wilkinson and his team at Heriot-Watt University's Institute of Offshore Engineering, Edinburgh, have been testing …
The vessel Sagar Paschima, designed by the National Ship Design and Research Centre, Vishakapatnam, and built by Alcock Ashdown Gujarat Ltd, will be used to facilitate monitoring of coastal marine pollution. It is equipped with scientific and experimental trawling winches for collection of seaplankton, sediment and biological samples and has …
The latest findings of the Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (COMAPS) offer us a gloomy picture about the health of the seas. The COMAPs has identified 25 locations of "hotspots" of environmental pollution, where marine life as a whole is facing a major threat. The analysis of data collected …
ALL the way up at the North Pole, Arctic lakes are teeming with severe cases of pesticide contaminated fish. Dangerous levels of the pesticide toxaphene in the trout and turbot stock in Lake Laberge, in Yukon, Canada, have been reported by a team of Canadian researchers investigating the causes of …
Contaminant levels of pocs have been established in various foods in countries such as India, Thailand and Vietnam. Concentrations of a number of pocs exceed the recommended maximum residue limits set by the World Health Organisation (who) and Food and Agricultural Organisation (fao) for various food items in India. Overall …
In a bid to conserve the endangered sea turtle population, a non-killing method of monitoring chemical pollutants in their tissues has been developed. Earlier, sea-turtles, including loggerhead and green sea turtles, were killed in laboratories to monitor the heavy metal concentrations. Unhatched eggs have has been found to he potentially …
TheSea with aDoubleBottom is the story of the Black Sea. The film questions the lack of scientific initiative in trying so find solutions for reducing the pollution in the Black Sea. The Black Sea is called the double river because excess hydrogen sulphicle fiound in the lower part of the …
AS the disused Brent Spar oil platform makes its slow journey towards its disposal site in the Atlantic, irate protests to bring it to a stop have reached a crescendo, particularly in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, neighbouring the North Sea. Facing the barrage are the United Kingdom and …
INDUSTRIAL pollution in Peru's Paracas reserve area is leaving beaches littered with thousands of fish rotting under clouds of flies. Under threat is the country's major national sanctuary -- Paracas, an important stopover point for many of the world's migrating birds. Contamination problems started some years ago with the ministry …
