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 head of Peru state-owned energy company Petroperu has resigned following the third oil spill this year due to pipeline ruptures, Energy and Mines Minister Rosa Maria Ortiz said on Thursday on local broadcaster RPP. The latest rupture detected in the four-decades-old pipeline that Petroperu operates was detected in the …
Government has decided to amend the Shipbreaking Code, 2013, to address issues like disposal of radioactive materials and oil spills. The proposed amendments include necessary steps by a recycler to prevent spilling of oil and hazardous substances in the sea, besides safe disposal of radioactive material. "The ship recycler shall …
Government has decided to amend the Ship breaking code 2013 to address issues like disposal of radioactive materials and oil spills. The proposed amendments include necessary steps by a recycler to prevent spilling of oil and hazardous substances in the sea, besides safe disposal of radioactive material. Government has decided …
Undertakes Ecological Sensitive Index mapping coastline and river banks; will understand coastal resources at risk due to oil spills PANJIM: In a bid to understand the coastal resources that would be at risk as a result of perennial oil spills, Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has initiated a study …
As President Muhammadu Buhari plans to flag off the long-awaited clean-up of Ogoniland on Thursday, Amnesty International has called on the government not to allow multinational oil giant, Shell, to abdicate its responsibilities in the pollution of the area. A statement by AI on Tuesday said Shell was yet to …
UN hopes $1bn operation will boost employment and drive development among Ogoniland communities devastated by contamination from spills A $1bn clean-up of one of the world’s most oil-polluted regions will be officially launched on Thursday by the Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. But it will be at least 18 months before …
Seabirds exposed to even a dime-sized amount of oil can die of hypothermia in cold-water regions, but despite repeated requests by Environment Canada, offshore oil operators are failing when it comes to self-monitoring of small oil spills, says new research out of York University. Chronic pollution from many small oil …
PARADIP: Frequent theft of huge quantity of oil by cutting the pipelines of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has given rise to concern over environmental pollution as oil leaking from the damaged pipes is contaminating nearby water bodies. The four-lane pipelines of IOCL extending upto 15 km from oil berth …
The Royal Dutch Shell Company has leaked about 2,100 barrels of oil that involved about 88,200 gallons of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico last week. The oil slick expands to about 2 miles by 13 miles (3 kilometers by 21 kilometers), about 97 miles of south of Louisiana, …
Nigeria: Over-Dependence On Oil Is Nigeria's Major Problem - Lagos Finance Commissioner Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), said oil exploration by multinational companies was a major contributor to environmental warming and climate change effects in Nigeria. Coordinator of the organisation, Mr Nnimo Bassey, stated this …
Some GPHA officials using the boom equipment to isolate the oil at vantage points to be evacuated The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authourity (GPHA) is to impose a $50,000 penalty on the Mediterranean Shipping Company for polluting the Tema Port environment with heavy marine oil (HFO) spilled from its container …
An oil spill from the Royal Dutch Shell company has released 2,100 barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, forcing the company to shut down all its wells that flow to its Brutus platform. The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said the leak involved about 88,200 gallons …
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists have finalized a four-year study of newborn and fetal dolphins found stranded on beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico between 2010 and 2013. Their study, reported in the journal Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, identified substantial differences between fetal and newborn dolphins found stranded inside and …
Government is committed to supplying Euro VI compliant fuel which will be at par with international standards, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. "Euro VI fuel will be supplied by the Petroleum Ministry complying to international norms," Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said. Dismissing any apprehensions of diluting …
Beautiful, healthy environments are more than just eye candy -- in fact according to a report commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund, healthy environments boost local economies. Unfortunately, it seems that many United Nations World Heritage Sites are under severe threat, with the locals being threatened along with them. The …
Kochi: Over the past few days, there have been a number of reports of sighting oil slicks off the coast of Kochi. On Tuesday morning, a large patch of petro-chemical like iridescent substance was seen floating on the water near Aspinwall House in Kochi, leading experts to suspect a possible …
U.S. Judge Carl Barbier granted final approval on Monday to BP Plc's (BP.L) civil settlement over its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after it reached a deal in July 2015 to pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states. The company at the …
Light can put active materials into motion and humans can use this movement for development of new programmable materials which can be used for environment protection and deliver pharmaceutical substances, a study said. Light of a certain wavelength can be used to put so-called active materials into motion and control …
The menace of toxic emissions at petrol pumps in the national capital has come under the lens of the National Green Tribunal which has asked the Centre to respond to a plea alleging lack of air quality norms at fuel stations. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar …
Light can put active materials into motion and humans can use this movement for development of new programmable materials which can be used for environment protection and deliver pharmaceutical substances, a study said. Light of a certain wavelength can be used to put so-called active materials into motion and control …
