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 …
Officials Say Crude Oil Dumping At The Site Illegal Tushar Tere | TNN Vadodara: While a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the fire that erupted in the backyard of Gujarat Refinery three days ago, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) too is making a separate inquiry into the incident. …
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has not only attracted widespread attention and created a major political fallout in the US, but has posed some major issues that impact the future of global energy policy and the international response to the growing challenge of climate change. Some general …
A New Orleans federal judge lifted the six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed by President Barack Obama following the largest oil spill in US history. Drilling services shares jumped on the news. Obama temporarily halted all drilling in waters deeper than 500 feet on May 27 to give a presidential …
WASHINGTON, 22 JUNE: As new evidence emerged of a breakdown in safety procedures at the Deepwater Horizon rig, the administrator of BP's oil spill compensation fund vowed to speed up payouts to victims of the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Vadodara: A major fire erupted in the Gujarat Refinery backyard in Karachiya village on Tuesday morning causing panic in surrounding areas. No casualties were reported but heavy smoke engulfed the area following which nearby hutments were evacuated. Fire brigade officials said the yard was full of furnace oil, bitumen and …
K. T. Sangameswaran CHENNAI: The State Human Rights Commission on Monday ordered that the Chairman, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), Commissioner, Chennai Corporation, and the Chennai District Collector should file a report to the Commission on a report regarding contamination of groundwater in West Mogappair. Taking suo motu cognisance …
London: Even as it continued to grapple with mounting problems, embattled British energy major BP Plc on Monday revised expenses related to the Mexican Gulf oil disaster upwards to $2 billion. Under pressure from the American administration to speed up efforts to contain the oil spill and compensate victims of …
WHILE more than 600 families living behind a petrol filling station at Fourth f Block in Mogappair West f complained that gasoline (from the fuel outlet) had seeped into their wells and rendered water unfit for cont sumption, officials of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) strongly denied the allegation, saying …
London: BP is trying to raise $50 billion to cover the cost of the Gulf of Mexico spill and is preparing to sue its partners in the oil field, British newspapers said on Sunday. The Sunday Telegraph said BP was readying to take legal action against US firm Anadarko, its …
NEW ORLEANS: It is an overlooked danger in oil spill crisis: The crude gushing from the well contains vast amounts of natural gas that could pose a serious threat to the Gulf of Mexico's fragile ecosystem. The oil emanating from the seafloor contains about 40% methane, compared with 5% found …
New technologies hold the promise of benefits for society but they also carry risks. Public policy is supposed to weigh these risks and benefits and ensure that the latter outweighs the former, although this is a hard judgment to make. An important way of managing the risks is to hold …
JACKIE CALMES and HELENE COOPER WASHINGTON The White House June 16: The White House and BP tentatively agreed on Wednesday that the oil giant would create a $20 billion fund to pay claims for the worst oil spill in American history. The fund will be independently run by Kenneth Feinberg, …
