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News ScanGuidelines on handling hazardous cargo soon
The shipping ministry has asked all ports to draw up contingency plans to deal with future oil spills. Early this month, the collision of two cargo vessels MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia–III resulted in a major spill that caused significant environmental damage and restricted access to Mumbai Port and Jawaharlal Nehru Port More... Elephant to get ‘heritage animal’ tagThe elephant is to be declared a ‘heritage animal’, in an effort to prevent numbers from dwindling. The initiative is a measure to help protect a species that’s closely associated with India’s culture and heritage More... No new projects in polluted sites till October 31: MoEFThe government has extended a moratorium on development projects in critically polluted industrial clusters that have failed to submit remediation plans to clean up the sites in two months More... Oil spill scare on Goa beachesA mysterious oil spill off the coast of Goa has resulted in black balls of hardened oil washing ashore on most beaches in south Goa and some parts of north Goa More... SC issues notice to all accused in Bhopal caseAn apex court Bench has sought responses from all the accused in the Bhopal gas tragedy, on the curative petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation seeking a recall of the court’s 14-year-old judgment that had diluted the offence More... Govt mulls demarcating mining areas, to avoid another NiyamgiriA consensus of sorts appears to be emerging on better management of natural resources after political parties voice their opposition to the present system of mine allocation, prompting the Union government to identify areas of dense forest where mining will not be allowed More... No man-made solution to sea-level riseEven the most extreme geo-engineering approach will not stop sea levels from rising because of climate change, a study suggests More... Govt rejects environment clearance to VedantaIn a setback to Vedanta Resources, the Indian government has rejected environment clearance to its $ 1.7 billion bauxite mining project in Orissa after accepting the recommendations of a key panel clearing such ventures More... Centre wakes up to Lavasa, asks for eco-clearance detailsLavasa, modern India’s first planned hill city being built on 25,000 acres of land in Pune district, has come under the scanner of the central Ministry of Environment and Forests More... |
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