INDIA is soon likely to ratify the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, drawn up under the aegis of the International Maritime Organisation of the UN. Once the convention is

AN OIL slick in the English Channel is threatening marine life along a 225 km stretch of the southeastern coast of England. "This is the first major incident of its kind that we have had since the

Iraq is facing lawsuits claiming billions of dollars in compensation by Kuwait and its allies including the US, for environmental damage caused during the Gulf War. Iraqi troops are alleged to have

an oil-spill off Mikuni on the north-western coast of Japan, is threatening wildlife and nuclear reactors. The spill was caused by the Russian oil tanker Nakhodka when it split in two and

A recent ruling by a US appeals court has outraged environmentalists and prosecutors. The court

Wetlands across Nigeria face threats from developmental activities

It was in 1993 that 30,000 Ecuadorian Indians and farmers filed a petition against Texaco, the multinational oil giant, for having denigrated their homeland by way of 17 million gallons

A major oil spill in the Amazon region

The Gulf waters are turning murkier day by day with illegal waste being dumped by ships in sea, mak ing it unfit for marine life. Wastes from large vessels, which sail through the Gulf or

European environmental authorities have now found a way to zero in on those who pollute the sea through oil spills