A month after state’s worst oil leak in decades, the investigation into what went wrong is ongoing. In the meantime, officials are considering a bid to triple output

Ensconced between Coro-mandel Fertilisers and INS Eksila, the Srinivasanagar (West) Colony in the 46th ward of Visakhapatnam welcomes one only to a host of problems.

Researchers, including those of Indian-origin, have developed an eco-friendly biodegradable green "herding" agent that can be used to clean up light crude oil spills on water.

Crude oil spills are a major threat to marine biota and the environment. When light crude oil spills on water, it forms a thin layer that is difficult to clean by any methods of oil spill response. Under these circumstances, a special type of amphiphile termed as “chemical herder” is sprayed onto the water surrounding the spilled oil. The amphiphile forms a monomolecular layer on the water surface, reducing the air–sea surface tension and causing the oil slick to retract into a thick mass that can be burnt in situ.

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has decided to form a committee comprising an expert, representatives of Mangalore Refinary and Petrochemicals Ltd.

Despite attempts being taken to tackle the menacing problem of pollution in Delhi, the situation continues to remain grim with air, water, noise and vehicular pollution registering an alarming incr

DHAKA : The Ministry of Environment and Forests on Sunday formed a coordination committee, headed by divisional commissioner of Chittagong, to address the recent oil spill of Boalkhali, aiming to m

As a result of the oil spill that ravaged the Arava Desert this December, the Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company will be recognized as the worst environmental offender for the year in Israel, at this

The US has more oil spills than we thought and the number doubled after production increased six years ago.

8,000 “Significant” Incidents

Indigenes of 254 Ijaw communities from Bayelsa State at the weekend protested against the ruling of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt which struck out the $1.5bn oil spillage and environmental d

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