CHENNAI: The South Indian Fishermen Welfare Association has demanded compensation to fishermen in Nochikuppam who were affected by demonetisation, cyclone Vardah and Chennai oil spill.

Initial ship estimate of 2 tonnes led to delay in proper response; both ships at fault for collision

CHENNAI: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed counsel for oil tanker Dawn Kanchipuram and LPG carrier BW Maple to file replies to Directorate-General of Shi

New Delhi: As air quality in the capital and its surrounding areas deteriorated further on Wednesday — with AQI levels staying in the "severe" category for the second day — the Centre for Science a

MANGALURU: ASSOCHAM has advocated giving adequate time to the industrial consumers to migrate from the furnace oil and pet coke to gas-base to save the livelihood of over 25 lakh workers in the nat

Babies in Nigeria are twice as likely to die in the first month of life if their mothers were living near an oil spill before falling pregnant, researchers have found.

Bhiwadi Industrial Association has moved the Supreme Court seeking relaxation of the ban on the use of cheap and polluting pet coke and furnace oil by industries in the national capital region (NCR

No vessel would be granted authorisation to set sail in Ghana’s waters if it is not fitted with internationally acceptable toilet and sewerage facilities.

GURGAON: Unhappy with the Supreme Court ban on usage of petroleum coke and furnace oil in the industries, city-based industrial associations on Wednesday appealed to the state government and the Ha

The clean-up of a contaminated fishing community in Nigeria has finally started, almost 10 years after two oil spills in Niger River Delta.