A week after the Supreme Court directed the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan to ban the use of pet coke and furnace oil in the industries, Bhiwadi Industrial Association on Tuesd

Oil spill victims under the aegis of Oil Spill Victims Vanguard (OSPIVV) have initiated a lawsuit in the United Kingdom against Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO), a subsidia

The Centre has proposed to fix emission standards for 21 industries, including sugar and leather, using cheap but highly polluting fuel petcoke.

THE introduction of a pollution levy payable by companies operating in Namibia's coastal waters are among the priorities of the newly established National Marine Pollution Contingency Plan (NMPCP)

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has pledged its continued support in the area of capacity building for greater efficiency and service delivery, just as it unveiled modern pollution and environme

Terming it as a "completely disgusting state of affairs", the top court asked the Ministry why the standards were not finalised despite its earlier direction that it should be done on or before Jun

Furnace oil and pet-coke are the dirtiest by-products from the refinery process and use of these fuels was banned in Delhi in 1996.

Group drags Shell to London court over 2011 Nigeria Bonga oil spillGroup drags Shell to London court over 2011 Nigeria Bonga oil spill

New research from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, has demonstrated for the first time how oil spills are increasing mortality rates among newborns in the Niger Delta of the country.

CHENNAI: About 10 months after it was involved in a collision with another ship causing oil spill on Chennai coast, an Iranian gas carrier- BW Maple -got a court nod to leave Chennai port.On Tuesda