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Mumbai: Environmentalists have asked the government to find ways to curb the impact of oil spill that has been systemically destroying the beaches of Alibaug and Mumbai.

The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday directed the State government to start process of removing River Princess vessel from Candolim shore within two months.
The Division Bench comprising of Justice D G Karnik and F M Reis also asked the government to make sure that the vessel is removed before onset of next monsoon.
Pointing out to the report submitted by the Ministry of Earth Science, the

Rashme Sehgal

Turkey, one of the five major ship recycling nations in the world, has signed the United Nations-backed treaty promoting the environmentally friendly recycling of ships.

The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, adopted in May 2009, is aimed at ensuring that ships, when being recycled at the end of their operational lives, do not po

The shipping ministry has asked maritime states to prepare an oil spill contingency plan, in the wake of the recent oil spill off Mumbai coast. The ministry is planning to devise a scheme for utilising oil cess collected by ports for providing assistance to mitigate oil pollution at ports.

Mumbai: Within weeks of the Chitra-Khalijia collision in the navigational channel of two Mumbai ports, another offshore supply vessel, Beas Dolphin, brushed past a docked mini-bulk carrier Nand Hajara at Indira Dock on Tuesday.

For the second time this monsoon, Goa

New Delhi: Shipping ministry on Tuesday asked all ports to prepare contingency plans to deal with oil spills in future.

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a ship-breaking yard at Madambibir Hat under Sitakunda upazila of the port city Tk 15 lakh for ignoring workers' safety and polluting environment