Oil spill
Superabsorbent cotton technology to combat oil pollution
Sustainability
July 23, 2021
Superabsorbent cotton technology to combat oil pollution
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), a premier nuclear research institute of Department of Atomic Energy located in Mumbai, has developed…
Relentless efforts to control fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl
Oil & Gas
May 30, 2021
Relentless efforts to control fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is working tirelessly to extinguish the massive fire onboard container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo,…
Fire-fighting operations by ICG continue unabated
Oil & Gas
May 28, 2021
Fire-fighting operations by ICG continue unabated
Continuing the firefighting efforts to douse the fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships Vaibhav…
Indian Coast Guard dousing fire on MV X-Press Pearl
Oil & Gas
May 27, 2021
Indian Coast Guard dousing fire on MV X-Press Pearl
Indian Coast Guard Ships Vaibhav and Vajra continue efforts to douse the intense fire onboard container vessel MV X-Press Pearl…
Sri Lanka fears oil spill from burning MV X-Press Pearl
Oil & Gas
May 27, 2021
Sri Lanka fears oil spill from burning MV X-Press Pearl
Sri Lankan authorities fear a possible oil spill from a Singaporean container ship on fire off the country's western coast…
Sri Lanka seeks $ 17M from Greek ship owner over oil spill
Sustainability
April 9, 2021
Sri Lanka seeks $ 17M from Greek ship owner over oil spill
Sri Lanka on Friday lodged a claim for $17.38 million with the Greek owners of an oil tanker that caught…
Constellation of satellites to trace illegal spillage of oil by ships
Oil & Gas
October 5, 2020
Constellation of satellites to trace illegal spillage of oil by ships
Constellation of maritime surveillance satellites for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), will be able to trace illegal spillage of oil…
Fire reignited on the MT New Diamond
Oil & Gas
September 7, 2020
Fire reignited on the MT New Diamond
Fire on MT New Diamond reignited on Monday evening which was doused on Sunday by the combined efforts of Indian…
On fire VLCC MT New Diamond a serious threat to environment
Oil & Gas
September 4, 2020
On fire VLCC MT New Diamond a serious threat to environment
MT New Diamond carrying over 2,70,000 metric ton crude oil catches fire after couple of explosions in main engine room…
Co-operation on the response to Oil and Chemical Pollution in the South Asian Seas Region
Oil & Gas
March 28, 2018
Co-operation on the response to Oil and Chemical Pollution in the South Asian Seas Region
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between…