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Indian Coast Guard sends 10-member team to help Mauritius control oil spil
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has sent a 10-member specialist team with equipment to Mauritius for supplementing ongoing efforts to contain an oil spill.
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India dispatches over 30 tonnes of technical equipment to help Mauritius t
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): India has dispatched over 30 tonnes of technical equipment and material on board an IAF Aircraft along with a 10-member Technical Response Team to assist Mauritius in its ongoing oil spill containment and salvage operations.
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National Exhibition on Science and Technology: Students showcase prototype
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 30 (ANI): School students here participated in the National Exhibition on Science and Technology and presented some commendable innovations including a prototype boat to clean oil spill in sea shores and a home-made incubator to hatch eggs.
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Is it safe to use dispersants in oil spill clean ups?
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 16 (ANI): In new research, scientists have found that the risks associated with using dispersant compound (DOSS) were minimal. Also, the areas where oil concentrations in water were more than 100 milligrams per litre increased the toxicity.
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Magnets could be used to clean up oil spills
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 2 (ANI): An interdisciplinary research carried forward by a group of researchers have revealed that it could be possible to remove oil spills from the surface of the ocean by using magnets in future.
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India okays MoU to tackle oil spills
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo, [Sri Lanka] May 12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) for co-operation on the response to oil and chemical pollution in
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NGT to continue hearing on Chennai oil spill today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will continue the hearing on the plea on oil spill off Tamil Nadu coastline today.
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Chennai oil spill: NGT seeks report from centre within 24 hours
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi,[India] Feb 6. (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday sought a report on the Chennai oil spill within 24 hours. The NGT has asked the Centre to present the facts of the oil spill and the measures being taken to clean up the sludge.
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90 per cent spill cleared, fish safe for consumption: CM Panneerselvam on
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Feb. 5 (ANI): Visiting the site of the massive oil spill here, Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter O. Panneerselvam on Sunday assured that the incident had not affected the marine life in any way and the fish could be consumed, adding that over 90 per cent of the spill had been cleare
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Chennai oil spill: DG Shipping institutes inquiry
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 4 (ANI): Directorate General (DG) of Shipping has instituted a statutory inquiry under the Merchant Shipping Act to ascertain the causes and contributory factors that led to the collision of two ships off Kamrajar Harbour along the coastline of Chennai and
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Chennai oil spill expected to be cleaned up by tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 3 (ANI): The coastline of Chennai and Ennore, which are affected by oil spill, is expected to be cleaned up completely by tomorrow.
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Chennai oil spill: DMK urges Centre, TN Govt. to work in synergy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 3 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Friday urged both the Centre and Tamil Nadu Governments to work in synergy to bail out the fishermen troubled by the recent oil spill at Chennai.
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