Oil Spill
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IIT Guwahati researchers develop novel material for oil spill cleanup and detect fuel adulteration
Science | Nov 10, 2025, 05:17 PM ISTThe findings of the research, which also show the material's potential to selectively absorb and solidify oil from water, have been published by IIT Guwahati researchers in the prestigious journal, Chemical Engineering.
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Maharashtra: Minor oil spill near Pirwadi beach in Mumbai
Maharashtra | Sep 08, 2023, 07:16 PM ISTMaharashtra: Sources said government authorities have been briefed by ONGC management about the incident. The root cause was detected and the spill stopped.
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Nigeria: Oil spill from Shell pipeline fouls farms and a river in a long-polluted part of Niger Delt
World | Jun 26, 2023, 03:10 PM ISTWhile spills are frequent in the region due to vandalism from oil thieves and a lack of maintenance to pipelines, according to the UN Environmental Programme, activists call this a “major one.”
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California oil spill: How much oil leaked from ruptured underwater pipeline still unknown
World | Oct 08, 2021, 08:59 AM ISTSarah Bedolfe, a marine scientist with ocean advocacy group Oceana, said those responsible for oil spills are on the hook for damages, so early spill estimates tend to be lower than final amounts.
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India deploys chopper in Mauritius to tackle environmental-threatening oil spill
News | Aug 17, 2020, 12:07 PM ISTIndian-made Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter has been deployed to tackle the Mauritius oil spill to extricate skimmed oil from a merchant vessel to a tug.
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Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill from grounded ship
World | Aug 09, 2020, 01:53 PM ISTAnxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius stuffed fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves Saturday to create makeshift oil spill barriers as tons of fuel leaking from a grounded ship put endangered wildlife in further peril.
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Putin orders probe into cause of Arctic oil spill
World | Jun 06, 2020, 06:28 PM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into the cause of an Arctic oil spill last week.
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Arctic Oil Spill: What we know so far
Fyi | Jun 06, 2020, 07:58 AM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin on Friday slammed the billionaire of a nickel company after a massive fuel oil spill that caused huge damage to an arctic region. On Wednesday, Putin declared a state of emergency in the region to help minimize the consequences of the spill.
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6 killed in fire caused by oil spill in northern Egypt
World | Nov 14, 2019, 10:14 AM IST"The fire was completely contained and extinguished," Secretary-General of Beheira Province Hazem al-Ashmouny told the Egyptian state TV, offering condolences to the families of the victims.
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Chennai oil spill: Govt intensifies clean up efforts, says situation under control
India | Feb 04, 2017, 02:07 PM ISTSix days after the oil spill off Chennai coast, over 2,000 personnel from different agencies Friday stepped up clean up efforts even as the Coast Guard believed it may take at least 10 days to
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Coast Guard, TNPCB coordinate operation to clear oil spill off Chennai coast
India | Jan 31, 2017, 04:57 PM ISTIndian Coast Guard and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board were among others coordinating the operation to remove the oil spill caused by Saturday's collision of two cargo ships in the sea off Chennai.
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Gujarat readies to handle possible oil spill in sea
India | Dec 14, 2015, 12:58 PM ISTAhmedabad: In view of the possibility of oil spill in the sea near Gujarat coast due to heavy traffic of ships, the State Forest and Environment department has decided to prepare a risk mitigation and
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UN joins cleanup efforts as oil spill endangers Sundarbans
World | Dec 20, 2014, 01:19 PM ISTDhaka: A UN expert team has arrived in Bangladesh to help clean up the Sundarbans, more than a week after it was hit by a huge oil spill from a capsized boat endangering the world's
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UN asks Israel to pay Lebanon USD 850 M for oil spill
World | Dec 20, 2014, 07:04 AM ISTUnited Nations: The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Friday asking Israel to pay Lebanon over $850 million in damages for an oil spill caused by an Israeli air force attack on oil
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Indian side not affected by Bangladesh oil spill: Officials
India | Dec 18, 2014, 12:39 PM ISTKolkata: India has not been affected by a massive oil spill in the waters of Sundarbans delta on the Bangladesh side, forest department officials said."Our staff has been patrolling the bordering region for the last
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Bangladesh tries to prevent ecological disaster after oil spill
World | Dec 16, 2014, 07:03 AM ISTDhaka: Hundreds of people on Monday were hoping to avoid a major ecological disaster in Bangladesh by cleaning up by hand some of the 350,000 litres of oil spilled from a tanker that sank in
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Oil Spill : Experts Advise Mumbaikars To Avoid Seafood
India | Aug 08, 2011, 03:12 PM ISTMumbai, Aug 8 : MV Rak, the Panama-flagged cargo ship that sank off Mumbai on Thursday, started leaking oil late on Saturday night, and by Monday morning a large area of sea coast had oil
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Oil Spill: Situation Under Control, Says Chavan
India | Aug 10, 2010, 09:48 PM ISTMaharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday said the situation arising out of the oil spill following collision of two cargo vessels is completely under control as Coast Guard officials have plugged the leakages. "The
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Mumbai Oil Spill A 'Big Disaster' Clean-Up On
India | Aug 10, 2010, 03:31 PM ISTTerming the oil spill off the Mumbai coast as a "big disaster", the central government has said that it will not shirk from its responsibility and make every effort to clean the polluted water as