Spill Scare: Bitumen (asphalt) leaks from a tanker at Baithkhol port in Karwar, triggering serious environmental concerns amid fears that some of the spill may have entered the sea Karwar: An incident of bitumen leakage from a tanker at Baithkhol port in Karwar has triggered serious environmental concerns, with fears that a portion may have…
The plastic waste-free rivers project currently recovers around 25 tonnes of plastic waste every month from the city’s rivers, canals, and coastal ecosystems before it reaches the sea T’puram: For the past four years, more than 1,000 tonnes of plastic waste have been intercepted and prevented from entering the Arabian Sea through an ambitious river-cleaning…
‘The ocean keeps every secret, but charges salt for storage’ A fisherman in Kochi pulls in his net before sunrise. The catch is ordinary, but the sea behind it is not. It has carried centuries of storms, shipwrecks, drowned cargo, and human silence. None of it is returned in the same form.The proverb “The ocean…
Chief minister V D Satheesan said Kerala with nearly 600km of coastline, two international ports, one container terminal and 17 intermediate ports, has immense potential to emerge as a major maritime gateway. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala aims to transform itself into a major maritime hub by integrating its ports and shifting a significant share of cargo movement…
Vice president CP Radhakrishnan visited the research and technology exhibition at NIO TNNPanaji: The ocean is not just a source but a living ecosystem to respect and protect aquatic life, said Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday, on his visit to CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography. “ India’s oceans are not boundaries that separate the…
Thiruvananthapuram: The fishers have started to demand resumption of beach cleaning as more plastic pellets from the sunken MSC Elsa 3 started to wash ashore in the strong waves at Kovalam and nearby beaches. The ship with 640 containers sank near Kochi almost a year ago. The sands of the city’s beaches were polluted by…
