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IMPACT ON WORKERS IN SHIPBREAKING
Just sounds of waves breaking at Alang ship-breaking yardChittagong in Bangladesh and Alang in Gujarat are global leaders in the marine salvage industry, with the Indian facility having a clear ed...
04 Apr, 2020, 07.46 AM IST
Can a new ship-recycling law help India regain its status as the world’s top dismantler of vessels?India used to be the world leader in the industry before competition from Bangladesh became too hot to handle.
22 Dec, 2019, 02.34 PM IST
US continues to put India in tier-2 in trafficking reportIndia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, the State Department said but acknowledged significant ...
29 Jun, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
- Heavy air pollution at ships' graveyard
There is no cause for worry about environmental pollution, according to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials, who echo the ...
04 Jun, 2011, 06.28 AM IST
- NEERI worried on pollution, health hazards due to shipbreaking
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has expressed deep concern over health and environmental hazards caused d...
29 Jun, 2010, 12.11 PM IST
- Shipbreakers plan to oppose ratification of IMO convention
Indian efforts to approve and ratify the latest International Maritime Organisation convention on ship recycling, which, according to the a...
29 Jun, 2009, 12.56 AM IST
- Government refuses to take note of hazards of e-waste
A flood always comes with its own detritus. India’s IT explosion may have fuelled economic growth.
11 Dec, 2006, 04.39 AM IST