Tar balls -- greasy blobs of thick weathered oil that wash ashore -- have started surfacing on the state's coastline. Tourism Minister Roha...

The ships are being procured to significantly augment the capability of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) to respond to incidents of oil spills ...

In his speech at the event, Doval lauded the ICG for its support to coastal population, undertaking rescue operations during cyclones, mari...

An ICG spokesman said the ship 'Sachet', the first in the series of five offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), has been designed and built indige...

The 105-metre-long OPV is fitted with the state-of-the-art navigation and communication equipment, sensors and machineries, a Coast Guard s...

With a displacement of 2450 tonnes, the ship is equipped with sophisticated technology, sensors, navigation, communication and weapon syste...

Rajnath Singh applauded the efforts put in by Indian Coast Guard in coordinating various activities related to strengthening of Coastal Sec...

During the study, researchers found significant variations in the distribution pattern of plastic contaminants on different beaches of Maha...

"The tourists who come here watch another fellow tourist and return with misconception. You will not find Goans drunk on the roads or any l...

The Indian Coast Guard has alerted Goa, Karnataka and Kerala governments after almost 110 oil barrels were seen floating off Maharashtra co...

The concerns are also raised on the turtle nesting grounds on the beaches in the case of oil spills.

Turtle nesting sites on the shorelines, mangroves in the inland waters and coral reefs in the sea are identified as highly vulnerable group...

Scientists conducted fingerprint test on the tar ball and oil samples collected from the Bombay High, Cairn and Niko firms to reach a concl...

Asserting that Narendra Modi government was committed to "development without destruction", environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesd...

The Centre on today announced calling a high-level meeting of stakeholders, including experts from across the country, later this month to ...

"Govt was serious on protecting the ecology of its beaches, steps would be undertaken to ensure cleanliness at all beaches in the country."

Goa CM said the tar ball is an "annual phenomenon" which is happening as many boats and big ships wash their tanks some 10 kms off the Goa ...