India

OBAMA's USEPA ALLOWS DUMPING OF TOXIC NAVY SHIPS

October 10, 2009
imowatch.blogspot.com

Indian government has submitted to the IMO that a ship under tow should be pre-contaminated and the Indian Supreme Court has also sought prior decontamination of such ships in the country of export.

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India starts hydrographic study in Mauritius

March 9, 2009
www.afriquejet.com

The INS Nirdesshak, an Indian Scientific ship, is expected to dock in Mauritius on Tuesday to carry out a hydrographic study around the Island and create a nautical passage for ships to this part of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius official sources told PANA here.

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Artificial Reef set to sink

February 24, 2009
www.expressbuzz.com

The Government?s usual apathy in executing a project within a stipulated time frame and its dilly-dallying on taking decisions may cost Kovalam, the internationally-acclaimed tourist centre, its Multi-purpose Reef being prepared by the ASR Ltd, a New Zealand -based Marine Consulting and Engineering Company.

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