• India was one of the signatories to the
draft international convention on liability and compensation for damages
in connection with the carriage of
hazardous and rundous substances by
sea, organised by the International
Maritime Organization. The convention was ratified on April 15 in
London.
• Come June, and the first pollution-
free computerised Petrol station in
India will he commissioned at
Mumbai by Avery India Lid for
Indian Oil Corporation. The station
will he equipped with 26 pumps and a
vapour recovery system as safety
measures.
• More than 200 tanneries in Tamil Nadu will have to cease their operations following a Supreme Court
order on April 9. The closure was
directed following the failure of the
industries to comply with repeated
orders by the Court to set up pollution control devices.
• For setting up an integrated solar
power project at Mathania in
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, the US-based
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
will he extending a Rs 160-crore
grant, the largest ever financial assistance given to any project in the
world by the GEF. The solar power
plant is expected to generate 35-40
MW of electricity.
• Help is on the way for the endangered
great Indian bustard of Rajasthan.
The Abu Dhabi-based Emirates
Natural History Group will generate
funds for a 'great Indian bastard
trust' in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh to
preserve and protect the rare species.
The birds are threatened by loss of
habitat.
• Participants at a recent meeting of the
steering committee for the Ninth Five
Yew Plan in New Delhi set up working groups to deal with various
aspects of the application of science
and technology in different socio-
economic sectors like petroleum, coal
and power.
• Ruling on a petition filed by the
Delhi-based World Wide Fund for
Nature-India, the Delhi High Court
banned the illegal felling of trees in
the capital on April 9. The Court
directed the state government to
appoint officials for implementing
the order.
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