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Croatia suspends control over fishing zone

Right of way

An upcoming port at Dhamra was cited as the reason for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles giving the Gahirmatha beach a miss last year. This year,…

EU revamps fishing deal with Mauritania

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Push to strengthen Basel Convention regional centres

Centres in turn will assist in ratifying ban on toxic exports from rich nations to the poor

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Ethanol demand could expand Gulf of Mexico's dead zone

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Bhopal waste to be disposed of in the sea?

Taking cue from disposal of chemical weapons in 2009, Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee suggests incinerating the waste on a floating …

EU signs biggest fisheries deal with Mauritiana

EU tightens rule to protect tuna

Alga bloom: China sacks officials

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POSCO gets green signal

Environment ministry goes soft on South Korean steel giant POSCO

Letters

'Dolphin-safe' labels for tuna held illegal

World Trade Organisation says US policy restricts tuna trade

Asia-Pacific agreement on net fishing

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South Asia

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Gentle on critical pollution

After declaring 43 industrial areas in India as critically polluted and imposing a moratorium on their expansion, the Union Ministry of …