Mustard oil blending banned: How 30 years of regulation affected health, farmer profits
The dropsy epidemic of 1999 led the Union government to allow blending of mustard oil to increase nutritional quality. But it impacted the …
After Amazon fires, Brazil now faces oil spill crisis
Mysterious oil slicks have spread across 2,000 kilometres of the country’s northern coast since September, contaminating beaches and …
Making sunlight liquid – a brief history of sunflowers
If we continue to adapt sunflowers to our needs as climates change, we must ensure diverse genes are conserved for future generations
Deepwater Horizon oil spill puts dolphins at risk
The spill, which occurred in 2010 in the Mexican gulf, killed thousands of marine mammals
Oil palm in India’s northeast: economy v ecology
India is promoting oil palm plantations in northeastern states, but this could have negative impacts on the region’s biodiversity
Slick oil production
Why India is unwilling to discuss forests at international fora
India’s recent spate of objections indicates an unwillingness to engage with issues related to forests and climate change, explained in …
Amid COVID-19 outbreak, India imports record LNG
The pandemic has led to a reduction in demand for crude globally
Slick moppers
An environmental catastrophe
Eco-tourism museum for Maracaibo lake
South African court prohibits Shell, Impact from oil & gas exploration in Wild Coast
Environmentalists were concerned about the impact the exploration would have on whales and other marine life.
Mauritius must protect vulnerable coastal communities from the effects of the oil spill
The Mauritius oceans are particularly important for Creole community that live in villages along the coastline and are descendants of African and …
With leaking ship breaking apart, Mauritius heading for ‘catastrophe’
When it breaks, the MV Wakashio could leak 2,500 tonnes more, of oil into the ocean
ILLEGAL SANCTION
Stiff penalty
Oil hypocrisy: Countries that imposed crude oil sanctions on Russia used India, others as ‘laundromats’ for refined products
Two Gujarat ports exported the highest seaborne refined oil to Price Cap Coalition countries
Mauritius is reeling from a spreading oil spill – and people are angry with how the government has handled it
The recent Beirut tragedy — a deadly explosion of ammonium nitrate in long-term port storage — and now this Mauritius incident raise …
Look how oil spill affects health, environment in Brazil
Oil spill has spread across 2,500 kilometres since September, and has reached 92 municipalities and 14 conservation units in nine states
Expanding palm oil cultivation in Africa can be risky for endangered primates
A new study says that it will be challenging to reconcile oil palm expansion and African primate conservation as most areas suitable for …
A blast off the top
The blowout at its rig in Andhra Pradesh has put the Oil and Natural Gas Commission in a technological fix, apart from raising the question of …
The rush to use fossil fuels due to the war in Ukraine is “madness”: UN Secretary-General
European thermal coal prices have more than doubled since the start of the war
Lives of 130,000 elephants threatened by new massive oil field in Africa
Despite increase in cover, Indonesia is fifth largest loser of forests
In 2011-13, Indonesia lost an average tree cover of 1.6 million hectares per year
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