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Plastic Nurdles from sunk container ship off Kochi coast wash ashore in TN, raising alarm for Gulf of Mannar

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Plastic Nurdles from sunk container ship off Kochi coast wash ashore in TN, raising alarm for Gulf of Mannar

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 29 (IANS) Environmental concerns are mounting following the sinking of the container ship MSC ELSA 3 off the coast of Kerala, as plastic nurdles — tiny pre-production plastic pellets — have begun washing ashore in Tamil Nadu’s Kanniyakumari district and are posing a threat for the eco-sensitive Gulf … Read more

Stalin urges PM Modi to exclude Gulf of Mannar from petroleum, gas block auction

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Chennai, March 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to exclude the ecologically sensitive Gulf of Mannar from the auction of petroleum and natural gas blocks. In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Stalin expressed strong opposition to offshore mining activities in the Gulf of Mannar, … Read more

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