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English Release 20-May 2013
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- Prime Minister's Office
- Media Statement by Prime Minister during the State Visit of Chinese Premier H.E. Li Keqiang to India
- Min of Civil Aviation
- Civil Aviation Minister Takes Action Against Erring Officers
- Min of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
- National Consumer Helpline Records 12,590 Calls in April, 2013
- Min of Corporate Affairs
- Competition Commission to play an important role as a regulator of Competition and as a participant in the competitive process – Finance Minister P Chidambaram
- Min of Defence
- NCC Cadets
Scaled Mount Everest
- Min of Earth Science
- LS Rathore Elected as Member of Executive Council of WMO
- Ministry of Finance
- Text of The Inaugural Address Delivered by The Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram on The Annual Day of The Competition Commission of India
- Auction Sale of Govt. Stock
- Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) Books A Case Against M/S Bhushan Steels Ltd for Evasion of Central Excise Duty of about Rs. 24 Crore
- Min of Health and Family Welfare
- Sixty-sixth Session of the World Health Assembly begins in Geneva today:
India contributes additional fifty-thousand US dollars to the WHO
- India and United Kingdom Sign MOU on cooperation in Health sector
- Min of Home Affairs
- Anti-Terrorism Day to be Observed on 21st May
- Min of Labour & Employment
- All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural And Rural Labourers on Base 1986-87=100 –April, 2013
- Min of Law & Justice
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Additional Judges Appointed to the Gauhati High Court
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Appointment of Judges in the High Court of
Madhya Pradesh
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Chief Justice for the High Court of Andhra Pradesh Appointed
- Min of New and Renewable Energy
- Revision of Guidelines For JNNSM
- Min of Petroleum & Natural Gas
- International crude oil price of Indian Basket Moves up
to 101.96/US$ bbl on 17.5.2013
- Min of Power
- Transmission of Surplus Power to Power Deficit States
- Ministry of Railways
- Commodity-Wise Freight Traffic Earnings by Railways During April 2013
- Min of Road Transport & Highways
- 2nd Meeting of Expert Group to Finalize Saarc Motor Vehicles Agreement Gets Underway
Positive Response to Followup Initiative to Thimpu Declaration-Dr. Cp Joshi
- Ministry of Tourism
- Chiranjeevi Offers wide Opportunities to Foreign film Producers in India
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Ministry of Environment and Forests06-December, 2012 16:31 IST
International Treaty Obligations on Dismantling of Toxic Ships
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The Government has taken a number of steps to ensure environmental protection due to any damage caused by ship breaking in the country, which include:
Ship recycling activity in India is regulated as per the directions of Supreme Court given in Writ Petition (Civil) No.657 of 1995. Verification of hazardous materials/wastes on board the ship, by way of inspection of ship, is done at anchoring stage by State Maritime Board, State Pollution Control Board and the Customs Department. Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO) for petroleum tankers/chemicals tankers and Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for war ships, atomic nuclear powered vessels, naval vessels, etc., grant necessary permissions after inspection at anchorage.
The State Maritime Boards issue beaching permission as per the laid down procedure. The following certification/clearances are required prior to issue of breaking permissions for any ship by the State Maritime Board:
(a) Gas free certificate being issued by the Inspector of Explosives.
(b) Decontamination Certificate from State Pollution Control Board.
(c) License issued by Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, State Government.
In May, 2009, IMO has adopted the Hong Kong International Convention on Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. The Government of India has not yet ratified the Convention.
The above information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests, Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan to the Parliament.
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(Release ID :90070)
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