Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Tamil Nadu gov ...

According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) classification, calcium carbide falls under Class 4.3, which denotes flammable solids dangerous when wet.

Plastic pellets from the cargo ship have been washing up on the island nation’s beaches, including ecologically fragile ...

The Vizhinjam shipwreck should be declared a national disaster because it concerns the sea and the security of the nation. What has happened is a big tragedy. A proper committee of appropriate ...

Sri Lanka is once again facing a significant marine environmental crisis, as tiny plastic pellets, commonly known as nurdles, ...

On May 25, a container ship sank off the coast of Kerala. While all the 24 crew members were rescued, some of the ship’s containers with hazardous cargo have either gone down wi ...

Back-to-back ship accidents in the Arabian Sea halt fishing, stir fears of contamination, and threaten the livelihoods of ...

Reportedly, 13 containers aboard the cargo ship carried "dangerous goods." Officials issue warning as concerning debris from ...

Centuries-old mango varieties of India are frozen in time, while the weather and the world around them have changed. A ...

Two shipwrecks near the Kerala coast, taking place within a span of 15 days, have raised serious concerns among fisherfolk, environmentalists, and maritime experts, and have troubled the Kerala ...

Cargo ship MSC Elsa 3 sank near Kochi, carrying hazardous calcium carbide, coconuts, and other goods. Seven carbide containers lost at sea.

As debris from the two ship mishaps washes ashore, the incidents have sparked political controversy, fears of fish ...