The Indian Navy started escorting merchant vessels through Mumbai’s navigational channel on Thursday in order to ensure that ships safely leave the harbour without any mishaps.

The Coast Guard on Monday evening confirmed that oil has stopped spilling from the MSC Chitra. However, traces of oil have reached areas like Nariman Point, Alibaug, Uran and Thane Creek. The PM has asked the concerned authorities for a report on the collision and oil spill.

The collision of two merchant vessels on Saturday morning has resulted in 80-110 tonnes of fuel spilling into the Arabian Sea.

A navigational error resulted in the collision of two merchant vessels due to which an oil spill has been reported near Mumbai’s coast on Saturday morning. No loss of life was reported. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 33 sailors, but due to the impact of the collision a few containers filled with dry cargo have fallen into the sea.

A Pakistani vessel, Masha Allah, was found eight nautical miles inside Indian waters by the Indian Coast Guard on Saturday afternoon. The Masha Allah had left Port Qasim (close to Karachi) in Pakistan on July 19.

A study conducted by Nasa’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies has revealed that motor vehicles are the largest form of pollutants in the world and they will remain so till 2020.

Commander Dilip Donde, the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe solo, arrived in the Mumbai harbour to a grand reception on Saturday.

Boosted by the success of its lottery draw on Tuesday, the Mumbai Housing and Area Development Board (MHADB) has announced that the next edition of the lottery will have more tenements.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) along with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will soon be setting up automatic weather stations (AWS) at Alibaug, Karjat, Pen and B

The Tata Power Corporation (TPC) on Monday made yet another offer to the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), the state government and Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra).