Monday, 25 January 2021 - 14:00
Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) ‘Rathnadeepa’ boarded with a team of Navy divers reached MV ‘Eurosun’ that ran aground at Little Basses about 5.5 nautical miles (10km) off the southeastern coast of the island on 23rd January and preliminary investigation into the incident got underway.
According to the preliminary investigation, no damage to the bulk carrier’s hull was reported and there was no sign of water leaking into the ship or oil into the ocean. It was also revealed that 15 Filipino nationals including the captain of the ship and 03 Ethiopian nationals were safe onboard.
The Marine Environment Protection Authority stated that it has been revealed that the captain of the MV ‘Eurosun’ ship which had collided with a reef near the small Ravana lighthouse off the coast of Hambantota has changed course.
Monday, 25 January 2021 - 8:31
Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) ‘Rathnadeepa’ boarded with a team of Navy divers reached MV ‘Eurosun’ that ran aground at Little Basses about 5.5 nautical miles (10km) off the southeastern coast of the island on 23rd January and preliminary investigation into the incident got underway.
According to the preliminary investigation, no damage to the bulk carrier’s hull was reported and there was no sign of water leaking into the ship or oil into the ocean. It was also revealed that 15 Filipino nationals including the captain of the ship and 03 Ethiopian nationals were safe onboard.
Meanwhile, the Navy divers carried out a diving operation to scan the underwater profile of the bulk carrier this morning (24th January) and it was confirmed that the carrier’s underwater profile is unharmed from the accident. However, it was observed that 70m long part of the ship’s keel was resting on the rocky and sandy bottom. In the meantime, high tide experienc
Cocoa4Future: putting people and the environment back at the heart of cocoa growing
19/01/2021 - Press release
Making cocoa growing in West Africa more sustainable and resilient. this is the task set for the Cocoa4Future project, coordinated by CIRAD and funded by the EU DeSIRA programme and the Agence Française de Développement. Over five years, more than 150 monocrop or agroforestry cocoa plantings will be assessed from an agro-environmental point of view, while 350 farms in Ivory Coast and Ghana will benefit from support for new farmer strategies, notably as regards agroforestry. The different project partners have just signed a consortium agreement.
Stalled projects worth over ₹13-lakh cr assessed at Pragati Meetings in last 5 years: Modi
January 18, 2021
PM Narendra Modi speaks via video conference from New Delhi at the ground-breaking ceremony of Metro projects in Gujarat - -
PM Narendra Modi speaks via video conference from New Delhi at the ground-breaking ceremony of Metro projects in Gujarat - -×
It is crucial for development to put these projects on fast-track, says PM
A total of ₹13 lakh crore worth of stalled projects were assessed for resolutions during the Pragati Meetings held over the past five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.