This new report by Greenpeace warns that depleting fish stocks and historical neglect of marine conservation are causing three major problems for India: massive job losses, damaged ecosystems and a weaker national GDP. It states that 90 per cent of India's fish stocks are at or above maximum sustainable levels of exploitation.

Greenpeace released a report “Dirty Talking – A case for telecom to shift from diesel to renewable” today exposing how the subsidy on diesel has been aggressively exploited by the telecom sector, resulting in an annual loss of around Rs 2600 crore to the state exchequer.

This paper discusses the decline in fish catch and the potential threat that this poses for the 4.5 lakh strong fisher population of Orissa . It also outlines the solution -- sustainable fisheries management -- which will safeguard the livelihoods of the traditional fishing population, while by default, reducing turtle mortalities significantly.