KOLKATA, 18 JULY: The state government has requested All India Radio (AIR) to undertake a survey to examine the transmission capacity of Kolkata-A-Channel, after reports that fishermen in the Bay of Bengal on the Indian side are receiving signals from a Bangladesh radio instead of the AIR.

Such a survey is required because it was pointed out by fishermen that they are not getting weather warnin

Fisheries Federation will launch three new schemes soon for fishermen and their families. Besides, more efforts will be undertaken to increase fish production by the Federation. This information was given by Fisheries Minister Shri Ajay Vishnoi at the 68th review meeting of working committee of the State Fisheries Federation. Principal Secretary Fisheries Smt.

Scientists Believe The Compound They Stumbled Upon Off The Rameswaram Coast Will Help Treat TB, HIV

Chennai: For years, scientists at the Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) here have been digging in deserts and under the sea hoping to unearth chemical compounds that had the potential to be developed into drugs to fight tuberculosis.

Fisherfolk of Lekhnath Municipality have rolled up their sleeves to clean Begnas Taal, a lake in Kaski district teeming with invasive aquatic plants.

Lamenting the lack of public debate in India, the former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, A.P.

The fishermen, who have been fighting for the last eight months for the compensation against the damage they suffered due to the oil spill after the to the collision of two ships MSC Chitra and MV Khalija off the Mumbai shore in August 2010, felt terribly let down by the state government as they have received no compensation for their loss.

The expert committee, appointed after the oil spill, r

Fisherfolk in Kalpitiya area expressed concern about the destruction of mangroves in the lagoon reservation which is going on unchecked.

They accused the Wildlife Conservation Department and police of not taking steps to prevent this mass environmental damage.

Mangroves to a distance of more than 1000 meters from Kandakudawa to Shakkupitiya villages by the side of Kalpitiya -Palaviya road h

The protests over a nuclear power plant in Jaitapur, which claimed one life yesterday and erupted in street clashes and stone-throwing today, appears to be driven by a local political impulse

People from 35 coastal villages in Vasai, Thane district, began their long march to the Vidhan Bhavan on Sunday to press their long-standing demand for exclusion from the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation.

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation's (MSRDC) plan for a coastal road on the seaward side of the Bandra-Versova stretch could lead to the decimation of five prominent fishing villages that supply seafood to the city and help fisher folk make a livelihood.

The MSRDC is considering a coastal road, including a small sea-link , over the stretch to decongest traffic and reduce