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Biometric cards to be issued to fishermen in the area

The government will not declare a ban on fishing in the area around the LNG terminal at Puthuvypeen as part of security measures, Minister for Fisheries K. Babu has said. Replying to a calling attention motion moved by S.Sharma in the Assembly on Tuesday, he said the Indian Navy had not sought a ban on fishing in the area around the terminal. “They have only asked the State government to take steps for proper surveillance,” he said.

The Chilika Development Authority (CDA) is all set to ready a climate change model which will help adopt strategies for changes in hydrology of the brackish water lagoon and its spiralling impact o

Taking serious note of the growing degradation of the Elenga Beel – a major water-body of the area – caused by Nagaon Paper Mill of Hindustan Paper Corporation (HPC) at Jagiroad, and of the fact th

Many rivers, considered the lifeline of Jagatsinghpur, have either dried up or are polluted with industrial waste and sewerage.

Chitla - the state fish of Uttar Pradesh is now critically endangered. The fact comes from National Bureau of Fish Genetics Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow.

The Kerala High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the State Government to file an affidavit in response to a writ petition seeking steps to prevent any possible c

Barely 30 years ago, playful Bottlenose Dolphins were among the plethora of sea creatures that used to happily cavort and thrive in the waters off the Vizag coast.

Ministry of Agricultural Development (MOAD), Agri-Business Promotion and Statistics Division (ABPSD), Agri Statistics Section as part of its regular function, has been publishing "Statistical Information on Nepalese Agriculture" on yearly basis with the aim of providing better and useful agricultural information of the country.

The land feature and climate has made North East Hill region of India rich in water bodies where fishery plays the important role on the life pattern, culture, food habit and economy of the region. Some plants species stated are detrimental to fishery as they are sources of poison.

Europe is set to quash a precedent-setting initiative designed to tackle a disturbing side effect of common drugs — their impact on aquatic life. Nature has learned that landmark regulations intended to clean Europe’s waterways of pharmaceuticals are likely to be dead on arrival when they reach a key vote in the European Parliament.

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