The Environment Ministry is considering the idea of developing bioshields comprising mangrove and non-mangrove species in coastal areas adjoining critical infrastructure projects such as power plants and oil storage depots.
The idea of promoting mangroves and other biological shields to provide a
KOCHI: The Coast Guard on Wednesday night apprehended 24 Myanmarese poachers off the Andaman and Nicobar islands, taking the total number of poachers arrested during the last 20 days to 88.
It also seized seven boats used by the marauders, including two on Wednesday.
Food habits, tobacco consumption and alcohol dependence is taking a toll on the tribal population across the country that is falling prey to hypertension, considered to be lifestyle disease of the urban elites.
A population-based study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research over the last few months found that hypertension is prevalent amongs
Chennai: Protecting indigenous tribes, preserving the fragile ecology, providing basic amenities such as drinking water and preventing illegal migration and encroachments are some of the main challenges confronting Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Chennai/New Delhi: A string of earthquakes jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over a 12-hour period on Sunday.
The tremors were also felt in southern and eastern India. There was some panic but no casualties or property damage anywhere, officials said. By Sunday evening, life returned to normal in the islands.
BHUBANESWAR: At about 12.53 am on Sunday, denizens of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack woke up with a start. A mild tremor had shaken them out of their slumber, sending a chill down the spines. For it was the third tremor people have felt in the last one month.
Chennai/New Delhi: A string of earthquakes jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over a 12-hour period on Sunday. The tremors were also felt in southern and eastern India.
There was some panic but no casualty or property damage anywhere, officials said. By evening, life returned to normal in the islands.
DURAI slept soundly through tremors that were felt in the city early Sunday morning that were set off by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake off the Nicobar coast. A fisherman residing in Srinivasapuram, which is close to the sea, he dismissed fears of a tsunami such as the one in 2004. "I felt the ground shake, but it stopped almost as soon as it started.
Chennai/New Delhi: The coastal districts in Tamil Nadu were on high alert on Sunday afternoon following an earthquake off Sumatra although the Union government as well as the scientists ruled out a tsunami threat to the Indian mainland or the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
New Delhi: Two low-intensity earthquakes measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit Himachal-Punjab border and the Nicobar islands on Sunday but no damage to property or life was reported.
