Fish production in NE to be doubled by 2020
SHILLONG, Sept 11 – The Centre is planning to double the fish production in North-eastern region and aims at increasing its per capita availability to 15 kg by 2020. “We have a daunting task of achieving
Fisheries
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Study comes across formalin in fish
Formalin, a harmful chemical, has been found in fish being sold in the market, a study of the Central Food Laboratory said. According to the study, about 0.2mg per kg of formalin was noticed in the fish
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LAO plays truant at land acquisition hearing
MARGAO: The Land Acquisition Officer, Margao played truant as farmers and local citizens from Velim turned up for hearing on the land acquisition for the Cutbona fisheries project on Wednesday. When the farmers made their presence felt at the office of the LA officer in the district Collectorate, they found to their shock the Land Acquisition Officer, Shagun Velip absent. As a result, officials attached to the Land Acquisition office adjourned the matter by fixing the hearing on September 13.
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Rs 40 crore RKVY fund for Arunachal
ITANAGAR: The Centre has granted an amount of Rs 40 crore under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY) to boost production in agriculture and allied sectors of the State. Secretary Agriculture Hage
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Tiny Pacific island nations create world's largest marine parks
Two of the world's smallest countries are to place nearly 2.5 million square kilometres of south Pacific Ocean in newly created marine protected areas. The Cook Islands, nation of 20,000 people on 15
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Steel pollution case highlights Italy's slow decline
The sprawling ILVA steelworks has loomed over the skyline of Taranto and dominated the city's economy for 50 years, but toxic pollution has transformed the site from a symbol of postwar prosperity to an
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Underwater robots to 'repair' Scotland's coral reefs
Underwater robots tasked with saving coral reefs are being developed at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. Dubbed "coralbots", they are being designed to work in groups, in a similar manner to bees
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After R&B, CAG puts fisheries in dock: Rs 50 lakh misappropriated, minister orders inquiry
SRINAGAR, Aug. 27: After its revelations about functioning in R&B department created ripples, the CAG report has now exposed misdoings in fisheries department where it is reported that bungling involving
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Uproar over housing project in Negombo lagoon mangroves
Environmentalists are up in arms against a proposed housing project, in the 36-acre mangroves associated with the Negombo lagoon. They claim that it would cause an outright environmental disaster. Director
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Record cesium level detected in fish around Fukushima nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it detected a record-high 25,800 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium in fish sampled within 20 km of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The figure is
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Pollution kills scores of fish in Moradabad's Ramganga river
LUCKNOW: Scores of dead fish were found floating on the banks of the Ramganga river in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad District. Locals blame industries dumping chemical waste into the river behind river pollution.