Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
C. Jaisankar RAMANATHAPURAM: Scientists have recorded the presence of several fish species, including the commercially important varieties, in the algal bloom-affected parts of the Gulf of Mannar, setting at rest fears that the problem might have caused the mass mortality of fish and highly endangered species. Fish species have also …
This report summarizes the results of a global study on the development and present status of shrimp fisheries, with a focus on direct and indirect social, economic and environmental impacts. The study reviews the current situation, problems and issues, as well as the solutions found and the trade-offs made. Important …
Regrowing affected population made easy Researchers of the National Institute of Oceanography (nio) in Goa have artificially repopulated corals in the Lakshadweep islands. Three years ago, the scientists started experimenting to develop a cost effective method to re-grow corals. About 60 per cent of them had died in 1998 in …
Scientists have traced the origin of fingers and toes to fish-like creatures that roamed the seas 380 million years ago, according to a new study. The findings, published on Sunday in the British-based science journal Nature, upend the prevailing theory on the evolution of digits. It had long been assumed …
BY KRISTEN GELINEAU SYDNEY Marine scientists have discovered hundreds of new animal species on reefs in Australian waters, including brilliant soft corals and tiny crustaceans, according to findings released on Thursday. The creatures were found during expeditions run by the Australian chapter of CReefs, a global census of coral reefs …
Syed Akbar IN A major ecological exercise a team of scientists at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, has successfully produced seahorses in captivity. The success of NIO
Viruses are the most abundant biological organisms of the world's oceans. Viral infections are a substantial source of mortality in a range of organisms
Founded in the year 1930, the National Academy of Sciences, India is the oldest Science Academy of the country. The main objective of the Academy was to provide a national forum for the publication of research work carried out by Indian scientists and to provide opportunities for exchange of views …
The main mandate of National Institute of Oceanography is to develop knowledge on physical, chemical, biological, geological, geophysical, engineering and pollution aspects of the waters around India.
Tests have shown that the phenomenon of mass fish deaths that were experienced in many areas of the Maldives during the end of last year was caused by a type of bacteria, the Marine Research Centre (MRC) has said. According to a statement issued by the MRC, the Centre had …
Tests have shown that the phenomenon of mass fish deaths that were experienced in many areas of the Maldives during the end of last year was caused by a type of bacteria, the Marine Research Centre (MRC) has said. According to a statement issued by the MRC, the Centre had …
What are the causes for the drop in fish catch off Goa coast this season? Is it because of rough weather or over fishing or both or some other factors? Well, no one knows precisely what has caused the fish catch going down quite drastically. "A scientific study needs to …
What may become a sustainable solution to the world fishery crisis is being experimented by scientists in the US. Completely cultured indoor marine fish may become the answer to the estimates of the wipe out of edible marine fish from the seas by 2048. Scientists at the Biotechnology Institute of …
Research project undertaken by the students of Saraswati School about variety of species in Thane creek has revealed that 19 varieties of fish have disappeared from Thane creek. The project informs that previously there were 19 fish varieties seen in Thane creek. Rawas, Pakat, Hekru, Karkara, Makul, Jitad, prawns (Kolambi), …
Contrary to expectations, a microscopic plant that lives in oceans around the world may thrive in the changing ocean conditions of the coming decades, a team of scientists reported on Thursday. The main threat to many marine organisms is not global warming but ocean acidification, as carbon dioxide from the …
Mythology speaks about devas (Gods) and asuras (devils) churning the sea for amrit that will give them immortality. Today, scientists at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) are churning the oceans for drugs capable of fighting many terminal diseases, including HIV and cancer. "The sea is a treasure …
Climate change is dulling the hearing of fish and making it more difficult for them to find a home, Australian researchers say. More carbon in the atmosphere means less calcium in the water and consequently poorer hearing in fish, who use hearing as much as sight to locate a habitat. …
