Report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board to the National Green Tribunal dated March 9, 2023. Report of the Joint Committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Original Application No. 592/2022 with respect to the petition filed by All Traditional River Fishermen Association, Karnataka. The …
P.V. Srividya The district has been witnessing sporadic protests from fishermen The public hearings have also seen opposition from agriculturists, dalits and environmentalists THARANGAMBADI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) organised a rally here against the proposed thermal power projects along the coastal areas in the district. The rally condemned …
It appears to reflect only the interests of industry, say representatives PUDUCHERRY: Fishermen in the Union Territory are demanding an Act that would protect their interests, in the light of the recently-released pre-draft Coastal Regulatory Zone Notification, 2010. Following meetings held earlier this month to discuss the pre-draft, fishermen from …
The jaraquis (Semaprochilodus spp.) are the most abundant group in the fishing landing in Manaus. However, just command and control management strategies have been used by the fishery governmental agency in the region without the power to enforce centralized decisions. The fishermen and their culture represent a source of information …
Shores in undivided Dakshina Kannada are tainted by botches of oil deposit, which have left many unanswered questions in the minds of people. The oil deposites are being seen since several years during peak summer but this year the volume of deposition is alarming. Fishing community, which is worried over …
BHUBANESWAR: The state Government has decided to spend Rs 25.6 crore for creating alternative livelihood options for fishermen under the integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) project. The coastal communities of Orissa, especially the fishing communities in the Gopalpur to Chilika and Paradip to Dhamra sectors depend on fishery resources for …
PANAJI: Pinpointing inadequacies in the pre-draft notification on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) 2010 mooted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests recently, Goan traditional fishermen and other coastal people's groups have decided to discuss the issue at a National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) meeting scheduled to be held in Chennai …
NEW DELHI: The environmental clearance for the Rs.15,000-crore Vedanta University project has been put on hold by the Central government to re-examine allegations of illegal activities by the promoters. On April 16, the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests had issued an environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance to …
Debabrata mohanty Bhubaneswar: The controversial Vedanta University project, proposed to built on Puri-Konark marine drive, has been pushed into limbo after the environment and forests ministry on Tuesday decided to keep the conditional environmental and coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance in abeyance over allegations of irregularities, illegal and unlawful deeds …
AMIDST WIDESPREAD DISBELIEF, HARIPUR, THE SITE FOR THE INDO-RUSSIAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, IS RIPE FOR ANOTHER CIVIL WAR, SAYS PARTHA DASGUPTA RAMPRASAD BAR, a bespectacled man in his mid-50s, was stitching a blue fishnet under a palm-tree when he saw this correspondent and his camera-wielding colleague. One could immediately see …
As part of the protest, women brought stoves and pots and cooked food on the road near the taluk office Voicing demand:Residents of fishing hamlets in and around Thiruvanmiyur protest in front of the Mylapore-Triplicane taluk office on Greenways Road on Thursday.
The 2004 tsunami besides killing and rendering millions homeless also wrecked the livelihood of countless fishermen. In fact, about 140 owners, who had lost their mechanised boats to the tsunami, have appealed to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to help them get their legitimate compensation money that has been lying idle …
A host of organisations from Tamil Nadu's coastal districts, representing the fishing communities, and advocacy groups submitted a memorandum for the rights of fishermen to over 50 MLAs and leaders from 10 major political parties. The memorandum contained reservations over parts of the Coastal Regulation Zone Amendments, 2010. The fishermen's …
The National Marine Fisheries Census-2010 has commenced on Friday at all marine states of the country. According to a press release by Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), the census will continue up to May 15. The fisheries census will collect different information related to marine fisher folk of the …
Ganjam district Traditional Fishworkers' Union submits memorandum Fish population has been affected, say the union leaders Government urged to take a policy decision BERHAMPUR: The traditional marine fishermen living on the coast of Ganjam district in Orissa on Friday demanded compensation for their loss of livelihood due to the fuel …
Visakhapatnam, April 14: A census survey of fisherfolk living in all coastal states of India is slated to begin from April 16. The director of National Marine and Fisheries Re-search Centre, Mr G. Saida Rao, said that the centre would be helping the Union government in gathering the figures, here …
KOCHI: The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), here, will begin the month-long National Marine Fisheries Census 2010 from April 16 in all maritime states of the country. The exercise includes collecting information about marine fishermen, their crafts and gears, socioeconomic profile, demographic features and behavioural parameters, said a statement. …
G Saravanan | ENS WITH the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) embarking on a mammoth data collection exercise - National Marine Fisheries Census 2010 - from Friday across all the coastal states, the country would be getting a detailed report on marine fisherfolk population and their economic status in …
In response to a widespread decline in fisheries, scientists and policy makers have constructed models outlining the biological and social drivers that cause changes in fishing intensity and methods identified with overfishing. The models also address the consequences of overfishing, namely changes in biomass, trophic structure and ecosystem resilience, as …
A.V. Ragunathan CUDDALORE: A three-member United Nations team led by Oliver de Schutter, Special Rapporteur for Right to Food, on Wednesday visited some villages to assess the impact of SIPCOT industries on the livelihood of farmers and fishermen. Mr. Schutter told reporters that the industrial estates/zones had disrupted the livelihood …
