Fisherfolk

Report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board regarding illegal mining in Palguni and Nethravathi rivers, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, 09/03/2023

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 …

Gahiramatha fishermen's livelihood can coexist with turtle conservation

Bhubaneswar: Greenpeace India and United Artists' Association on Monday released the report of a study jointly conducted by them on the measures needed to improve the economic conditions of traditional fishing communities around the Gahiramatha sanctuary. In the backdrop of the global concern for the well being of turtles breeding …

Radio signals confuse fishermen at sea

KOLKATA, 18 JULY: The state government has requested All India Radio (AIR) to undertake a survey to examine the transmission capacity of Kolkata-A-Channel, after reports that fishermen in the Bay of Bengal on the Indian side are receiving signals from a Bangladesh radio instead of the AIR. Such a survey …

Fisheries Federation to launch three schemes for fishermen

Fisheries Federation will launch three new schemes soon for fishermen and their families. Besides, more efforts will be undertaken to increase fish production by the Federation. This information was given by Fisheries Minister Shri Ajay Vishnoi at the 68th review meeting of working committee of the State Fisheries Federation. Principal …

New antibiotic fished out of sea

Scientists Believe The Compound They Stumbled Upon Off The Rameswaram Coast Will Help Treat TB, HIV Chennai: For years, scientists at the Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) here have been digging in deserts and under the sea hoping to unearth chemical compounds that had the potential to be developed into drugs …

Fisherfolk on encroached Begnas cleaning mission

Fisherfolk of Lekhnath Municipality have rolled up their sleeves to clean Begnas Taal, a lake in Kaski district teeming with invasive aquatic plants. The association of fish entrepreneurs has secured assistance from SEED Foundation, Kaski District Administration Office, Lekhnath Municipality, Nepal Tourism Board and Begnas Youth Club to remove water …

No safety study undertaken on nuclear project: Justice Shah

Lamenting the lack of public debate in India, the former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, A.P. Shah, said during the public hearing on the safety, viability and cost efficiency of nuclear energy here on Saturday that the Jaitapur nuclear power project would be a catastrophe if all the safety …

Eight months on, no relief for oil-spill-affected fishermen

The fishermen, who have been fighting for the last eight months for the compensation against the damage they suffered due to the oil spill after the to the collision of two ships MSC Chitra and MV Khalija off the Mumbai shore in August 2010, felt terribly let down by the …

Fisherfolk express concern about destruction of mangroves in lagoon

Fisherfolk in Kalpitiya area expressed concern about the destruction of mangroves in the lagoon reservation which is going on unchecked. They accused the Wildlife Conservation Department and police of not taking steps to prevent this mass environmental damage. Mangroves to a distance of more than 1000 meters from Kandakudawa to …

Jaitapur rage is more about Sena vs Rane than nuclear fears

The protests over a nuclear power plant in Jaitapur, which claimed one life yesterday and erupted in street clashes and stone-throwing today, appears to be driven by a local political impulse

Vasai villagers take cattle along on march

People from 35 coastal villages in Vasai, Thane district, began their long march to the Vidhan Bhavan on Sunday to press their long-standing demand for exclusion from the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation. Thousands of villagers, including farmers and fisherfolk, participated in the march on foot, which is set to last over …

Coastal road could sink fishing villages

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation's (MSRDC) plan for a coastal road on the seaward side of the Bandra-Versova stretch could lead to the decimation of five prominent fishing villages that supply seafood to the city and help fisher folk make a livelihood. The MSRDC is considering a coastal …

Over 1.5 lakh fishermen being covered under insurance scheme in state

With a view to giving social security to fishermen engaged in fish farming, accidental insurance is being done for them and their families. A total 1 lakh 98 thousand 122 fishermen and family members have been covered under group insurance scheme. This figure is just doubled as compared to the …

Water samples taken for testing

From around submerged cargo vessel in Kanyakumari Nagercoil:

Keep country's coastline free of nuclear plants, says NFF

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) has reiterated its demand to keep the country's coastline free of any nuclear installation, particularly in view of the disaster that has struck Japan following the tsunami. It demanded a White Paper from the Ministry of Environment and Forest on all nuclear installations in …

Like farmers, fishermen also being provided loans at 3% interest rate: Vishnoi

Fisheries Minister Ajay Vishnoi has said that like farmers, fishermen are also being provided loans at three per cent interest rate. The assistance given to fishermen will now be deposited in their bank accounts so that they can purchase fishing nets and boats of their own choice. Fisheries Minister Vishnoi …

Jaitapur project: State ropes in clerics to bring fishermen around

LEAVING no stone unturned to push the nuclear power project at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district, the state government has decided to rope in Muslim clerics to convince the predominantly Muslim fishing community in the region that is opposing the project. The fishing community in Nate and Sakhri Nate villages is …

Two die in Srikakulam protest

Visakhapatnam: Two persons were killed and five injured when police opened fire to control villagers protesting against setting up of a thermal power plant in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district on Monday. "Two persons were killed and five sustained injuries in the incident at Vadditandra village," said Srikakulam SP KVV Gopal …

Coastal Fisher Folks of Bangladesh, the Victims of Climate Change and the Legal Response to Loss and Damage

This is the Presentation delivered by Hafijul Islam Khan, Bangladesh Environmental Law Association, at International Conference on 'Compliance and Liability in Climate Change Negotiations' organized by CSE on 1 March 2011 at New Delhi. The presentation deals with the issue on compensation of climate vulnerable poor people. It presents the …

Economic and social issues of biodiversity loss in Cochin backwaters

This study is a humble attempt to project the evolving environmental crisis faced by the people of the most advanced urban city, Cochin, of the state of Kerala. Cochin backwaters provide the natural energy to the city's economic and social life and its degradation therefore is a matter of concern …

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