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 …
Among cash crops, fish farming seems to hae become handy for the farmers of the hill State in recent years. The fact remains that the fish seed production, which was only around 20 lakh seeds in the year 2000, today, it has gone over more four crore seeds resulting in …
NEW DELHI: The much-amended coastal regulation zone notification could soon be replaced by an Act of Parliament, preventing frequent instances of one-off exceptions to the rules. At a meeting with leaders from the fishing community on Wednesday, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh
NAGAPATTINAM: The proposed Coastal Regulation Zone 2010 notification would empower fisherfolk habitations within 100 m from the coast subject to the hazard line. The mapping of the hazard line along 7,500 km coast line at a cost of Rs.120 crore was under way, and slated for completion within two years, …
VEDARANYAM (Tamil Nadu): The Fisherfolks Rights Bill, guaranteeing traditional marine rights, is on the anvil, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday. Conceived on the lines of the Forest Rights Act that guarantees traditional user rights and land rights to tribals, Adivasis and forest dwellers, this …
Following the assessment report submitted by the expert panels, Maharashtra fisheries department has decided to claim the compensation of Rs8 crore towards the loss suffered by the fishermen due to the oil spill in the Arabian sea in the first week of August. The compensation will be sought from the …
rising sea:High tide induced erosion off Nambiayar Nagar fishing habitation in Nagapattinam. NAGAPATTINAM: High tide induced erosion caused concern among fisher folk in certain parts of Nambiayar Nagar hamlet in Nagapattinam . Surprise On Wednesday morning, residents woke up to find large chunks of sand being washed away from shoreline …
NAGAPATTINAM: The National Fisher folks' Forum has expressed strong opposition to a few measures and issued a charter of demands. NFF, a constituent of the Federation of State Level Trade Unions in India has passed resolutions in its general body meeting held recently. The forum has called for resistance against …
Fearing that their only source of livelihood is under threat, the tribal fisherfolks of Nauxi have come together to oppose any development by M/s Kargwal Constructions Pvt Ltd, which has signed 30 years lease deed with MPT for construction and operation of marina on the waterfront of Nauxi. At a …
PUDUKOTTAI: Unhygienic handling of fishes not only decays the catch but also causes a setback in the income of the fishermen. For customers, the spoilt fish is bound to cause health hazard. To tide over these problems, a day-long training on
CHENNAI: National Coastal Women Movement on Thursday opposed the draft Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2010. In a protest where 250 fisherwomen gathered in front of Chennai Collectorate, they demanded that the state government should recommend to the Central government to stop this draft CRZ notification 2010. Samundeshwari, the National Convener …
The Kerala Swathantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF) has written to Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh stating that the fishing community in the State totally rejected the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2010. The letter was sent to the Union Minister on November 5. T. Peter, KSMTF State president, …
The law isn’t such an ass after all. It knows which side the bread is buttered and sucks up to the rich and powerful. Public policy, too, despite its pretensions to being compassionate, is generous with the rich, stingy with the poor. The first of these observations is proved by …
The most delectable hilsa, swore connoisseurs, were to be found in the rivers of Bangladesh. But silting and have changed that. They are moving towards the Ganga now. Read this special report by Down To Earth on hilsa's shifting homebase. Ten years ago Bangladesh’s rivers were deeper and hilsa plentiful. …
Aminul Islam looked to the sky and in an instant brought his eyes to rest on a small mound of hilsa. He picked up a silver-scaled fish, patted its underbelly that had a streak of pink running across it, and let out a cry drowning the scraping of crates, the …
At Chandpur, about 150 km south of Dhaka, Anisur Rahman has a scientific explanation for the predicament of fisher people like Samaad. Currently senior scientific officer at Bangladesh’s Fish Research Institute, Rahman explained, “In scientific parlance, the hilsa is an anadromous fish. It lives most of its lives in the …
PUBLIC hearing for two projects promoted by the Adani group in Gujarat’s Kachchh district were held amid loud protests. Villagers and fishers were angry about the scheduling of the hearings for the Mundra Port and its special economic zone and a power plant on two consecutive days—October 5 and 6. …
KOLKATA: Over 500 people engaged in small-scale fishing and related activities held a demonstration here on Friday in protest against the Draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2010. They alleged that the new draft neither safeguards the interests of the traditional coastal fishermen community nor includes any clause of involving …
PANJIM: Those who love to have fish on a daily basis may have to do without it on October 29, 2010. Reason: The country will be witness to an all-India strike in the entire coastal belt on the day to demand for brining changes to the draft CRZ notification 2010 …
