Unsung heroes of Varanasi

In spite of over 3.2 million domestic and foreign tourists visiting Varanasi annually, the local boatmen lead a life of deprivation, …

Divine

Further endangered

Rulers of the waves

Fishing quotas to be curtailed

Sinking "straddling" fish stocks find chances of survival as an international treaty is approved to check overfishing

A reprieve for tradition

UNITED NATIONS

INDIA

FOLLOW UP

Unique programme in Bangladesh shows the way to wetland management

The project to conserve the biodiversity of the Tanguar Haor in northeastern Bangladesh has brought rewards

Fishing fracas

FOLLOW UP

How to make three boats in a day

Tamil catamarans go plastic

A new kind of fishing raft is replacing the traditional ones along the Madras coast

Line of conflict

Fisherfolk of Salaya are up in arms against Essar's port project; say the conglomerate has bent all rules to usurp their fishing ground

THAILAND

Trouble in the deep

Illegal fishing activity near the shoreline is taking a major toll

INDONESIA

Fishing in Troubled Waters

Illegal fishing threatens populations of the Patagonian toothfish in the Southern Ocean, challenging Australia's commitment to marine conservation

Turning turtle

Olive Ridley sea turtles have been coming to the Gahirmatha coast in Orissa for thousands of years for mass nesting. But for two consecutive …

Home coming

After initial doubts over whether the turtles would retain Orissa as the site of their annual nesting exercise, the reptiles return for the …

Fishing embargo

Kerala protests SC's ban

Trouble's back door entry

Olive Ridley preservation hits fishermen in Orissa

Stepsons of the Ganga

A fascinating account of the men who ply the emblematic boats of Banaras and embody its very essence