US govt halts funding for relocation projects in protected areas

The move comes in response to alleged human rights violations by WWF; likely to deal a blow to relocation project in Karnataka’s Nagarhole …

Lateral Thoughts: Who moved my samosa?

Indians need to eat better food, rich in fruits and vegetables and high in proteins 

Ban lifted on fishing in Sutlej

Discharge of effluents into the river had caused large-scale fish deaths, leading to the curbs

PacifiCorp Energy flays study on salmon migration

State of the Global Climate report: 58% of ocean suffered at least one marine heatwave event in 2022

Around 25% of ocean surface also affected by marine cold spells

COVID-19: Fishermen from Andhra stuck in Odisha as state declares ‘fishing holiday’

Fishermen begin to weave nets, another source of income for them

UGANDA

Gujarat High Court stays construction work at Mundra SEZ

12 companies had gone ahead with construction of individual units despite court questioning commencement of work without environment clearance

Science and Technology - Briefs

Florida moves closer to ending 20-year-old ban on bear hunt as attacks rise

Final decision would be taken by wildlife authorities in April and June

PERU

News 360° - Briefs

Net gain

Villagers around Tawa reservoir in Madhya Pradesh are finally allowed to retain fishing rights

Nightmare in Europe

The Danube river system will take several years to rid itself of the cyanide

Forced destruction

Unless affordable technology is provided to the fisherfolk, the survival of Lake Victoria in Kenya will remain under threat

Growing fences

Burgeoning population and agricultural encroachment in the last half century have erected artificial walls within the Gond tribes. These ethnic …

How to increase earning from fisheries

Team from from Tripara's College of Fisheries show the way

Relief and rehabilitation is next big challenge

Cyclone Phailin leaves behind a trail of destruction; people complain they have received no relief supply

Foreign investors perpetuating poverty in Africa, says report

The Annual Progress Report of Africa says the continent is losing 6% of GDP a year, mostly due tto illegal logging and unregulated fishing

Whale of a Problem

Whale meat contains mercury and PCBs, says a new study

Tropical storm Hudhud: Odisha puts 16 districts on high alert

Residents of seaside villages start moving to safer areas; stock up rations

New fishing technique improves health safety of African fish processors

Improved design took five years and has been a hit with female workers, particularly in Côte d'Ivoire

Letters

World lost 68% vertebrates in 1970-2016: WWF

Freshwater wildlife down 84%; Latin America, the Caribbean particularly hit

Rivers, up close and personal

Over centuries people have learnt to live with rivers. They are part of our lives but over the past 150 years this association has weakened. A …