Coastal zone management project initiated
July 7th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dandi (Gujarat), July 7 (IANS) A Rs.1,200-crore project for integrated coastal zone management has been initiated for the first time in the country, with Gujarat, West Bengal and Orissa getting the lion's ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
India to prepare new rules to save its coastline
July 5th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India is set to prepare new rules to save its 7,517 km coastline after deciding to let a controversial notification under attack from the fishing ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Beached whale rescue bid ends with 44 animals dead
May 31st, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, May 31 (DPA) A desperate attempt to rescue dozens of pilot whales that washed up on a Cape Town beach in stormy seas ended with 44 out of 55 whales having ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
River delta areas can provide clue to environmental changes in 21st century
May 12th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Researchers at Texas A and M University, US, have determined that the historical information that can be gathered from sediment cores collected in and around river delta areas ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Karunanidhi asks PM to defer Coastal Zone notification
September 27th, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Sept 27 (ANI): Following apprehensions by fishermen regarding their livelihood, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Saturday asked Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to defer the Coastal Management Zone ... Read more...
Posted in National |
British seaside bungalow valued at one pound!
July 8th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) Any takers for a seaside bungalow in Norfolk costing just a British pound? One note of caution though: the sea is eating away at the earth under it. ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New coastal law notification is too restrictive: CII
June 26th, 2008 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) The draft of Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) notification issued by the central government is "too restrictive" and takes care of only the environment and ecological aspects while overlooking ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Global warming induced seawater overflows may wipe out Scotland’s whisky industry: Experts
December 17th, 2007 - 2:37 pm ICT by admin
Edinburgh, Dec.17 (ANI): The overflow of millions of gallons of seawater, caused by global warming, could wipe out some of the most famous names in the whisky industry, scientists have warned.
Coastal distilleries ... Read more...
Posted in World |
