Nikki Reed shows off her bikini body on the beach
September 4th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nikki Reed is a blonde who is married to American idol Paul MacDonald. She is also a star in the film Twilight where she goes ... Read more...
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Goa extends fishing ban so fish stays on plate
August 4th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 4 (IANS) In order to ensure that fish continues to be available in the quintessential Goan thali (plate), it has now been decided to extend the ban on ... Read more...
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Beaches hit by tar balls, Goa tracking rogue vessels
May 24th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 24 (IANS) With a fresh wave of tar balls hitting Benaulim beach, the authorities say they are inching closer to the rogue vessels which have been releasing spent ... Read more...
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Fresh wave of oily tar balls layer Goa beaches
April 19th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 19 (IANS) A fresh wave of tar balls have reappeared on Goa's beaches, layering the sand with oily streaks.The problem is back, more than six months after tar ... Read more...
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Japan struggles to cool n-reactors, toll crosses 12,000 (Lead)
April 3rd, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 3 (IANS) Japan's attempt to cement a cracked concrete pit at a damaged nuclear reactor has failed as the toll in the earthquake that spawned a giant tsunami ... Read more...
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Radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear power plant leaking into sea: TEPCO
April 2nd, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 2(ANI): Radioactive water is leaking into the sea from a 20-centimetre crack in a containment pit at Japan's quake and tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, its operator Tokyo Electric Power ... Read more...
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Goa’s fish haul shrunk 27 percent in five years
March 16th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 16 (IANS) Fish may no longer figure as staple food in Goa as the state's annual fish haul has shrunk by a drastic 27 per cent over the ... Read more...
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Nanoscale whiskers could grow human tissue
March 13th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 13 (IANS) Minute nanoscale whiskers taken from sea creatures hold the key to creating human muscle tissue, say researchers.University of Manchester academics Stephen Eichhorn and Julie Gough, working ... Read more...
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Nanoscale whiskers from sea squirts could grow human muscle tissue
March 12th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 12 (ANI): University of Manchester researchers have discovered that minute whiskers of nanoscale dimensions taken from sea creatures could hold the key to creating working human muscle tissue.They have found ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New model to measure organic carbon in surface waters
March 5th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new carbon model to estimate sources and losses of organic carbon in surface waters in the United States.The result has indicated that streams act ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
73 coastal police stations to be set up for enhancing security: Govt.
February 22nd, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday informed that under the Coastal Security Scheme, a total of 73 coastal police stations are to be set up, equipped ... Read more...
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Two Iranian warships cross Suez Canal
February 22nd, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 22 (IANS) Two Iranian battleships, headed towards Syria for a training mission, have crossed the Suez Canal - controlled by Egypt - for the first time since 1979, media reports ... Read more...
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How leatherbacks make epic voyages in straight lines
January 6th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) The leatherback turtles use vision -- relying on the position of the stars and sun -- and a sense of the earth's magnetic field to steer their way ... Read more...
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Earth running out of room to expand fisheries: Study
December 3rd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): A University of British Columbia study has suggested that the Earth has run out of room to expand fisheries.In collaboration with the National Geographic Society, the study ... Read more...
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Fish That Looks Like Shrek
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Divers have come across a bizarre looking fish in the coastal waters of Japan that they have named 'Shrek' due to its ogre like features. The ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
NGO wants oil spills on Maharashtra coast probed (With Images)
August 23rd, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) The Awaaz Foundation, a prominent NGO working in the area of pollution, Monday demanded a full-fledged inquiry into the number and extent of oil spills along the Maharashtra ... Read more...
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China expresses “deep concern” over US-ROK September military drills
July 22nd, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, July 22(ANI): China has expressed "deep concern" over the joint military drills between the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) slated to be held in the Yellow Sea by early ... Read more...
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Save sea otters to fight global warming
July 12th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): Sea otters could lock nearly 10million tons of carbon from the Earth's oceans, if their population was resorted to healthy, pre-hunting levels, according to an American scientist.Chris Wilmers, ... Read more...
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Antidepressants ‘taking toll on sea life’
July 8th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 8 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that antidepressants threaten sea's ecosystem.They warned that rising levels of antidepressants in coastal waters could change sea life behaviour and potentially damage the food chain.A ... Read more...
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British prawns contain anti-depressant drugs
July 7th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 7 (IANS) Prawns and shrimps in Britain are found to contain high levels of anti-depressant drugs due to the presence of drug waste in the coastal waters around the country.
Drugs ... Read more...
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Polluted groundwater may flow to sea: Study
May 21st, 2010 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 21 (IANS) Polluted groundwater can find its way to the sea, indicating a direct link between septic systems and coastal contamination, a new study suggests.
In the first study of ... Read more...
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North and South Korea exchange fire near disputed sea border
January 27th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Jan. 27 (ANI): North and South Korean forces have engaged in a low intensity clash by exchanging fire near a disputed sea border.Land-based North Korean artillery targeted waters near the ... Read more...
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Seven Pakistani fishermen nabbed in Indian waters
January 14th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) Seven Pakistani fishermen were picked up by Border Security Force (BSF) officials after their fishing craft intruded into Indian coastal waters, police said here Wednesday.
The Pakistani fishing craft ... Read more...
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Iran confirms arrest of five British sailors for straying 500 yards into its coastal waters
December 1st, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 1 (ANI): Iran has confirmed the arrest of five British sailors, who allegedly crossed into the country's territorial waters."The Britons have been arrested by the Revolutionary Guards' naval forces. Confronting ... Read more...
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Ozone bubble method to remove polluted oil sheen from water
November 16th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): The oil sheen frequently seen on polluted water can now be removed thanks to a new ozone bubble method developed by an University of Utah engineer.Andy Hong, a ... Read more...
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Tiny bubbles can help clean up oily deposits in water
November 16th, 2009 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) Oily deposits that pollute the sea and kill marine life could be cleaned up with a new method developed by an engineer.
Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent ... Read more...
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Rise in sea levels on Australia’s eastern seaboard much slower than predicted
November 7th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, November 7 (ANI): Reports indicate that sea levels on Australia's eastern seaboard are rising at less than a third of the rate that the New South Wales Government is predicting.The Rees ... Read more...
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Uruguay announces its biggest drug seizure so far
October 16th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Montevideo, Oct 16 (EFE) Uruguayan authorities confiscated some 2,000 kg of cocaine at a small marina on the outskirts of Montevideo, the biggest drug haul in the history of the South American ... Read more...
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‘James Bond’ style 100mph Navy interceptor fastest boat ever built
September 7th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 7 (ANI): The Britishers have designed a 'James Bond' style Navy interceptor, which at 100 mph (miles per hour), is the fastest boat ever built and is set to take ... Read more...
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Watching whales far more profitable than killing them
July 7th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 7 (ANI): a report published by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has suggested that watching whales is far more profitable than eating them.According to New Scientist, the report ... Read more...
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Saudi ship caught in storm, feared sunk off Gujarat coast
June 25th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Okha (Gujarat), June 25 (IANS) A Saudi merchant ship named Al-Jawaz-e-Karam was reported missing and feared sunk about 12 nautical miles off the Okha port in the deep waters of the ... Read more...
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Dual nutrient strategy vital to improve aquatic ecosystems
May 19th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A scientist has stressed on the need for a dual nutrient strategy to improve aquatic ecosystems.Excess phosphorus and nitrogen produced by human activities on neighboring land is making ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Gujarat Marine Police to get first ‘Interceptor Security Vessel’
May 8th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bhuj (Gujarat), May 8 (IANS) The Gujarat Marine Police will be receiving its first Interceptor Security Vessel for patrolling the state's 1,600 km coastline early next week, a senior marine police official ... Read more...
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Kutch fishermen threaten to boycott Lok Sabha polls
April 20th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhuj, April 20 (IANS) More than 5,000 fishermen across the Kutch region in Gujarat Monday threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha polls if the state and central governments do not stop a ... Read more...
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About 5,000 Kutch fishermen to protest against Adani project
April 17th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhuj (Gujarat), April 17 (IANS) About 5,000 fishermen from the Kutch region will gather near the Adani group's special economic zone (SEZ) at Mundhra port Saturday to oppose the company's proposed waterfront ... Read more...
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