Fish production in Chilika to cross 12,000 tonnes
March 31st, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 31 (IANS) Fish production in the world famous Chilika Lake in Orissa is expected to cross 12,000 tonnes this fiscal, a senior official said Thursday.Chief executive officer of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Gujarat coral reefs a virtual gold mine
March 27th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 27 (IANS) Every square kilometre of Gujarat's coral reefs in the Gulf of Kutch is helping the state generate or notionally gain Rs.7.95 million ($177,158) annually in various ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Consultations on economics of ecosystems, biodiversity in India begins tomorrow
February 9th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 9 (ANI): The two day's stakeholder consultations to develop the framework for strengthening biodiversity conservation programs and initiating action for assessing the economic value of India's natural capital begins ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Global biodiversity loss put at $5 trillion a year
May 29th, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Bonn (Germany), May 29 (DPA) An economic value needs to be placed on biodiversity loss with the aim of creating appropriate markets and improving efficiency, experts Thursday told a UN biodiversity conference ... Read more...
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