Snails clear seaweed to keep coral reefs beautiful
June 4th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 4 (IANS) Tiny snails keep coral reefs and seashores stunningly beautiful by getting rid of the ugly seaweed that might otherwise crowd them, a study says.
"What may ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Warming oceans killing seaweed
October 28th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 28 (IANS) Warming oceanic climate is gradually killing seaweed communities on which marine species may survive, according to latest research.Given future warming, up to one quarter of species ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Two Maharashtra brothers to contend in US Tech Challenge
April 20th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Ahnand and Karuna Vethanayagam, two young Indian brothers from Maharashtra, are coming to the US to contend in the Bay Area's largest team-design science competition, the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Coastal norms must address Konkan’s needs: Chavan
December 26th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) The revised Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) guidelines, which will be announced by the union environment ministry in two weeks, must address the concerns of the Konkan region, Maharashtra ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Coastal zone norms may harm tourism
October 15th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 15 (IANS) The centre's coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) draft notification could affect the tourism prospect of Maharashtra and Karnataka, tourism officials here said Friday.Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) Managing Director ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Coral reefs are hotspot for evolution, say scientists
January 8th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 8 (ANI): A new study has determined that coral reefs give rise to many more new species than other tropical marine habitats, thus making them the hotspot for evolution.According ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Marine reserves can be effective tool for managing fisheries
November 10th, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 10 (ANI): Biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz have said that studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
IFC to help Maldives with waste-management
August 31st, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IBNS
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS) International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will work with the government of Maldives to modernize the country’s solid-waste-management system to improve public health, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Marine habitat loss causing sharp decline in shellfish populations
May 22nd, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 22 (ANI): A new study has suggested that marine habitat loss is causing a decline in shellfish populations, which is having an adverse knock-on effect on sensitive ecosystems.According to a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists discover new reefs teeming with marine life in Brazil
July 9th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Scientists have discovered new reef structures in Brazil, that are far more abundant in marine life than the Abrolhos Bank, which was earlier believed to be the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Shallow water corals evolved in the deep sea
June 18th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): A new study has shown that the second most diverse group pf hard corals first evolved in the deep sea, and not in shallow waters.Stylasterids, or lace ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Cabinet approves MoU on conservation and management of Dugongs
April 11th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 11 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to India joining the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the conservation and management of Dugongs and their habitats throughout ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Ice age DNA of Cods might hold key for their future survival
November 14th, 2007 - 3:18 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): A new DNA-based research by biologists would help to determine the vulnerability of cods to future global warming by finding out their location during the Ice Age.
The ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |