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Please find below web links of  ICSF DC Weekly News Alert from 21 October
2013 to 25 October 2013.

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Delhi: This too may disappear   *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/this-too-may-disappear/article5248475.ece

A water body in the care of the Delhi Development Authority that was
thriving last year is now going to seed. Why? Sixteen months ago, on June
16, 2012, to be exact, this column had done something it rarely does; it
had commended the work being done by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
in looking after a lake...

*Jharkhand: Five-day programme in Dhurwa*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Five-day-programme-in-Dhurwa/articleshow/24559031.cms

The fisheries department is organizing a five-day training programme that
started on Monday at Fisheries Training Centre in Shalimar, Dhurwa. The
programme, which will continue till October 25, has recorded around 177
small pisciculturists participating from eight districts like Sahebgunj,
Dumka, Ramgarh, Khunti, Latehar, West Singhbhum, Gadwa and Gumla in just
two days...

*West Bengal: Sunderbans gets largest sanctuary*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/developmental-issues/Sunderbans-gets-largest-sanctuary/articleshow/24567457.cms

If you are planning a weekend trip to the Sunderbans, you can now look
beyond the Sajnekhali wildlife sanctuary. With the state notifying the West
Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary last month, the UNESCO World Heritage Site
got its largest sanctuary...

*Odisha: Government to give financial help to cyclone-hit affected farmers*

http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=&day=23&id=64292&l=e&special=&ndb=1%20target=

The government of the state of Odisha announced the economic relief grant
for fishermen and aquaculture producers who were affected by the cyclone
Phailin. It is calculated that the devastating cyclone has left a total
loss of INR 3.64 billion (USD 59,4 million) to the fisheries and
aquaculture sector...

*Odisha: Odisha imposes 7-month fishing ban for turtle nesting *
http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/odisha-imposes-7-month-fishing-ban-for-turtle-nesting_885686.html

A seven-month ban on fishing was today clamped from November one by the
Odisha government within 20 km from the river mouths of Dhamara, Devi and
Rusikulya in Gamjam district for protecting nests of endangered Olive
Ridley sea turtles...

*Andhra Pradesh: CM announces aid to Srikakulam fishermen*
http://newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/CM-announces-aid-to-Srikakulam-fishermen/2013/10/21/article1846910.ece

The state government would take up various welfare measures at a cost of
`40 crore for the benefit of fishermen whose livelihood and properties were
affected due to the recent Phailin cyclone in Srikakulam district. The
government would also make efforts for speedy disbursal of compensation to
farmers of coconut, banana, cashew and other crops, which were damaged
extensively during the cyclone...

*Tamil Nadu: Boycott CHOGM: Tamil Nadu Assembly*
http://truthdive.com/2013/10/24/boycott-chogm-tamil-nadu-assembly.html

Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed a resolution asking the Central
Government to boycott the Commonwealth meet in Colombo next month. It cited
the Sri Lanka’s war crimes against Lankan Tamils and the arrest of state
fishermen for straying into Lankan waters...
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Puducherry: Fishermen killing by Pak agency: Forum seeks probe*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/Fishermen-killing-by-Pak-agency-Forum-seeks-probe/articleshow/24456889.cms

The National Fishermen Federation (NFF) has urged Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh to use his good offices with Islamabad to ensure that an inquiry is
ordered into the firing by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (MSA) on
October 11 in which an Indian fisherman was killed...

*Kerala: Savings come at a price        *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/savings-come-at-a-price/article5251014.ece

A MATSYAFED pilot project helps a section of Kerala fishermen break free
from the kerosene mafia and earn more. But there is a flipside. At
Puthiyappa harbour on Id day, K. Padmahasan is tinkering with his boat’s
engine. Dead fish float about in the water...

*Karnataka: Purse-seine boat owners protest bullish trawlers*
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/purseseine-boat-owners-protest-bullish-trawlers/article5263595.ece

Purse-seine fishermen at Malpe fisheries harbour are striking work in
protest against deep sea trawlers allegedly eating into their catch. The
fishermen, who have suspended fishing for the past six days, claim they
find little or no fish to catch and blame the deep sea trawlers for their
plight. Fishermen using deep sea trawlers deny the charge...

*Goa: Fishing boat owners urge SGPDA to modify sopo tender*
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-24/goa/43361845_1_boat-owners-sgpda-cutbona

The fishing boat owners' associations from Cutbona and Vasco demanded that
the South Goa planning and development authority (SGPDA) modify its
proposed wholesale fish market sopo tender which they feel is a move to
deter their participation in the tender process...

*Maharashtra:  BMC security in soup for letting fisherwomen in with their
catch*
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/civic/BMC-security-in-soup-for-letting-fisherwomen-in-with-their-catch/articleshow/24642632.cms

Security personnel at the BMC headquarters have come under fire after
nearly 100 fisherwomen, facing eviction from a decrepit building, “stormed”
a top official’s cabin carrying baskets full of their catch to protest the
BMC action...
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Gujarat: Press Statement - CAO found IFC made serious lapses in funding
Tata coal plant*
https://icrindia.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/press-statement-cao-found-ifc-made-serious-lapses-in-funding-tata-coal-plant/

CAO found IFC made serious lapses in funding Tata coal plant; President Kim
rejects expert findings, thwarts further action. The International Finance
Corporation (IFC) broke its own social and environmental rules, says the
Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) which released an investigation report
yesterday...
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Gujarat: Pakistan arrests 40 Indian fishermen*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pakistan-arrests-40-indian-fishermen/article5268620.ece

Pakistan on Thursday arrested at least 40 Indian fishermen for allegedly
straying into its waters while on a routine fishing trip, a news channel
reported. The fishermen, arrested by the Maritime Security Agency, were
taken to Karachi for further investigation, Dunya News reported...

*India: Rs 19,000 crore for Fisheries Development in 5 years*
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Rs-19000-crore-for-Fisheries-Development-in-5-years/2013/10/22/article1848820.ece

The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) is considering a slew of
measures to enhance the quality of fish exports until they reach the
consumer by applying innovative techniques and also to improve the living
standards of families engaged in aquaculture, NFDB chief executive officer
Dr MV Rao said here on Monday...
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Pakistan: Between immigrants and citizens, the lines are blurred*
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-209221-Between-immigrants-and-citizens-the-li

Nine-year-old Dil Muhammad was born in a fishing village on the outskirts
of Karachi. His parents migrated to the bustling financial centre when the
Pakistani rupee held more value than the Bangladeshi taka. Theirs was an
economic migration...

*Bangladesh: Hilsa netting resumes today as ban goes*
http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/hilsa-netting-resumes-today-as-ban-goes/

Hilsa netting resumes today as an 11-day restriction on catching of the
fish ended yesterday. The ban was enforced by the fisheries directorate on
October 13 to ensure safe spawning as well as proper breeding environment
and also to keep the mother fish free from any disturbance...
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Myanmar: No more fishing rights for foreign fishing vessels *
http://mmbusinessnews.blogspot.in/2013/10/no-more-fishing-rights-for-foreign.html#sthash.WhWBkFqb.dpuf

The Myanmar Fisheries Federation has decided not to renew fishing rights to
foreign fishing vessels, according to a Federation official reached
yesterday. At present, the Thailand-based Ryuji International Company
Limited, which is fishing under a licence that expires at the end of March,
is submitting an extension request to the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries
and Rural Development...
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Maldives: Water under threat*
http://www.nst.com.my/life-times/holiday/water-under-threat-1.383265

With water considered a limited resource, it’s imperative for all
stakeholders in the travel industry to find innovative ways to conserve
water, writes Theresa Manavalan
last year, an estimated one billion people travelled somewhere in the world
for work and for play...


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