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*Uttarkhand: Uttarakhand's Furious Himalayan Flood Could Bury India's
Hydropower Program*
http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2014/world/uttarakhands-furious-himalayan-flood-bury-indias-hydropower-program/

As part a national plan to generate more electricity from sources other
than coal, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee directed India to pursue one
of the most daring energy production campaigns in history. Vajpayee called
on his nation of more than 1 billion people to break through corruption,
bureaucracy, and its own doubts and build 162 big hydroelectric power
projects by 2025...

*West Bengal: Bacteria an effective tool to counter mosquito larvae: Study*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Kolkata/Bacteria-an-effective-tool-to-counter-mosquito-larvae-Study/articleshow/33147264.cms

Spraying larvicide, the tried-and-tested formula to get rid of mosquito
larvae, is back-dated. So what's the new prescription for putting a lid on
malaria and dengue outbreaks? According to a study conducted by a zoology
professor of Burdwan University, a particular bacteria - Bacillus
thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) - holds the key...

*Odisha: Indian Coast Guards intercept Lankan fishing boat*
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indian-coast-guards-intercept-lankan-fishing-boat-114040301217_1.html

Coast Guard ship 'Vajra' has intercepted a Sri Lankan fishing boat Ran
Muttu Dua, after it was found fishing within Indian waters.  The Lankan
boat, laden with four tonnes of tuna fish, was found fishing in the Bay of
Bengal in Position 195 nautical miles south east of Digha and 192 miles
east of Paradip yesterday, a Coast Guard release said...

*Andhra Pradesh: Value added fish products to make women self-reliant*
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/value-added-fish-products-to-make-women-selfreliant/article5863881.ece

The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderababd, has come
forward to help women from different social background in Krishna district
to come up with several value-added fish products...

*Tamil Nadu: 58 fishermen reach Karaikal from Sri Lanka *
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/58-fishermen-reach-karaikal-from-sri-lanka/article5866644.ece

Gesture signals hopes of announcement of dates for talks . The Indian Coast
Guard ship Sarang sailed into Karaikal Port with the final batch of 58
fishermen, released by Sri Lanka, following President Mahinda Rajapaksa's
order last week, here on Wednesday...

*Tamil Nadu: Shrimp Market Opportunity for India*
http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/22858/shrimp-market-opportunity-for-india

Now is the opportune time for India to make its presence felt in the global
shrimp market as leading players -- Viet Nam and China have been affected by
early mortality syndrome. The disease has almost wiped out the cultured
shrimp population, said S. Kandan, Assistant Director of the Marine
Products Export Development Authority...

*Kerala: Marine ESAs to be documented*
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/marine-esas-to-be-documented/article5853189.ece

The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) is preparing a list of
ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in the near shore region of
Thiruvananthapuram, under a pilot project to document the underwater
ecosystem and traditional knowledge systems of fishermen. The marine
biodiversity mapping programme has been initiated off a 20-km stretch of
the coast from Valiathura to Puthukurichy...

*Kerala: State Yet to Exploit Aquaculture Prospect' *
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/State-Yet-to-Exploit-Aquaculture-Prospect/2014/03/31/article2140144.ece#.UzpAkKKfvJE

A state-level workshop, aimed at empowering fish farmers in the state has
observed that Kerala was yet to exploit the prospects of aquaculture. The
workshop on 'Diversification of Aquaculture Practice in Kerala: Challenges
and Opportunities' was organised by the Kerala University of Fisheries and
Ocean Studies (KUFOS) with the support of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yogana
(RKVY)...

*Karnataka: Fishermen demand separate ministry*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Fishermen-demand-separate-ministry/articleshow/33123177.cms

The National Fish Worker's Forum has demanded creation of a separate
ministry for fisheries and fishermen welfare. And the NFF is touring states
during the poll season with the slogan Create separate Ministry - 'Save
Fishers'. So far, NFF has toured states of Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and
Union Territories Diu and Puducherry. ..

*Goa: Sinquetim bridge: National green tribunal asks for maps*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Sinquetim-bridge-National-green-tribunal-asks-for-maps/articleshow/33039110.cms

National green tribunal (NGT) has directed the Goa coastal zone management
authority (GCZMA) and public works department (PWD) to produce the
requisite records with maps pertaining to the approval granted to the
Sinquetim-Benaulim bridge across River Sal...

*Gujarat: The Gujarat High Court canceled fishing rights of the 38 dams by
auction for an annual fee of Rs 2 crore*
http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?contentId=16507515&programId=1073755753&tabId=13&categoryId=-215701

Rhetoric is rhetoric, and reality is reality, and never the twain shall
meet. This seems to be the maxim of Indian politics. The people of the
nation, too, have got accustomed to the swirls of rhetoric, and the whirls
of reality. This time, some say, there will be change. That there is a
wave. But, is the coast clear? Narendra Damodardas Modi has a lot to
answer...

*Gujarat: Pakistani marines abduct 20 fishermen off Jakhau coast*
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Pakistani-marines-abduct-20-fishermen-off-Jakhau-coast/articleshow/33007552.cms

In yet another incident, Pakistani security agencies abducted 20 fishermen
off Jakhau coast in Kutch on Saturday night. The incident came into light
on Sunday. According to Manish Lodhari, president, Gujarat Fishermen
Association, the fishermen were fishing in Indian waters off Jakhau coast
when the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency personnel crossed the
international border and abducted 20 fishermen along with three boats...

*India: WorldFish: PHL must diversify aquaculture sector for growth*
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/en/business/agri-commodities/29780-worldfish-phl-must-diversify-aquaculture-sector-for-growth

OFFICIALS of the group WorldFish, a member of the Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the Philippines should
encourage families dependent on aquatic agriculture production to add value
to traditional livelihood by complimenting this with diverse sources of
nonfarm income...

*Nepal: Catch and release fishing competition held in Begnas*
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=71899

Shailesh Rayamajhi was happy like never before on Saturday. Though fishing
was something he had been doing since young age, the competition on Begnas
Lake that was by far an exhilarating experience and more so when he could
catch the weightiest of the fish and free them again. Rayamajhi was one of
the 13 participants in the fishing competition organized by Pokhara Anglers
Club...

*Pakistan: Gizri, Korangi creeks narrowed with land reclamation by DHA:
report*
http://www.dawn.com/news/1097617/gizri-korangi-creeks-narrowed-with-land-reclamation-by-dha-report

A report identifies the Indus Delta, Damb, Pasni, Gwadar and Jiwani as
major areas where coastal erosion is fast taking place, mainly due to
damming of water upstream and unplanned fish harbours. It criticises the
Defence Housing Authority (DHA), which, has undertaken development projects
without considering the consequences on the coastal morphology and possible
adverse impacts on the sensitive ecology of the area...

*Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka to host Fisheries CONFAB in Sri Lanka *
http://www.news.lk/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=206:sri-lanka-to-host-fisheries-confab-in-sri-lanka&Itemid=355

Eighteenth Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) of the Food
and Agriculture Organization will be held in Colombo from 01st to 05th June
2014. The Meeting is held in Sri Lanka on the initiative of Dr Rajitha
Senaratne, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Development...

*Sri Lanka: Jaffna fishermen say they are sidelined; Ministry denies*
http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/27765-jaffna-fishermen-say-they-are-sidelined-ministry-denies.html#sthash.R8H051SX.dpuf

The Government denied allegations by Jaffna fishermen that they were not
represented adequately at the Indo-Lanka fisheries talks. President of the
Jaffna Peninsula Federation of Fishermen's Societies (JPFFS), A.
Emiliyampillai told The Nation that they were not consulted or represented
at the discussions with Indian fisheries officials...

*Bangladesh: River Commission powerless: Experts*
http://www.thedailystar.net/river-commission-powerless-experts-18003

The River Commission does not have any power to save rivers and other water
bodies from pollution and encroachment, said speakers at a programme
yesterday. Formed last year, the commission can only make recommendations,
nothing else, they said at a seminar on endangered state of rivers,
wetlands and other water bodies, and the role of civil society in the
Cirdap auditorium of the capital yesterday...

*Myanmar:  Burma Bans Foreign Fishing Boats From Its Waters*
http://www.irrawaddy.org/business/burma-bans-foreign-fishing-boats-waters.html

Burma has banned foreign fishing vessels from its waters as of the
beginning of April amid concerns about overfishing, an official from the
Myanmar Fishery Federation (MFF) said. "Fish and other marine resources in
our waters were declining...

*Myanmar: Myanmar's Energy Sector: Inviting The World To Its Shore -
Analysis*
http://www.eurasiareview.com/03042014-myanmars-energy-sector-inviting-the-world-to-its-shore-analysis/

In a bid to bolster the country's efforts to open up to the world, Myanmar,
on March 26, invited 13 oil companies from all over the world to operate in
oil and gas explorations in 20 offshore blocs off the coast of Myanmar in
the Bay of Bengal, Moattama gulf and the Tanintharyi Basin...

*Maldives: Fisheries minister reveals details of fishermen's allowance*
http://minivannews.com/politics/fisheries-minister-reveals-details-of-fishermens-allowance-81249

The Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has compiled procedures under
which fishermen can apply for the government's scheme for an allowance of
MVR10,000 (USD 649) for fishermen during lean months. Provision of
MVR10,000 to fishermen 'regardless of catch' was a campaign pledge of the
ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) during the 2013 presidential
elections...



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