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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Bombay Natural History Society gets Rs 63-lakh
grant </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/bnhs-gets-rs-63lakh-grant/article4876640.ece">http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/bnhs-gets-rs-63lakh-grant/article4876640.ece</a>
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The UK-based Whitley Fund For Nature is supporting the Bombay Natural History
Society India’s marine biodiversity conservation programme in the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands. It has awarded a grant of £70,000 (about Rs 63 lakh)...<br></span>
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Bihar: Tariq kickstarts fishery training programme at Katihar </b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Tariq-kickstarts-fishery-training-programme-at-Katihar/articleshow/20902428.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Tariq-kickstarts-fishery-training-programme-at-Katihar/articleshow/20902428.cms</a>
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Union minister of state for agriculture Tariq Anwar said here on Wednesday that
the Katihar district, along with some other parts of Bihar, were enormously
endowed with the potentialities for developing fishery which besides generating
wealth could offer self-employment opportunities for the fishermen and
others...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Gujarat: Gujarat wants CRZ limit dropped from 500 to 100m </b><br>
<a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/1855546/report-gujarat-wants-crz-limit-dropped-from-500-to-100m">http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/1855546/report-gujarat-wants-crz-limit-dropped-from-500-to-100m</a>
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Government wants to facilitate limestone mining in coastal areas. Environmental
degradation is being cited as one of the key reasons for the Uttarakhand
catastrophe. Mother Nature has again shown the price one has to pay for messing
with her, but this doesn’t seem to be deterring the Gujarat government from
charting destructive plans of its own for the state...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Maharashtra: Mumbai's mangroves to get better protection </b><br>
<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-28/mumbai/40255190_1_mangroves-reserved-forests-protected-forests">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-28/mumbai/40255190_1_mangroves-reserved-forests-protected-forests</a><br>
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The state revenue and forest department on Thursday said it would elevate
mangroves on government land in and around Mumbai from 'protected forests' to
'reserved forests' under section 4 of the Indian For-est Act. Officials said
mangroves would now be more stringently protected...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Karnataka: Monsoon docks fresh-water fishing </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/monsoon-docks-freshwater-fishing/article4874088.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/monsoon-docks-freshwater-fishing/article4874088.ece</a>
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For these fishermen, who know to fish only in the river, the monsoon is not a
great season. There are six fisher families – who live in tents along the
2km-long Gurupura river in Kuloor – depending completely on the income they
generate by fishing. But as Chandra, head of one family, says, “It is not a
good season to fish in the river. We don’t get a good catch.”...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Kerala: Vizhinjam project and coastal challenges </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/vizhinjam-project-and-coastal-challenges/article4845537.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/vizhinjam-project-and-coastal-challenges/article4845537.ece</a>
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The development of the Vizhinjam International Seaport is a massive undertaking
that would considerably alter the coastline of the district. And yet, the
crucial issue of coastal erosion has not been sufficiently addressed in the
environmental impact assessment, according to A.J. Vijayan, an expert on
coastal issues...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: Sri Lanka releases 24 Rameswaram fishermen </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/25-more-shermen-released-by-lankan-court/article4876821.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/25-more-shermen-released-by-lankan-court/article4876821.ece</a>
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Coast Guard vessel, patrolling near the IMBL, to receive them The Kayts Court
in Sri Lanka ordered the release of the second batch of 25 fishermen from
Rameswaram on Wednesday, a day after the Mannar District Court in the island
nation released 24 fishermen...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Tamil Nadu: The Greater Common Omelette</b><br>
<a href="http://kafila.org/2013/06/30/the-greater-common-omelette/">http://kafila.org/2013/06/30/the-greater-common-omelette/</a><br></span>
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Governments like victims. Distressed people make for thankful recipients of
public largesse. Within a week of Uttarakhand’s watery disaster of June 16 and
17, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister announced a Rs. 5 crore relief in solidarity
with the “Government and people of Uttarakhand.” This generous gesture stands
in stark contrast with the way the Chief Minister is dealing with people in her
own state who are concerned about their increased vulnerability to natural
disasters...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Andhra Pradesh: GPS devices distributed to fisherfolk</b> <br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/gps-devices-distributed-to-fisherfolk/article4883749.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/gps-devices-distributed-to-fisherfolk/article4883749.ece</a><br>
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Equipment will guide them in getting good catch. With the government and
non-government organisations joining hands, fishermen using traditional boats
too are able to figure out the Potential Fishing Zones (PFZ) in the Bay of
Bengal and returning homes with handful of catch...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Odisha: World Bank project Tripti makes head way in Odisha, focus on dairy,
fisheries and Farming </b><br>
<a href="http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Shownews.asp?newsid=23775">http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Shownews.asp?newsid=23775</a> <br></span>
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Report by India Education bureau, Bhubaneswar:  TRIPTI ( Targeted Rural
Initiatives for Poverty Termination and Infrastructure), the World Bank
assisted project being implemented by Odisha Livelihood Mission has made a head
way in Odisha. The total utilization in the Project till March, 2013 has been
around 89% ( Rs.185.9 Cr.) against a target of planned expenditure of Rs.209.00
cr. for the same period...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>West Bengal: Hooghly DM, SP face contempt for failing to restore wetland </b><br>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Hooghly-DM-SP-face-contempt-for-failing-to-restore-wetland/articleshow/20915711.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Hooghly-DM-SP-face-contempt-for-failing-to-restore-wetland/articleshow/20915711.cms</a>
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Green action group Public has filed a contempt petition at Calcutta high court,
identifying the district magistrate and superintendent of police, Hooghly, as
principal parties responsible for failing to carry out a court order on
restoration of a wetland in Dankuni...<br></span>
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India: Indian Ocean countries meet to focus on trade ties </b><br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/indian-ocean-countries-meet-to-focus-on-trade-ties/article4878247.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/indian-ocean-countries-meet-to-focus-on-trade-ties/article4878247.ece</a><br>
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The region has huge untapped economic potential, says Mauritius Minister
Countries of the Indian Ocean region will come together on Thursday in
picturesque Mauritius for their first-ever meeting aimed at exploring
possibilities for trade and economic cooperation...<br></span>
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Bangladesh: PM for protecting natural fish breeding grounds</b> <br>
<a href="http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/jul/03/pm-protecting-natural-fish-breeding-grounds">http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/jul/03/pm-protecting-natural-fish-breeding-grounds</a>
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed creating awareness about the use of
chemical fertilizers and pesticides as well as unplanned waste management and
construction of roads and embankment that hampers reproduction and physical
growth of fish and their breeding grounds...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Maldives: Governance, socio-economic and political issues threaten Maldives’
reefs: study</b> <br>
<a href="http://minivannews.com/politics/governance-socio-economic-and-political-issues-threaten-maldives-reefs-study-60306">http://minivannews.com/politics/governance-socio-economic-and-political-issues-threaten-maldives-reefs-study-60306</a><br>
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Governance, socio-economic and political issues within the Maldives are
reducing the ability of local, atoll and national management to address threats
to coral reefs nationwide, according to a recently published study...<br></span>
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Sri Lanka: Rs. 253 m to uplift Matara fishing community</b> <br>
<a href="http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/07/02/news04.asp">http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/07/02/news04.asp</a> <br></span>
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The International Funds for Agriculture Development (IFAD) programme which is
functioning under the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry
spent Rs. 253 million in 2012 for the benefit of the fishing community in the
Matara district, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr.
Rajitha Senaratne said...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Pakistan: New fishing season begins amid fears of rough sea</b> <br>
<a href="http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1206975/">http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/1206975/</a><br></span>
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New fishing season-2013-14 on Wednesday began in the province prematurely, amid
fears over the unabated hunting hits the marine life. The Fishermen
Co-operative Society (FCS) organised a fishermen gathering at Karachi Fish
Harbour to celebrate the opening of fishing season after offering fateha,
collectively...<br></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><b>Pakistan:  17 Pakistani fishermen held for entering Indian waters</b> <br>
<a href="http://www.ptinews.com/news/3760301_17-Pakistani-fishermen-held-for-entering-Indian-waters">http://www.ptinews.com/news/3760301_17-Pakistani-fishermen-held-for-entering-Indian-waters</a>
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Seventeen Pakistani nationals have been arrested along with their two boats for
illegally entering Indian waters near Padala creek in Koteshwar off Kutch in
Gujarat, BSF said today. "Eleven persons, who seemed to be fishermen were
nabbed during patrolling last night, while six fishermen were arrested this
evening during the search operations," BSF Inspector General (Gujarat
Frontier) A K Sinha told PTI...<br></span>
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