Riveting saga of a river that gives -- and takes
Goutam Ghose's Padma Nadir Majhi depicts how poor fisherfolk, already vulnerable to nature's whims, are exploited by fellow-humans.
Large prawn fisheries damage the Sundarbans
The entry of large business houses into the Sundarbans is not only jeopardising the interests of local fisherfolk, but also causing major …
Zooming in on three prize-winners
A look at this year's award-winning documentaries: an educational film on the Silent Valley, a campaign film on the Tehri dam project and a third …
National status will fetch it funds
A proposal to include the Calcutta wetlands in the list of waterbodies of national importance will protect it from real estate developers as well …
If nothing is done, we fisherfolk will perish
Bhajani Behera of Arakhakuda village, feels the lake is doomed unless the government mounts rescue operations quickly. He should know, because he …
Dying for a lake
Four fisherfolks were killed in police firing in Chilka Lake when they were protesting against prawn farming in the lake on May 29
South China Sea reefs face extinction due to overharvesting of Giant clams
With the Chinese government turning blind eye to illegal harvesting of clams, the South China Sea coral reefs are decimating at a rapid pace
Blood on the beach
Fisherfolk on the coast of Saurashtra kill whale sharks to make a living. If this is replaced by an ecotourism scheme the people and the fish …
UN Ocean Conference: a roadmap for sustainable use of oceans
Stakeholders have been invited at the Ocean Conference to give voluntary commitments to ensure that the oceans remain clean and provide a robust …
Net bill, gross disaster
The Aquaculture Authority Bill makes a mockery of the Supreme Court ruling on aquaculture firms
A risky route
A Rs 12,000-crore coastal road project in Mumbai is facing stiff resistance from fishers, urban planners and environmentalists. But, the …
Lost lakes
Karnataka High Court expected to uphold agreements that allowed private firms to develop lakefronts and charge entry fee
Simmering
Pottery units, papad -makers, leather workers, furniture makers, even dance bars: Dharavi is a bustling economy now threatened by builder-driven …
Cod crisis
The European Union imposes strict restrictions on cod farming. But it could be too late
Ban lifted on fishing in Sutlej
Discharge of effluents into the river had caused large-scale fish deaths, leading to the curbs
Small fish, big net
In the face of a rising demand for fish and a stagnating aquaculture growth, government wakes up to the potential of small fishery
Homeless hilsa
The ocean fish that swims against the tide to spawn in rivers is moving away from Bangladesh
International Horseshoe Crab Day: Species under grave threat in Odisha
Hundreds of the crabs have been killed in Odisha each year to supply their meat and shells to Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and other states
Virgin islands In peril
Tourism planned in Sri Lanka’s islands threatens their fragile ecosystem and the lives of people there
In troubled waters
After having forced into extinction many different species of animals, human beings have most recently focused their greed on fishes in the deep …
No respite for Ridleys
Turtle excluder devices can reduce turtle deaths. But a web of politics and government laxity prevents their use
Wake Up World Bank
Absolute immunity leads to impunity, and that foments lack of transparency and the reluctance to be held accountable
Bay in distress
A proposed shipyard threatens the rich biodiversity of a south Goa bay, but government is unmoved
The unholy accrual
Pesticides pollution threatens the aquatic life of the Ganges, especially the Gangetic dolphins