Follow Us on Google News Vijayawada, July 24 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Minister for Home and Disaster Management V. Anitha on Friday directed officials to be on alert in view of the heavy rains lashing the coastal region due to a low-pressure system over the north Bay of Bengal. With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) Heavy rains disrupted normal life in the northern and coastal Karnataka on Thursday, with the overflowing rivers in the region submerging many bridges, halting the movement of people, while homes were also inundated in several areas. The rains have affected Mangaluru, Udupi, Dharwad, Karwar, Bagalkot, Gadag, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, on Wednesday, signed a contract for the construction of two Coastal Research Vessels (CRVs) for the Geological Survey of India (GSI). The contract for the two Coastal Research Vessels (CRVs) was signed by Shantanu Bose, Director (Shipbuilding), GRSE and … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 11 (IANS) In a major reshuffle in the Tamil Nadu Police, the state government issued transfer and posting orders for 18 officers, including several IPS officers, while promoting three to higher ranks. Among the notable decisions was the reinstatement and posting of DIG-rank officer D. Magesh Kumar, whose … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Nice (France), June 6 (IANS) About 37 per cent of the world’s population lives within a 100-km coast, where the population density is twice the global average. These coastal communities contribute an estimated $1.5 trillion to global GDP annually, a figure projected to rise to almost $3 trillion by 2030. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 5 (IANS) In a move aimed at curbing marine pollution and promoting sustainable fishing practices, the Tamil Nadu Environment Department is planning to establish 14 additional fishnet collection centres across all coastal districts of the state. This initiative follows the remarkable success of a pilot fishnet collection centre … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 5 (IANS) Over a week after the Liberia-flagged container vessel MSL ELSA 3 sank off the Kerala coast, spilling plastic nurdles and other pollutants into the Arabian Sea, a coastal pollution assessment has commenced along Tamil Nadu’s southern shoreline. The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), under the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kanyakumari, June 3 (IANS) Plastic nurdles have washed up along the shores of 36 out of the 42 coastal villages in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district following the sinking of the Liberia-flagged cargo vessel MSC Elsa 3 off the Kochi coast on May 24. District Collector R. Alagumeena confirmed the extent … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mandya (Karnataka), May 31 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Saturday warned that the Congress-led government in the state will be responsible if the situation gets out of control in the coastal region. The State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra made the statement in this regard while responding to questions about recent unrest … Read more
