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July 29, 2022 New study from the University of East Anglia challenges the widely held view that restoring areas such as mangroves, saltmarsh and seagrass can remove large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere
Mediterranean seagrass (Image: David Luquet, CNRS-Sorbonne University)
June 22, 2021 Policy matters this fortnight
Yamuna flows under (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
June 16, 2021 The World Ocean Day this year has come with a dire warning, of the threat posed to coral reefs, important for ocean health as well as the livelihoods of millions of people!
Coral reefs in the Andaman Islands (Image Source: Ritiks via Wikimedia Commons)
May 25, 2021 The Arabian Sea is also turning into a hotbed of cyclonic storms
Cyclone Tauktae intensified into an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’ and made a landfall on coastal Gujarat leaving a trail of destruction behind. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
December 11, 2019 Policy matters this week
Polythene bags and solid waste left behind as water recedes in the Ganga river. (Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)
Dakshin Foundation is looking for Programme Officer- Coastal Networks and Environmental Governance, at Bangalore
Posted on 11 May, 2011 10:53 AM

dakshin foundationDakshin Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation based at Bangalore, with a mission to inform and advocate conservation and natural resource management, while promoting and supporting sustainable livelihoods, social development and environmental justice.

The Coastal and Marine Programme (CMP) at Dakshin works towards supporting coastal networks of community organisations, fishworker unions and associations and civil society groups interested in conservation and development issues in coastal India.

Conference in Hindi on “The impact of changing lifestyle and industrialization on land and marine environment”, National Institute of Oceanography, 6th - 7th June 2011, Goa
Posted on 09 May, 2011 09:23 AM

National Institute of Oceanography

Organizer: National Institute of Oceanography

Venue: National Institute of Oceanography, Goa

Description:

National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is organizing this two day conference in Hindi. The idea is to encourage the scientific community as well as the youth to develop an ingenious and inventive outlook towards environmental issues.

Impact of the 2004 tsunami on the geology of Car Nicobar Island – A paper in Current Science
This paper in Current Science deals with the impact of the 2004 tsunami on the geology of Car Nicobar Island. Posted on 25 Apr, 2011 07:17 PM

Car NicobarThe historic tsunami of 2004 in the northern Indian Ocean severely affected the eastern coastal areas of peninsular India and Andaman-Nicobar Islands.

Global equatorial sea-surface temperatures over the last 150,000 years: An update from foraminiferal elemental analysis – A paper in Current Science
This paper in Current Science deals with changes in the global equatorial sea-surface temperatures over the last 150,000 years. Posted on 25 Apr, 2011 10:21 AM

 Solar insolation changes are amongst various factors that affect sea-surface temperature, which in turn modulate global climate. Out of all the oceanic regions, equatorial region receives the maximum solar insolation and thus is the locale for the warmest waters. However, how the equatorial sea-surface temperature affects global climate, is still not clear.

Applications invited for Ph.D. programme (Fall-2011 session) – National Institute of Oceanography – Apply by 20th May, 2011
Posted on 22 Apr, 2011 06:48 PM

National Institute of OceanographyThe National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) with its headquarters at Dona Paula, Goa and regional centres at Kochi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, is one of the 38 constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The institute has grown today into a large oceanographic laboratory of international repute. The focus of research has been on observing and understanding the special oceanographic features that the North Indian basin offers. The inferences from this research have been reported in about 5,000 research articles so far.

Summer school on dynamics of the North Indian Ocean, National Institute of Oceanography, 17th June – 29th July, 2011, Dona Paula, Goa
Posted on 19 Apr, 2011 11:15 AM

National Institute of Oceanography

Organizer: National Institute of Oceanography(NIO)

Venue: National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa

Topics:

  • Observations
  • Ocean models (OGCMs, LCS & layer models; model hierarchy)
Strain on the marine aquatic environmental quality around Mumbai, owing to indiscriminate release of wastewater – Research reports from the National Institute of Oceanography
Unprecedented population growth and industrial development around Bombay Harbour and Thana Creek coupled with heavy port traffic has affected the environmental quality of the Bay. Posted on 10 Apr, 2011 07:21 PM

The first report titled “Heavy metal burden in coastal marine sediments of north west coast of India in relation to pollution” by M A Rokade, University of Mumbai uses the data on contaminants including metals in seawater, marine sediments and biota for the Mumbai- Bassein region, a high

MoEF reconsitutes the National Coastal Zone Management Authority
Whereas by an order of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests number S. O. 1268 (E), dated the 19th May, 2009.. Posted on 24 Mar, 2011 01:32 PM

the Central Government constituted the National Costal Zone Management Authority for a period upto the 31st December, 2010.

And whereas, the Central Government is of the view that such an authority must be reconstituted.

Tsunami, mangroves and market economy: No lessons learnt - Article by Devinder Sharma
In the midst of all the technological prowess that the world boasts of, nature still has its own ways of making us realise that we are not on the right track, Posted on 16 Mar, 2011 02:40 PM

The terrible earthquake and the disastrous sweep of the tsunami has left a trail of suffering in Japan. As our hearts go out to the Japanese, and to the impacted people, every natural disaster should provide us an opportunity to access where we have gone wrong.

Canacona flash floods (2009): Reports submitted by the National Institute of Oceanography to the Government of Goa
These reports deal with the damage caused by the Canacona flash floods of October 2, 2009. Posted on 01 Mar, 2011 09:00 PM

The report is based on a study carried out with the help of National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) and attempts to (1) assemble and analyse available information to describe and identify causes behind the flash floods, and (2) suggest measures to be adopted in Goa to minimise damage arising from similar episodes in future. 

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