IIL ties up with BioPrime to introduce biological product 'Relieve' in IndiaInsecticides India and BioPrime joined forces. They launched Relieve in India. Relieve is a seaweed and plant-based product. It boosts crop...
23 Dec, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
Once considered a ‘nuisance’, seaweed grows into a $7.5-billion opportunity for IndiaThe world is developing an appetite for seaweed, a climate-friendly plant that can replace plastics & has uses in fuel, food and pharma sec...
18 Oct, 2023, 01.55 PM IST
India bets on seaweed's future as food industry appetite growsIndia has prepared ambitious plans to modernise its cultivation of seaweed which is known for its environment-friendly properties and nutri...
05 Sep, 2023, 09.48 AM IST
The next frontier in farming? The Ocean.Today, seaweed is attracting new money and has a become a hot new global commodity. It is also bringing new purpose in new places because o...
16 Mar, 2023, 10.02 AM IST
Seaweed gets rolling: Indian companies explore sustainable solutions that marine algae offerSeaweed has been seeing a surge of interest in the US and Europe. However, the seaweed economy in India never really scaled up although it ...
25 Feb, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
Sea6 Energy: An ocean farming startup that wants to replace fossil fuel with biofuelsSea6 Energy has developed a novel extract from seaweed that can be used for agriculture and is exporting it all over the world.
16 Oct, 2022, 06.01 AM IST
- CMFRI develops anti-hypertension product from seaweed
Bioactive pharmacophore leads from seaweeds were used to develop this product, which can be administered orally to regulatehypertension.
28 May, 2019, 05.13 PM IST
- CMFRI transfers seaweed farming technology to Andamans
Kochi, Oct 28 (IANS) Seaweed farming industry is set to get a major boost with the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) tran...
28 Oct, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
- Cookies, ice cream from seaweed extracts to fight climate change
Kolkata, Oct 14 (IANS) Cookies baked from extracts of local seaweed abundant in the Sundarbans mangroves have 17 per cent higher protein co...
14 Oct, 2016, 02.10 PM IST
Seaweed capsule may help diabetics lead needle-free lifeAs a hope to diabetic patients to lead a needle-free life, scientists have developed a novel capsule made from seaweed extract.
29 Dec, 2015, 02.30 PM IST
- Seaweed turns cash crop as new products hit market
Currently, these algae are used mainly to make agar and carrageenan – substances used as gel or thickening agents in food processing indust...
17 Jul, 2014, 02.58 PM IST
'Slimy seaweed' a magic potion for climate-vulnerable SunderbansThe slimy green seaweed that grows in the wild and has no takers could emerge as a life-saving magic potion for the climate-vulnerable inha...
22 Feb, 2014, 07.19 PM IST
'Slimy seaweed' a magic potion for climate-vulnerable SunderbansThe slimy green seaweed that grows in the wild and has no takers could emerge as a life-saving magic potion for the climate-vulnerable inha...
22 Feb, 2014, 06.56 PM IST
- New pen-like device to repair broken bone
The device developed at the University of Wollongong (UOW) will eliminate the need to harvest cartilage and grow it for weeks in a lab.
26 Dec, 2013, 04.45 PM IST
- Govt bans food imports from Japan for 3 months
The Indian government on Tuesday suspended food imports from Japan over fears these may be contaminated by radiation from tsunami-hit react...
06 Apr, 2011, 04.01 AM IST
- Matsyafed sniffs new biz in nutraceutical domain
Matsyafed has been engaged in the implementation of a broad range of welfare schemes for the fishing community, with the objective of ensur...
03 Nov, 2009, 04.08 PM IST
- PepsiCo sells seaweed biz to Aquagri Processing
PepsiCo has transferred the assets of the seaweed business at book value to Aquagri Processing Pvt Ltd. The financial details of the deal a...
04 Aug, 2008, 01.58 AM IST