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In 2016, Turkey deliberately sank an entire Airbus A300, turning a passenger jet into an artificial reef, 75 feet below the surfaceA decommissioned Airbus A300 was deliberately submerged off the coast of Turkey to enhance diving tourism and safeguard marine ecosystems. ...
In 1970, US dumped 2 million tires into the ocean; a plan to save marine life turned into one of the biggest environmental blundersIn 1972, more than 2 million old tires were dumped into the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. The goal was simple. Create an artificial reef and ...
India’s first underwater museum project launched off Maharashtra coast in SindhudurgSindhudurg district in Maharashtra is set to become a major marine tourism hub. India's first underwater museum and submarine tourism proje...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Isn’t Empty, It’s Becoming a Floating HabitatOnce seen as a barren plastic wasteland, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now a thriving habitat for coastal species. These organisms, pr...
Market diversification, FTAs key to protecting the livelihoods of coastal farmers: Grinson George, Director, CMFRIOur immediate priority is to drive market diversification, fast-track FTAs, and move toward high-value products to safeguard the livelihood...
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Economic Survey 2025 Highlights: Jobs, growth and economy — how India performed and the way aheadEconomic Survey Budget 2025 Highlights: India's Economic Survey 2024-25 emphasizes deregulation for growth, citing the impact of global unc...
Travel planning 101: 52 places you must visit in 2024Planning your next holiday? Consider adding these destinations to your itinerary for the perfect vacation.
Scientists dive into the dark waters of Miami to develop hybrid coral reefThe project seeks to protect coastal bases from hurricane surges using hybrid reefs.
India and Saudi Arabia: Ties deepening, expanding, says Saudi envoyThe Saudi envoy, who has played a key role in pushing bilateral ties over the past decade, recalled that both countries have displayed the ...
Logic of Indo-US strategic relations 'incontrovertible': Narendra ModiIndia, which has four decades of dealing with terrorism, shares the Trump administration's determination to defeat terrorism, he wrote in a...
Xi’s fading dream: How China’s leader painted his country into a corner in the South China SeaWhen he took over leadership of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2012, Xi made the China Dream – described as “the great revival of ...
Climate change fund: NSCCC approves four projectsThe National Steering Committee on Climate Change under the Environment Ministry approved four projects including management and rehabilita...
ASEAN summit: Vietnam, Singapore call for COC by China on South China Sea issueIn his speech at the plenary session of the Summit on April 26 & 27, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung spoke elaborately on the iss...
European Space Agency explores the concept of 3D-printed moonbaseThe base's design was guided in turn by the properties of 3D-printed lunar soil, with a 1.5 tonne building block produced as a demonstratio...
Artificial reef to be placed along Kerala coastThe Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation today decided to explore the possibility of placing artificial reef along Kerala Coas...
- Fish production in West Bengal may cross 2K metric tons by 2015: Assocham
Growing at compounded annual growth rate of about 5%, fish production in West Bengal may cross 2,000 metric tons mark by 2015 from the curr...