Great white sharks DNA difference mystery defies scientific explanationScientists have uncovered a perplexing genetic divergence in great white sharks, observing significant differences in mitochondrial DNA des...
18 Aug, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
Cape Cod emerges as one of world's largest hotspots for White Sharks, landmark study revealsCape Cod continues to shine as a global hotspot for white sharks and has now emerged as the largest destination for White Sharks.
28 Jul, 2023, 10.36 PM IST
Steven Spielberg expresses regret over potentially harming shark by popular movie Jaws. Know moreAmerican director Steven Spielberg expresses his guilt over the harm done to the sharks during the shooting of the superhit thriller movie ...
18 Dec, 2022, 07.25 PM IST
Sharks prowl closer to Florida shoreline. Here's what experts have to sayRecently videos on Twitter and experts have recorded sharks swimming dangerously close to the Florida coastline. Experts are saying that sh...
04 Sep, 2022, 02.50 PM IST
Dramatic shark decline leaves 'gaping hole' in ocean: StudyThree sharks were found to be critically endangered, with their populations declining by more than 80 percent -- the oceanic whitetip shark...
28 Jan, 2021, 08.36 AM IST
- Near 500 whale sharks saved in last decade: Alka Talwar, Tata Chemicals
India’s first ever whale shark satellite and marker tagging programme has been initiated under the Whale Shark Conservation programme. So f...
01 Sep, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
Government fixes minimum import price for cardamom at Rs 500/kgResearch has shown India is the world's second-largest shark catching nation and one of the world's largest exporters of shark fins.z
06 Feb, 2015, 10.28 PM IST
- Jet Airways bans shipment of shark fins: Humane Society International
Jet Airways has banned shipment of shark fins, joining a growing number of major international carriers committed to protecting declining s...
06 Nov, 2014, 05.45 PM IST
- Activists pin hopes on new shark fin policy to curb poaching
Hundreds of sharks are being hunted for their fins which are used in the preparation of the Chinese delicacy shark fin soup.
01 Nov, 2013, 06.32 PM IST
- Government issues new guidelines to protect sharks
The ministry of environment and forests has issued a 'fins naturally attached' policy requiring fisheries to land sharks in coastal states ...
26 Aug, 2013, 01.40 PM IST
Exotic shark fins soup industry comes under environment ministry's radarUnion environment ministry has prohibited “the removal of shark fins on board a vessel in the sea” so that the law enforcers can monitor il...
23 Aug, 2013, 10.37 PM IST
Animal welfare board of India bats for shark finning banIndia's Animal Welfare Board Encourages Shark Protection Policy. Coastal state fishermen should land sharks 'fins naturally attached'
08 Aug, 2013, 08.49 PM IST
- Indian fishermen oppose the cruel practice of shark 'finning'
The Association of Deep Sea Going Artisanal Fishermen (DSGAF) has urged the union ministry of environment and forests to take action agains...
09 May, 2013, 08.08 PM IST
Government urged to adopt a 'fins naturally attached' policyShark finning involves the removal of fins from live sharks and subsequent disposal of the animals back into the ocean.
09 May, 2013, 06.26 PM IST
- HSI urges govt to support CITES to protect shark and ray species
"India plays an important role in global shark management and conservation as India ranks as the world's second country for catching the mo...
04 Mar, 2013, 08.42 PM IST
- Decline in shark population worldwide
Sharks are in big trouble on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and worldwide, according to scientists.
11 Nov, 2011, 11.09 PM IST
- Asian demand behind falling shark populations
Asian demand for shark fin soup is pushing the animal's population in the wild to new lows, the Australian government and a wildlife trade ...
05 Nov, 2008, 08.14 PM IST