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Spot killer snails and blue crabs on Mumbai’s shores
Marine Life of Mumbai introduces citizens to the city's biodiverse coastline
2 min read24 Mar 2018Oceans losing oxygen, can damage marine life: study
As Earth is warming up, the ocean is losing its breath and can cause serious damage to marine life, affect livelihoods of millions and trigger release of dangerous greenhouse gases, says study
2 min read9 Jan 2018A flight of fancy to Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands
Indonesia's Raja Ampat Islands are well known for their rich marine life. Few know that there are plenty of colourful surprises above ground as well
1 min read11 Nov 2017Environment ministry planning to ease coastal regulation norms
The environment ministry's plan to revamp coastal regulation norms could open up the 7,500km-long coastline for developmental projects but environmentalists fear for marine life
2 min read26 May 2017It’s time for a law to protect fish diversity
Even the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 that accords protection to all forms of biodiversity has been negligent of freshwater fish and marine species
3 min read15 Jul 2016Inky the octopus makes great escape from New Zealand aquarium
The octopus slipped through a small gap in his enclosure, slid across a wet floor and squeezed through a 150-millimetre-diameter pipe to return to the ocean
1 min read13 Apr 2016Deep-ocean sound waves may aid tsunami detection
Scientists say deep-ocean sound waves can be used to set an early alarm for severe sea states in general and tsunamis in particular
2 min read1 Mar 2016Carcasses of a 30-foot-long whale found washed ashore in Mumbai
Locals, who spotted the dead mammal last night, informed the police and the forest department
1 min read29 Jan 2016WWF says half of ocean fish lost in just 40 years
A WWF report said populations of fish, marine mammals, birds and reptiles had fallen 49% between 1970 and 2012; for fish alone, the decline was 50%
1 min read17 Sep 2015Full scale of plastic in world’s oceans revealed for first time
A study published in the journal PLOS, one estimates that 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic weighing 269,000 tonnes can be found throughout the world's oceans
3 min read12 Dec 2014Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared