The “World Environment Day”, which is observed every year on 5th June, is an important event through which the United Nations (UN) stimulates worldwide attention on safeguarding the environment and sensitizes the governments for enhanced political attention and action towards this end. This year the theme is “Connecting People to Nature”. This theme appeals…
Tamil Nadu state has one of the highest resource endowments for fisheries and aquaculture viz., 1076 km coastal length, 56000 ha of potential brackishwater area, many reservoirs and freshwater bodies extending to 3.8 lakh ha. The state produces about 5 lakh metric tons of fish. Fisheries is a high income generating activity, particularly brackishwater…
ICAR-CIBA-IRC, the 34th review meeting was conducted during 17th to 19th May 2017 at the headquarters of CIBA, Chennai. The meeting started with the welcome address by the member secretary and followed self-introduction of all the members to the gathering, where all the scientists and technical persons were present. This was followed by the…
ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai participated in the Aqua Aquaria India 2017 organized by Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Government of India at Nehru Maidan, Mangalore during 14-16th May 2017. The theme of the event was “Diversification in Sustainable Aquaculture”. The dignitaries participating in the event opined that West Coast in general and…
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between ICAR-CIBA and M/s Aura Biotechnologies Private Limited, Chennai on 11th May 2017 for the transfer of technology of a DNA based nested-Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) diagnostic kit for the detection of lethal shrimp pathogen White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV). The White spot disease (WSD) can inflict…