Training Programme for Export Inspection Agency (EIA) officials on “Field level diagnosis, prevention and control of diseases of shrimp and finfish in brackishwater aquaculture” by Aquatic Animal Health and Environment Division at CIBA-Chennai – 19th & 20th January 2017

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  A short training programme on “Field level diagnosis, prevention and control of diseases of shrimp and finfish in brackishwater aquaculture” conducted on 19th and 20th January 2017 for the Export Inspection Agency (EIA) officials was conducted by the Aquatic Animal Health and Environment Division (AAHED) of ICAR- Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai.…

ICAR CIBA celebrates National Youth Day – 12 January 2017

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  National Youth Day was celebrated on 12th January 2017 by ICAR-CIBA, Chennai with the participation of Scientists, Staff and Research Scholars, below the age of 35 years. Dr.K.K.Vijayan, Director, ICAR-CIBA remarked apart from digitizing research documents and data, the time has come for making digital monetary transactions. He briefed about the e-Z prepaid card…

Stock improvement programme on the indigenous shrimp species of India, a step forward: Brackishwater farming demonstration of Indian white shrimp species Penaeus indicus, along the selected coastal states of India July to November 2016

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For the first time, farming demonstration trials were conducted along the selected coastal states to evaluate the performance of Indian White Shrimp Penaeus indicus under the NFDB sponsored programme “Upgradation of Breeding and Culture Technology of Indian White Shrimp Penaeus indicus through stock evaluation and culture Demonstration” research project. P indicus stocks from East coast (Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh…

ICAR-CIBA, Chennai conducts ‘Agricultural Education Day’ programme – 3rd December 2016

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  ICAR-CIBA, Chennai conducted ‘Agricultural Education Day’ on 3rd December 2016 to create awareness to the school children on the importance of agriculture and vitality of agriculture education. School students, a total of 66 along with 5 teachers from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Island grounds, Chennai; Kendriya Vidyalaya, CLRI, Adyar, Chennai and GTA Vidhya Mandir, Neelankarai, Chennai…

Successful captive rearing of Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) using natural seed in brackishwater pond to the stage of maturity for the first time by ICAR-CIBA at Kakdwip, West Bengal

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  Hilsa, (Tenualosa ilisha), the popular migratory fish along with the Bengal river-sea ecosystems, is one of the delicacies of Bengalis, both at West Bengal and Bangladesh, associated with culture and emotions of Bengalis of the Indian subcontinent and even overseas. In spite of huge demand, production of Hilsa is limited to around 72000 metric…