The outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared as a Public Health Emergency. The Government has imposed country wide lockdown, closed down business activities alongwith restrictions of movement in different phases across the country to prevent its spread. It is essential that the public need to follow the social distancing and other…
The CMR Feed and Bio Supplements, Chennai, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICAR-CIBA on 1st Nov 2019 for the transfer of shrimp feed (VanamiPlus) technology on a non-exclusive basis. VanamiPlus is one of the sought after cost-effective indigenous feed technology of ICAR-CIBA, which has been brought to the field by several entrepreneurs in…
About 64 acres of land near Muttukadu under Salt board, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has been handed over to ICAR-CIBA on August 20, 2020, to expand its research and development activities. CIBA, with the mandate of sustainable brackishwater development in the country, will be using the area with new facilities for…
Indian white shrimp (Penaeus indicus) is an indigenous species of shrimp, with wide salinity tolerance and optimal growth characteristics making it a candidate species for brackishwater aquaculture in the country. Being native to India, the species is more resilient and refractory to array of diseases that generally affect the vannamei shrimp. In this regard, ICAR-Central…
On the day of 74th Independence day celebrations on 15th August 2020 Dr. Joykrushna Jena, DDG (Fisheries), ICAR, opened the Main gates and Compound wall of ICAR-CIBA, Chennai through digital platform in the presence of Dr.K.K.Vijayan, Director, CIBA, Chennai. Scientists, staff members and students of CIBA participated in the function. In his address DDG highlighted…