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ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA) in coordination with the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) Chennai conducted the webcasting of the launching ceremony of ”Pradhan Mandri Kisan Samman Nidhi ” Scheme at Madras Veterinary College, Vepery, Chennai on 24th February 2019.  His Excellency Shri Banwarilal Purohit, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri.…

National productivity week was celebrated at ICAR-CIBA, Chennai from 12th to 18th February, 2019 in aligning with the theme of Circular Economy for Productivity & Sustainability”. The celebrations were initiated by imparting hands on training to fisherwomen of Srinivasapuram village on ‘converting fish waste to value added products’ on 12th February, 2019. The technology developed…

Under Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav programme, ICAR –CIBA, Chennai has adopted fishermen villages viz., Srinivasapuram, Nambikkai Nagar, Mullikuppam and Mullimanagar located near CIBA headquarters in Chennai. These three villages are located on the creek, where Adyar River finally discharges water inflow into the Bay of Bengal. This village cluster has 2000 households with population of…

ICAR-CIBA has developed a water probiotic “CIBAMOX” which has the innovative combination of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, nitrite oxidizing bacteria and denitrifying bacteria. The technology is being transferred to Rallis India Limited, (Tata Enterprise), Mumbai for up-scaling and commercial production on a non-exclusive basis. In this regard, ICAR-CIBA signed the MoU at CIBA, Chennai on 15th…

The World Brackishwater Aquaculture Conference (BRAQCON 2019), inaugurated by Dr.Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary, DARE & DG, ICAR, on 23 Jan, 2019 has come to the end in the evening on 25 Jan, 2019. The valedictory function of the conference was presided by Dr.Modadugu Vijay Gupta, the World Food Prize Laurate. In his address, Dr.Gupta congratulated ICAR-CIBA…