Kerala government bans fishing for Puntius denisonii

The government of Kerala in India has banned fishing for the endangered barb Puntius denisonii. As reported by Practical Fishkeeping last month, new research by teams of scientists from India had suggested that the species was being over-exploited for the aquarium trade, potentially placing it at risk of extinction. They’ve also banned the use of [...]

Kerala Tourism to promote Farm Tourism through ‘Green Farm Kerala’ venture

According to a PTI report, in order to make use of  the opportunities, farmers in Kerala will soon roll out the red carpet for tourists, with the state tourism department evolving new strategies to aggressively market ‘Farm Tourism’ in a big way. Sources from Kerala Tourism said that the state has tremendous potential for developing [...]

Salim Ali: The legend of the birdman lives on

Exactly this day 75 years ago, India’s best-known birdman Salim Ali started a survey that is still considered a benchmark in ornithology. A group of  bird lovers is restarting the same survey from the same spot Saturday. Ali carried out his survey on 172 days spread out over the entire year, at 19 different locations [...]

Delhi, Kerala schools corner India’s ‘greenest’ school awards

St Paul’s School, in Delhi’s Hauz Khas, had made it to the list in 2007 as well. But this year, it managed to really ‘break the mould’. And cornered the first position in the ‘Changemakers’ category of CSE’s Gobar Times Green Schools Awards.    In the other category, dubbed ‘New Schools’, the top prize went [...]