A collaborative team of marine biologists has discovered that basking sharks, hundreds of which are found off the shores of Ireland, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Scotland, can jump as fast and as high out of the water as their cousins, the famously powerful and predatory great white shark. Basking sharks are the second … Read more
Fishing pressure on threatened shark populations has increased dramatically in recent years and it is urgent that consumers reject shark fin products altogether — a study in Marine Policy by researchers from the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS), School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong (HKU), the Sea Around Us initiative at the … Read more
Interacting with Mudra Yojana beneficiaries through the Namo app, Prime Minister said that centre trusted the small entrepreneurs and traders by extending loans to them. He further added that Mudra Yojna is also acting as a job multiplier and that many people would not have had to migrate had the scheme been started earlier. PM … Read more