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Computer training for the benefit of rural people

Edit The Times of India 18 Jun 2016
The department of post graduate studies in computer science of St Philomena College Puttur had organised 'Two week free computer training camp' for the benefit of rural people of Puttur. The inaugural function of this camp was held on June 15 ... "Computers play a vital role in every field ... Felicitation programme ... Tree plantation ... Call ... Department of fisheries will sell fingerlings of catla, rohu and common carp in July, August and September....

Freshwater fish, not so fresh

Edit Deccan Herald 04 Jun 2016
Recurring fishkills in lakes across Bengaluru have literally raised a stink. But the dramatic scenes of lakhs of dead, floating fish have brought to the fore the extreme pollution of these water bodies ... Scientists have also blamed ammonia toxicity ... About 20% are Catla, while Mrigal Carp, Common Carp, Grass Carp and other smaller species make up the rest ... In comparison, freshwater species such as Rohu and Catla can be bought at Rs 160 ... ....

Bengaluru doesn't fish in its troubled waters

Edit Deccan Herald 04 Jun 2016
In a cosmopolitan city like Bengaluru, which absorbs people and their cultures seamlessly into its fold, nothing exemplifies and celebrates diversity as much as the plethora of cuisines available to the palate ... The recent incidences of fish kill in Ulsoor and Hebbal are a part of this debate ... And, so it does ... Deep freeze container trucks carrying Rohu, Catla, Hilsa, Grass Carp, Roopchand etc reach the city by 5 am ... Gills ... Flesh ... Scales ... ....

Himachal Pradesh propagating mahseer fish for conservation

Edit The Times of India 19 May 2016
SHIMLA. The population of the golden mahseer, hunted for sport and food, is declining in rivers of Himachal Pradesh, prompting the fisheries department to begin an artificial propagation programme for its rehabilitation and conservation ... Being a game fish, the mahseer is also an angler's delight ... The state's water bodies are home to 85 fish species, including rohu, catla and mrigal and trout, both brown and rainbow ... RELATED....

Himachal propagating mahseer fish for conservation

Edit The Times of India 18 May 2016
Shimla, May 18 (IANS) The population of the golden mahseer, hunted for sport and food, is declining in rivers of Himachal Pradesh, prompting the fisheries department to begin an artificial propagation programme for its rehabilitation and conservation ... Fish biologist S.N ... It belongs to the genus Tor ... The state's water bodies are home to 85 fish species, including rohu, catla and mrigal and trout, both brown and rainbow ... --IANS. vg/bim/vm....

Oxygen levels plunge again, dead fish resurface at Ulsoor Lake

Edit The Times of India 10 May 2016
Bengaluru. The pre-monsoon showers may have brought relief to Bengalureans but they played havoc with aquatic lives. Thousands of fish washed ashore Ulsoor Lake on Tuesday. Once again, dissolved oxygen (DO) levels are to blame. Garbage accumulated in the lake's catchment area found its way into the water body, causing the levels to dip ... Rohu and Catla (Indian carps) do not breed in the lake but have the potential to grow there ... NEEDED ... ....

Pachamalai farmers get an alternative source of income

Edit The Hindu 02 May 2016
Fish farming on the hills? Hard to believe, but true. The implementation of the Integrated Tribal Development Project by the Nationalised Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development for six years till 2020 ... One of the tribal farmers, Raju, who owns a sprawling pond, said that he did not imagine that he could rear fishes in his pond ... He has been rearing ‘catla’ and ‘rohu’ ... ....

PCB officals collect samples from Periyar

Edit The Times of India 20 Apr 2016
Kochi. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has collected water samples from Gothuruthu and Kurumbathuruthu in Paravoor where Periyar had turned red ... "Today, there was heavy current and discolouration was weak ... Calbasu, catla and peal sport were some of the fish species that there found dead ... ....

MPEDA to declare Krishna, West Godavari Tilapia zones

Edit The Hindu 18 Apr 2016
. Authorities of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) are planning to declare Krishna and West Godavari districts Tilapia fish zones, which have a good demand in the international market ... “Tilapia is the future fish ... Stressing the need for diversification in aqua culture, the chairman said Tilapia can beat rohu, catla, bocha and other variety fishes ... ....

Powai lake has now more poachers than crocs

Edit DNA India 07 Apr 2016
-->. FISHY PUSHY . From illegally netting fish in large quantity, the trespassers have now taken to attacking those trying to stop them. Powai lake, home to crocodiles and several fish species, is fast becoming the biggest and most profitable hunting grounds for poachers ... The fresh water fishes found in the lake – catla, rohu, mrigal etc – are much in demand and fetch good rate in the market ... Virat A Singh. Mansi Goda. ....

1 lakh dead fish swamp Ulsoor Lake, low oxygen levels to blame

Edit The Times of India 07 Mar 2016
BENGALURU. More than a lakh dead fish washed ashore Ulsoor Lake, east Bengaluru on Monday morning. Saying the deaths were caused by asphyxiation, experts blamed the blistering summer combined with the high nitrogen content in sewage for the plummeting of oxygen levels ... The slightly bigger ones are Catla catla and Labeo rohita, also known as rohu, which are in very few numbers ... "The dissolved oxygen (DO) level has gone down drastically ... ....

Pollution sucks life out of Lal Dighi

Edit The Times of India 04 Feb 2016
Kolkata. A battle had been fought on its bank in 1756 and for more than a century it provided drinking water to Europeans in Kolkata. Records suggest that it existed even before Job Charnock's boat sailed into the city and it was Warren Hastings who had it cleansed and embanked ... Barring silver carps, rohu and catla, no other variety of fish survives in the tank ... They are daily charged Rs 100 to fish while non-members pay Rs 300 ... RELATED....

Law graduate takes to farming for self-reliance

Edit The Times of India 29 Jan 2016
Bhubaneswar. Forty-year-old Sachindananda Meher from Rakhiguda in Balangir district was unemployed and doing odd jobs before starting his agricultural enterprise. His conviction in himself and thirst for entrepreneurship led him to enter into the world of farming ... It was not a profitable business, but he continued to do so instead of staying unemployed ... He kept aside 10 acres of land to produce popular Indian carps like rohu and catla....
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