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Dolphin, India's national aquatic animal

The Centre has declared dolphins a national aquatic animal in order to save the rare freshwater species from disappearing from the country's aqua map."Like we have tiger as a national animal and......

Assam's Ramsar site Deepar Beel in danger

On the way to the airport in Guwahati, Assam, there is a sprawling water body known as Deepar Beel (natural wetland). This is no ordinary wetland but a Ramsar site. However, this wetland......

Bihar: Endangered Indian dolphin on the road to recovery

The population of the endangered Gangetic river dolphin is on the rise at the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, India's only dolphin sanctuary, located inBihar. Itwas revealed by a latest......

Assam: Green marathon celebrates Kaziranga conservation

About 200 young, enthusiastic nature and wildlife lovers on Tuesday ran 22 kilometers along the National Highway 37 that strikes along the Southern boundary of famous Kaziranga National Park taking......

PM's talk on restoring Ganga promises nothing: Expert

Expressing displeasure at the prime minister's speech on the issue of the Ganga river basin, Himanshu Thakkar says that such sermons from the Centre have come and gone hundreds of times without......

Sethusamudram controversy back in the spotlight

There seems to be no end to the 16-year-old war over the controversial Sethusamudram project. The project involves dredging the stretch of water between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka to make it......

ArcelorMittal Orbit: An architectural wonder

An amazing architectural masterpiece, 'ArcelorMittal Orbit' is a 115 metres (377 ft) high observation tower in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London.The stunning steel sculpture is situated between......

Amazing inventions from Chinese farmers!

Chinese farmers are at their inventive best. Take a look at the unique home made submarines, planes made out of recycled materials, helicopters with wooden blades and rickshaws pulled by a robot,......

China to halt import of Indian seafood from June 1

China, the largest market for Indian seafood items, will stop imports from the country from June 1. In a major development that will hit the domestic marine export business, India has been excluded......

Money spinner for malls: Skiing, aquariums and more!

Can you imagine a mall where you can skii, or have a shoal of huge fish swimming above your head? Well, the world's most modern malls in Dubai offer you these and much more The Dubai Mall......

Pix: South stars hot up 2011 calendar

Southscope magazine treated us to some great pictures of Southern stars on their 2011 calendar. Here's a look at some of them: Shriya Saran The beautiful Shriya has acted in many languages......

Schwarzenegger may return to acting

Get your lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood, right here! Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has now completed a seven-year term as the Governor of California, has hinted that he may return to......

Picking Bollywood's favourite dancing queens

From Vyjayantimala's Honthon Mein Aisi Baat to Madhuri Dixit's Aaja Nachle, from Helen's cabarets to Sridevi's ada, there's no dearth of talent in Bollywood when it comes to......

James Cameron's 'underwater' birthday!

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Academy-award-winning director James Cameron, famous for his blockbuster films like Avatar and Titanic on Monday......

Water wonder Phelps's mystique shattered by Lochte

The crowd at the Olympic Aquatics Centre arrived late, as if they were trying to stall off the inevitable. Anyone with a prized ticket to the first big showdown of the London Games had to know......

China takes first gold of Olympic diving test event

London's striking new Olympic Aquatics Centre hosted its first day of competitive action on Monday with China's dominant divers predictably striking gold in a World Cup event chosen to test the......

Aquatics Nationals: D'Souza breaks freestyle record

Karnataka swimmer Aaron Agnel D'Souza on Sunday bettered his personal national record in the 100m freestyle event in the 65th Senior National Aquatics Championships which drew to a close in Ranchi......

Aquatic C'ship: Karnataka maintains pole position

Rehan Poncha helped Karnataka to retain the top position with 18 gold medals on the penultimate day of the 65th Senior National Aquatic Championship by winning his fifth gold. Poncha finished top......

National Aquatics: Aaron shines as four marks are sunk

Four national records were broken as Karnataka's Aaron Agnel D'Souza clinched three gold medals and ace swimmer Richa Mishra added one, taking her tally to four, in the 65th Senior National Aquatic......

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Q. Which is the national aquatic animal of India?
Pravin: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-the-national-aquatic-animal-of-india/25645493/answers/

Q. aquatic weed specialist ...what does it mean .?
Vilas Deshpande: A. Gangetic Dolphin more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/aquatic-weed-specialist-...what-does-it-mean-./25641012/answers/25645498

Q. What are Humic acids ?
Rakesh Joshi: A. They must be experts with the Floral beauty of the water in seabeds which are near to the coast. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-humic-acids-/25538521/answers/25641013

Q. what is meant by biodiversity?
Monicasai: A. humic acid, one of two classes of natural acidic organic polymer that can be extracted from humus found in soil, sediment, or aquatic environments....... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-meant-by-biodiversity/25182332/answers/25538574

Web results for Aquatics

Tolerating scarcity

In India, more than 200 million people lack access to safe drinking water and more than 80 per cent children suffer from water-borne diseases.... ...

http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=456696&catid=57

VStock Transfer Congratulates Its Client, New Found Shrimp, Inc. on Receiving DTC Eligibility

--(PR.com)-- VStock Transfer, LLC (http://www.vstocktransfer.com) is pleased to congratulate its client, New Found Shrimp on obtaining DTC... ...

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Stress on need to conserve endemic fish wealth

The need for a combined effort with active participation of tribesmen to conserve the endemic and endangered species of fish wealth in the Nilgiri... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/stress-on-need-to-conserve-endemic-fish-wealth/article4742633.ece

A feel of the Ghats at boathouse

Better days await the Vallakkadavu boathouse that has been lying abandoned since an extensive renovation four years ago, if the plans of the Kerala... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/a-feel-of-the-ghats-at-boathouse/article4740179.ece

Delhi plays host to South Asian winged visitors

At a time when most of its water bodies are drying up due to the scorching heat, Delhi is witnessing a rare wildlife phenomenon at Shanti Van where... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-plays-host-to-south-asian-winged-visitors/article4742382.ece

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