Characteristics and performance of co-management in Asia Begin Challenges
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A virtual webinar exploring innovative solutions to boost the productivity and resilience of small-scale fisheries across the Asian region.
Date: Thursday, 8 April 2021
Time: 15:00-17:00 (UTC+8)
In this virtual discussion hosted by FAO and Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC), multi-disciplinary experts will come together to discuss innovative approaches to co-managing small-scale fisheries (SSF) sectors across low- and middle-income countries in Asia.
The panel will draw on the findings from a joint FAO-WorldFish publication on “Characteristics and performance of co-management in Asia.”
WorldFish’s Research Program Leader for Small-scale Fisheries,
Dr Phillipa Cohen, and Honorary Fellow,
78 pc students happy about schools reopening, 39 pc unaware of relevant COVID-19 guidelines: Survey
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NEW DELHI: As schools across the country prepare to reopen after being closed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 39 per cent of students are either unaware or have incomplete knowledge of relevant guidelines. However, 78 per cent of students are happy about the prospect of reopening of schools, according to a new survey.
This survey was conducted by Smile Foundation, an NGO for poor child education, between February and March with participation of 26,860 students in the 8-18 age group from 131 schools across 12 states.
The survey has found that an overwhelming 78 per cent students are happy about the prospect of reopening of schools, but 22 per cent of students are anxious and scared of meeting their school friends and interacting with them.
Man raises illegal water connection issue, gets intimidated
Man raises illegal water connection issue, gets intimidated
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Feb 13, 2021, 06:00 IST
The much-lauded ward committee meetings, held in every ward to allow
residents to place their problems before the civic authorities, have turned into a nightmare for
Mohammed Ibrahim. The resident of Govindapura, who retired as the personal assistant to the General Manager of NGEF in 2002, has been very vocal at these meetings.
But instead of providing solutions to the problems raised by him, Ibrahim says the
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is targeting him.
They’re taking a dig at us
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Feb 5, 2021, 06:00 IST
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After spending Rs 13.50 crore/km and promising B’luru that TenderSURE roads will never be dug up, Palike is scooping out Residency Road for a skywalk
The BBMP’s Traffic Engineering Cell has approved the skywalk, which is one of the 84 skywalks recommended by the traffic police
Just when you thought roads developed under
TenderSURE would be spared from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s digging, there’s news that the footpath on Residency Road, near the gate of Bishop Cotton’s Girls’ School, will be dug up to make a
Stock image of dad and baby THE UK’s only baby-specific hospice is to remain open during the third national lockdown. Following on from the government’s announcement stating that the country is to enter a third lockdown, the UK’s only baby-specific hospice, Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice, has announced that it is to remain open. The charity, which operates three hospices in Coventry, Liverpool and Middlesbrough, was forced to close its doors for five months during the first national lockdown, amid concerns for the safety and protection of the vulnerable babies and infants that regularly seek the palliative, respite and end-of-life care it offers.