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Farmers and youth from Vidarbha demand Energy Justice

November 19, 2009

India’s energy programme is anti-poor and carbon-intensive

November 17, 2009

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Orissa hosts the largest arribada, or turtle nesting ground, in the world.

Orissa hosts the largest arribada, or turtle nesting ground, in the world.

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With 7500 km of Coastline, 200 km wide Economic exploitation Zone, the Bay Island of Andaman & Nicobar and the atoll island group of Lakshadweep, India is a mega marine and coastal biodiversity country. The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea continue to be a rich fishing ground in the South Asian region and India contributes to be the 7th largest marine fishing nation in the world. The Indian coastline also supports the World's largest mangrove in Sunderbans and the rich coral formations of Andaman Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Mannar.

The marine biodiversity of India is represented by rich corals, diverse fish species including the whale sharks, whales, dolphins and dugong and a plethora of economically important arthropods and mollusks.  The world's largest marine turtle breeding ground, migratory waterfowl and Asia's largest brackish water Lake Chilika adds further values to the coastal and marine habitat and biodiversity of India.

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