Unusual landings of Otolithoides biauritus in gill net and dol net at Mahim Bazzar and Yarangal bhati, Maharashtra

The report gives catch details on unusual landings of Otolithoides biauritus at Mahim Bazzar and Yarangal bhati landing center in Maharashtra

Unusual landing of Koth (Otolithoides biauritus) and seer fish (Scomberomorus commerson) by gill nets at Uttan, Maharashtra

On 20-01-2004 three IBM crafts of OAL 8.0-13.0 meter operating with mid water gill nets, locally known as Magar jal and Ghagra jal, at depth of 15-45 m in fishing grounds off Versova, Mumbai landed unusually heavy catch of Koth (7.9t) (Otolithoides biauritus) at Uttan -I forming 64.0%, of total catch (12.385 t). fishermen have introduced a new gear locally known as Magar jal

Unusual landing of Arius by dol net at Gorai, greater Mumbai

Arius spp.are rarely caught by dolnets. During 1983 to 1996 the catfishes constituted only 2 % of the dolnet catches. On 24.11.2002 huge landings was observed in a craft named Sony at Gorai landing centre

On the disposal of dried prawns (Parapenaeopsis stylifera) along Raigad District, Maharashtra

Along some southern centres of Raigad district, Maharashtra viz Shrivardhan, Bhardkol, Dighi, Rajpuri, Murud-Janjira, Nadgoan, Borli-Mandla, Korlal, Salavand Revdanda, there exists a traditional seasonal prawn fishery during August-December landed mainly by 'dol' netters and trawlers

Role of Higher Education Institutions in Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development: A case study of Shivaji University, Maharashtra, India.

The ever increasing population and changing lifestyles are making the environmental problems more critical. Higher educational institutions can be the best solution to solve this situation. Higher education can play a crucial role in sustainable development of any nation. As environmental sustainability is becoming an increasingly important issue for the world, the role of higher educational institutions in relation to environmental sustainability is more prevalent. Universities are the apex bodies in higher education system and can provide environmental education through its curricular design, research and collaborative efforts with NGO’s working in those areas. They can provide trained manpower and knowledgeable expertise to solve critical environmental problems. They can also act as a good networking system and data collector. Shivaji University is one of the significant higher education institution located in heart of Western Ghats working with the same goal of environmental sustainability through various activities. The paper examines the efforts taken by higher education in environmental development in the areas of creating healthy environment and conservation of resources. Key words: Role of Higher education, Environmental protection, Universities, sustainable developmen

A Wesleyan Theology of Cultural Competency

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The Place of Theology in Diversity Efforts in Christian Higher Education: A Wesleyan Perspective

Theology is essential to diversity efforts in Christian Higher Education. In current culture there are at least two ways in which theology emerges in this work, as an afterthought and as foundational in some instances. In this article the author provides a discussion around the question: Does theology have a place in the work of diversity efforts in Christian higher education? This paper asserts that theology is a critical ...demonstrate how Wesleyan theology can speak into diversity efforts in Christian higher education

Prevent: what is pre-criminal space?

Prevent is a UK-wide programme within the government’s anti-terrorism strategy aimed at stopping individuals from supporting or taking part in terrorist activities. NHS England’s Prevent Training and Competencies Framework requires health professionals to understand the concept of pre-criminal space. This article examines pre-criminal space, a new term which refers to a period of time during which a person is referred to a specific Prevent-related safeguarding panel, Channel. It is unclear what the concept of pre-criminal space adds to the Prevent programme. The term should be either clarified or removed from the Framework

A Comparative study of Accrediting Bodies in India with respect to Higher Institutes

The Quality of education in India is a issue of concern due to large number of Institutes starting their courses in the Country. Various bodies are set up to check the quality of education in higher educational Institutes. The study is related with comparing the quality parameters of various accrediting bodies in India and suggest best way to make these Institutes best in quality . These Institutes are playing the important role in quality management. The Higher educational Institutes are now trying hard to manage and maintain quality at levels of educational activities. The awareness of quality in higher education has forced the Institutions to go for accreditation from different bodies. The accreditation has proved to be the measure of quality and students community is asking grade of the Institute before taking admission in to the courses in the country. The strict polices, scales, parameters to grade the Institutes is the challenge before these agencies. The main focus of this paper is to study the procedure of the accreditation and their requirements. The Quality is important factor to study . The parameters used to measure the quality. The Authors have done the extensive study on NAAC procedure for accreditation of the Institutes. The comparative study of quality parameters followed by NAAC, ISO and NBA are tabulated in the paper and its results are highlighted. The accrediting bodies have main role to play in coming years to accredited maximum Institutions in India and bring quality awareness among these Institutions. The Quality has number of parameters to check