Around 84.6% of coral reefs in Lakshadweep experienced bleaching during 2023-24, the Ministry of Earth Sciences informed (MoES) Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Minister of State (MoES) for Earth Sciences ...

This leads to corals losing their primary source of nutrition ... reefs in India are exhibiting similar distressing trends. The reefs of Lakshadweep were significantly impacted by global bleaching ...