The Black-headed Ibis, characterised by its elegant white plumage, black head, and long curved beak, is listed as a "Near Threatened" species in Asia. It is predominantly found in wetlands, riverbanks and salt pans, where it feeds on fish, insects and other small aquatic creatures.
"This water is now in such a condition that aquatic creatures can live very well in it, whereas earlier even a mosquito could not thrive in this water. Today, this water is suitable for our aquatic life... This is Delhi's achievement and work is continuously ongoing in this direction," CM
The last day of Artistic Swimming at the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships 2025 saw Kazakhstan claim the top spot at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex today, with 10 medals (6 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) in hand. Meanwhile, India's Men's Water Polo team lost 11-35 to Japan and the Women's Water
Meanwhile, in Artistic Swimming, Uzbekistan's Khadicha Agzamova and Sabina Makhmudova secured the top spot in the Duet Technical and Thailand's Kantinan Adisaisiributr and Pongpimporn Pongsuwan triumphed in the Mixed Duet Technical, as per a press release from the Swimming Federation of Indi
However, it was a tough outing for the Indian water polo teams, as both the men's and women's teams suffered opening-day defeats to Singapore. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan's Viktor Druzin and Karina Magrupova secured gold medals for their country in the Men's and Women's Solo Technical, respectivel
The last day of swimming and diving events at the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships 2025 saw China assert their dominance once again, sealing the overall champion title with a staggering 49 medals (38 gold, eight silver, three bronze) at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex on Wednesday.
Rohit B Benedicton clinched a silver medal in the Men's 50m Butterfly to bring India's total up to nine so far, as per a press release from the Swimming Federation of India (SFI).
Meanwhile, the swimmers added three medals to their tally, with Rishabh Das clinching a bronze in the 200m Backstroke, Kushagra Rawat winning a Bronze medal in the 1500m freestyle, and the Indian relay team claiming a silver medal in the 4x200m Freestyle, as per a press release from the Swim
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the 11th Asian Aquatics Championship at the newly constructed Veer Savarkar Sports Complex. Minister of State for Sports Harsh Sanghavi was also present at the inauguration ceremony held at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex.
Natraj clocked an impressive 1:48.47 seconds in 200m freestyle, finishing behind China's Haibo XU who clocked 1:46.83 to bag the gold and in 50m backstroke he clocked 25.46 seconds to win another Silver. China's Gukailai Wang bagged the Gold with a time of 25.11 seconds, as per a press relea
The 14-day event will see swimming, diving, water polo and artistic swimming events being held here in Ahmedabad, which is rapidly gaining the reputation of being the sports hub of India.
The Indian contingent has been based in Naranpura over the past month for the national coaching camp and are all-geared up to compete against the creme-de-le-creme of Asian continent. Over 1,100 swimmers, coaches and technical officials have arrived from 29 countries for the marquee event in