FISHERIES

Central team surveys damage by cyclone Nivar, rains in Puducherry

Development Commissioner of Puducherry A Anbarasu and the District Collector Purva Garg accompanied the team during its visit to the rain-r...

WTO fisheries subsidies: Few developing nations seek complete exemptions for poor fishermen

These countries have also sought more time to implement the norms or disciplines, which would be finalised after complete negotiations, on ...

Bihar too needs law against ‘Love Jihad’: Giriraj Singh

Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Giriraj Singh on November 20 said Bihar too needs to work on “Love Jihad” as man...

Fisheries sector can attract USD 9 billion investment in 5 years: Official

"Government is targeting investments to the tune of USD 9 billion in the fisheries sector over the next five years," Union Fisheries Secret...

Centre targets investments worth $9 billion in fisheries sector

It was also informed that fisheries export is expected to reach Rs 10,00,00 crore by 2024-25 from the current Rs 46,589 crore, a release is...

Agricultural, Marine export bodies may move out of Commerce Ministry

As part of the exercise, it may move apex export promotion bodies of these products – Agricultural and Processed Food products Export Devel...

Arunachal inks MOUs with three firms to set up palm oil extraction factories

Khandu and Tage Taki, Agriculture minister, who was also present, were informed that the state government had signed MoUs with three compan...

PM Modi launches Rs 20,050-crore PMMSY scheme to boost fisheries sector

Through video conference, the Prime Minister also launched several other initiatives in the fisheries and animal husbandry sectors in Bihar...

PM Modi to launch several schemes for fisheries, animal husbandry on Thursday

“In Bihar itself, the scheme envisages an investment of Rs1,390 crore with central share of Rs 535 crore and the additional fish production...

India seeks mechanism for dispute resolution to end harmful fisheries subsidies

India has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the quality of the text should not be compromised, as the agreement is “rooted on th...

Indian marine fish landings rise marginally in 2019

A study report on annual marine fish landings estimates in the country during the last year released here by the CMFRI showed that Tamil Na...

India's fish export likely to fall 5-10% in FY20 due to COVID-19 crisis: Government

The country had exported fish valued Rs 46,589 crore during the 2018-19 fiscal. The US, Middle East, UK and China are main export destinati...

Cabinet clears stimulus package for fisheries

The Scheme will be implemented during a period of 5 years from fiscal 2020-21 to fiscal 2024-25.

Indian Chamber of Commerce urges states to implement the agriculture reforms in the larger interest of farmers

In a release issued by ICC it said that the proposed amendment in Essential Commodities Act, enabling farmers to get the best price for the...

PM-Kisan scheme: Fisheries Ministry seeks inclusion of fishermen for benefits

Like farmers, the government has extended the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers in the budget f...

Haryana to set up 2,000 Fisheries

The Agriculture Minister said that there are vast opportunities for fish farming in Haryana as geographically, saltwater and waterlogged ar...

Government should take some concrete measures for livestock and fisheries in the Budget: Industry

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana which was announced in the last Union budget is yet to get approval from the cabinet. As the schem...