Panaji, February 23 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the World Ocean Science Congress (WOSC) 2026 on Monday, emphasizing the need to strengthen research and innovation to ensure climate resilience and a sustainable blue economy.The three-day event, themed "Ocean Health &...
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Gandhinagar, February 19 Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh will launch the access pass framework for fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for organizations in Veraval, Gujarat, on Friday, an official said.The access pass, to be launched by the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal...
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Gandhinagar, February 19 – Gujarat's Veraval will host the launch of the Access Pass Framework for fishing in India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on February 20, according to officials, describing it as a key step in operationalizing the Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the EEZ Rules...
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Eleven fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and released from a Sri Lankan prison arrived in Chennai. Of the eleven fishermen, four were from Ramanathapuram, and the other seven were from the districts of Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai. They were arrested in July of last year and...
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Chennai, February 19 – In yet another incident highlighting the continuing tensions in the Palk Strait, the Sri Lankan Navy arrested 22 fishermen from Tamil Nadu on Thursday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Sri Lankan waters.Four mechanised...
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JAMMU, February 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly passed grants for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Horticulture, Fisheries, Cooperatives, and Elections Departments through a voice vote after a day-long discussion.Responding to the discussion...
Thane, February 18 Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Nitesh Rane has said that public squares named after Tipu Sultan will not be tolerated, asserting that places with such names "should be built in Pakistan."Rane's comments came after state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal faced criticism...
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Jammu, February 17 The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday passed grants amounting to more than Rs 9,680.03 crore for the agriculture, rural development, cooperatives, election, animal and sheep husbandry, horticulture, and fisheries departments in the Union Territory.The House passed grants...
Amaravati, February 17 Andhra Pradesh Minister G Ravi Kumar announced on Tuesday that the state government is providing subsidized power to aquaculture farmers at Rs 1.5 per unit.Addressing the Assembly, the state energy minister said that 5.2 lakh aquaculture farmers are receiving electricity...
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Colombo, February 16 The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 25 Indian fishermen on Monday for allegedly poaching in the island nation's territorial waters.The fishermen were apprehended and their two trawlers were seized in Sri Lankan waters off Kankesanthurai, Jaffna, the Navy said in a statement...
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Puducherry, February 12 Puducherry Lieutenant Governor K Kailashnathan said on Thursday that the union territory government was implementing comprehensive reforms in the fisheries sector in collaboration with the Centre through schemes such as the PMMSY and other initiatives for the development...
New Delhi, February 11 The government has prepared Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the application of drone technology in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, in his written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said his...
New Delhi, February 11 Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the fishing harbor project at Kothapatnam in Andhra Pradesh will be completed by the end of 2027, with an estimated cost of nearly Rs 442 crore...