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MUMBAI: A directive from the state prohibiting the sale of fish at Sassoon Docks, one of Mumbai's oldest and most active fish landing sites, has stirred the waters for the fishing community, especially Kolis at Colaba and Cuffe Parade. The ban on fish sales, recently imposed by the Maharashtra state fisheries department, is a first at the dock and, according to the Koli community, oversteps the annual ban on fishing during the monsoon from June 1 to July 31. While the community acknowledges the ...Read More >
Margao: Goa's fish production peaked at 140.3 tonnes in 2022-23, marking the highest output in eight years, before dropping to 135.7 tonnes in 2023-24.The latest data released by the Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation in the 'EnviStats India 2025: Environment Statistics' report shows that the fishing sector weathered significant challenges over the past decade.From 111.9 tonnes in 2015-16, fish production showed steady growth, peaking at 124 tonnes in 2017-18. However, the ...Read More >
Ranchi: Jharkhand would soon be able to produce surplus milk and sell it outside the state, chief minister Hemant Soren said while inaugurating the the state's first milk powder generation plant on the Medha Diary premises at Hotwar here.Inaugurating the plant jointly with Hemant, state agriculture, dairy and animal husbandry department minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey also said the new plant would mean a new chapter in Jharkhand's 'White Revolution' making its dependence on Assam and Chhattisgarh fo ...Read More >
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh): At a time when the government has launched various schemes to encourage fish farming, the Narmada River and its tributaries have lost 80 species of fish in just two decades, experts say. Excessive mining of sand is the reason behind such a huge loss, they said. According to them, 140 species of fish were available, but only 60 are available now. But many of these species are also on the verge of extinction. Most important of all the fishes, Manasheer, the state fish of ...Read More >
Washington, Jun 5 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading a multi-party delegation to the US, was Thursday asked a question by his journalist son whether government interlocutors sought evidence of Pakistan's culpability in the Pahalgam attack to which he replied India would not have conducted Operation Sindoor without convincing evidence. "That shouldn't be allowed. This is my son," Tharoor said laughing, during an interaction at the Council on Foreign Relations when his son Ishaan Tharoor, ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala cabinet on Thursday ratified the 52-day trawling ban in the sea off the Kerala coast effective from midnight on June 9 to midnight on July 31. The ban, notified on May 29, is aimed at protecting marine resources during the fish breeding season, according to an official release. The cabinet also approved the lease of 10 acres of land to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) f ...Read More >
Kasaragod, Kerala: Forest Department have recently apprehended four individuals in Kasaragod for catching fish of endangered species highlighting a lack of public awareness regarding restrictions imposed on fishing of a number of species of fish. The arrests come as a pre monsoon warning as there is a surge in freshwater fishing activity with the onset of rains and an abundance of fish the catchment areas. Those arrested were said to be fishing "Miss Kerala" fish (Sahyadria denisonii) - an end ...Read More >
Kanpur: A major fire erupted at a scrap shop adjacent to the fish market in the Parade area on Monday morning. The blaze expanded to two scrap warehouses and subsequently reached the fish market. Multiple fire engines successfully controlled the fire. The incident, which had begun due to a short circuit in the scrap shop, prompted swift action from firefighters who managed to protect two municipal corporation vehicles, valued at approximately 40 lakh rupees. Chief fire officer Deepak Sharma sai ...Read More >
VMPL Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], February 4: Kings Infra Ventures Limited, a pioneer in the seafood and aquaculture industry. Operates across the entire seafood value chain, from farming to international trade, with extensive infrastructure including farms, and processing facilities, has announced that the recent government budget has introduced significant customs duty changes aimed at strengthening India's aquaculture sector. Key modifications include: * Reduction in Basic Customs Duty (BCD ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Police busted an interstate tortoise smuggling racket in Rachakonda on Tuesday and rescued 286 star tortoises, 160 red-eared slider tortoises, and other materials, all worth Rs 64 lakh. The police arrested two accused, Siraj Ahmed (39) and Shaik Jani (50), whereas another accused, Vijay Kumar, is currently absconding. The police said Shaik is a resident of Hyderabad who runs an aquarium business and sells various fish and bird species. Plan to sell in Hyd On Tuesday, Malkajgiri Sp ...Read More >
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