Aquaculture Current Affairs, GK & News
Minister launches “Matsya Setu” app for Fishermen
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Giriraj Singh launched Online Course Mobile App “Matsya Setu” for fishermen. About Matsya Setu App Matsya Setu app was developed by ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar. Funding support was provided by National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad. This app comprises of species-wise or subject-wise self-learning ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Aquaculture • Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture • fisheries sector • ICAR-CIFA • Importance of Fisheries in India • Matsya Setu App
First indigenous vaccine for fish developed in India
The Central Institute of Brackish Aquaculture located in Chennai has developed an indigenous vaccine for Viral Nervous Necrosis. The name of the vaccine is Nodavac-R Viral Nervous Necrosis The disease is caused by the Betanodavirus. It mostly affects teleost fish. More than forty species are affected by this virus and most of them are marine ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Aquaculture • Fish breeding • fish production • Fisheries • Vaccine • Viral Nervous Necrosis
eSanta: Platform for Marine Products
The Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal recently launched a platform called “eSanta” for marine products. The main aim of the platform is to empower aqua farmers. About eSanta The farmers can sell their produce in eSanta portal. It is a bridge between the buyers and the farmers. The eSanta portal eliminates the necessity of middlemen ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Aquaculture • aquafarmers • eSanta • fish exports • fish production • Fisheries • MPEDA • National Fish Farmers Day • Piyush Goyal
MPEDA Multilingual Call Centre for Aquafarmers
The Marine Products Export Development Authority recently launched a multilingual call centre for Aquafarmers. The initiative is first of its kind in the country. It will address the technical issues and impart knowledge about efficient farming methods round the clock. About the Call Centre The Call Centre will mainly cater to the Aquafarmers of Andhra ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Aquaculture • aquafarmers • Biofloc technology • Blue revolution • Fisheries • fisheries sector • MPEDA
Rice- Fish Farming System
In view of the increasing challenge to ensure food security and sustainable agricultural intensification, the benefits of extensively adopting rice- fish farming system in India is being discussed. About the System Rice cum fish farming is a type of co-culture system in agriculture where paddy cultivation is combined with rearing of aquatic animals like fish, ..
Topics: Agriculture • Aquaculture • Greenhouse gas emissions • paddy fields