Fishing

CMFRI identifies sites for sea cage farming

Sea cage farming is growing fish in the sea using an enclosed net. Even if we use just 1% of inshore water in this, we can produce 3.2 million tonnes of fish. However, India is lagging in the method. To ..

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Purse Seine Fishing

Purse Seine is a wide and long wall of the net. The technique of purse seine fishing is used on the western and eastern coasts of India. In 2022, at the request of the Central Government, Supreme Court banned purse ..

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New Entrants to Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA)

Four African countries recently backed the Food and Agricultural Organziation’s (FAO) Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA). With this, the number of signatories to the PSMA has risen to 100. What is PSMA? The Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) ..

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World Tuna Day 2022

On the 2nd of May, World Tuna Day is observed. This day is celebrated to raise awareness about the Tuna fish. This fish is very important for both planet Earth and humans. What does this day promote? This day looks ..

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NSO First revised FY21 GDP estimates

The National Statistical Office recently released the first revised GDP estimates for the fiscal year 2021. According to the estimates, the GDP contracted by 6.6%. Earlier, the GDP had contracted by 7.3%. The contraction is mainly due to COVID pandemic ..

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Rural Infrastructure Development Fund

Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) is a unique initiative by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in India to provide financial assistance for the development of rural infrastructure. RIDF was created in 1995-96 with an initial corpus ..

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