NBA releases Rs 6.67 crore under Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanism for Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Support in 11 cotton-growing States

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has released Rs 6.67 crore under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism to support biodiversity conservation, sustainable utilisation of biological resources and livelihood enhancement in 11 cotton-growing States. The disbursement demonstrates how benefits derived from the commercial utilisation of biological resources are being reinvested in biodiversity conservation and community ...


Government of India outlines major steps to strengthen veterinary services, expand dairy cooperatives, and manage stray dogs

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying today informed the Rajya Sabha about a set of ongoing and planned measures aimed at strengthening veterinary and animal healthcare services, accelerating White Revolution 2.0, and improving humane management of stray dogs across the country. Veterinary services Under the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme, the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying is providi...


Blue Economy of Odisha under PMMSY

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India, has been implementing the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) across all States and Union Territories, including Odisha, since 2020-21. During this period, the Department has approved fisheries development proposals submitted by the Government of Odisha, amounting to Rs.1,301.18 crore, including a Central...


Welfare of shrimp farmer

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. State/UT 2023-24 to 2025-26 Central share approved Funds released 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 22,689.85 1,000.00 2 Andhra Pradesh 5,860.65 2,827.85 3 Arunachal Pradesh 7,623.37 8,245.81 4 Assam 11,817.63 11,479.85 5 Bihar 9,880.02 5,838.44 6 Chhattisgarh 15,949.66 12,774.41 7 Goa 2,981.56 2,003.15 8 Gujarat 13,002.76 10,711.14 9 Haryana 17,252.84 10,123.26 10 Himachal Pradesh 3,3...


Development of cold water fisheries

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has been implementing a flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with an investment of Rs 20,050 crore in all the States/Union Territories. In order to address the infrastructure gaps in fisheries and aquaculture, the Department of Fisheries, Government of India with effect from the financial year 2018-19 has also been implement...


Allocation of funds under Blue Revolution

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. State/UT 2023-24 to 2025-26 Central share approved Funds released 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 22,689.85 1,000.00 2 Andhra Pradesh 5,860.65 2,827.85 3 Arunachal Pradesh 7,623.37 8,245.81 4 Assam 11,817.63 11,479.85 5 Bihar 9,880.02 5,838.44 6 Chhattisgarh 15,949.66 12,774.41 7 Goa 2,981.56 2,003.15 8 Gujarat 13,002.76 10,711.14 9 Haryana 17,252.84 10,123.26 10 Himachal Pradesh 3,3...


Women led cooperatives in fisheries

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Name of the District No. of Women-led coastal cooperatives Societies from 1st April 2021 to 15th June 2026 No. of Women Beneficiaries associated with Women led Coastal Cooperative Societies from 1st April 2021 to 15th June 2026 1. Anakapalli 07 1334 2. Bapatla 34 4332 3. Kakinada 32 2409 4. Konaseema 06 432 5. Krishna 42 6197 6. Prakasam 17 1516 7. SPSR Nellore 9 4428 8. Srikakulam 14 824 ...


Blue Economy through reservoir and Amrit Sarovar fisheries

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.N Name of States Total no. of reservoirs 1 Arunachal Pradesh 12 2 Bihar 12 3 Chhattisgarh 27 4 Goa 3 6 Gujarat 12 7 Himachal Pradesh 5 8 Jammu & Kashmir 4 9 Jharkhand 41 10 Karnataka 11 11 Kerala 28 12 Madhya Pradesh 22 13 Maharashtra 34 14 Manipur 4 15 Meghalaya 3 16 Mizoram 3 17 Nagaland 1 18 Odisha 25 19 Punjab 7 20 Rajasthan 15 21 Tamilnadu 10 22 Telangana 27 2...


Traceability systems in seafood export

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: STATE WISE EXPORT PERFORMANCE (2021-22 to 2025-26) Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value Rs in Crore States 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 GUJARAT Q 200099 248863 284088 282158 312259 V 4421.10 5466.94 5511.36 5889.29 7145.67 MAHARASHTRA Q 193999 214167 222453 227866 281147 V 7303.92 7466.47 6923.34 7343.38 9057.83 GOA Q 36057 63333 55167 45469 49358 V 730.64 1007.60 934.20 788.81 903....


Review of implementation of PMMSY

India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Component District Name/Details of the project 06 Fish Landing Centres (FLCs) Sindhudurg Tara-Mumbri FLC Ratnagiri Palashet FLC Ratnagiri Dabhol FLC Raigad Korlai FLC Sindhudurg Shiroda FLC Raigad Revdanda FLC 03 Fish Markets Sangli Sangli Fish Market Chandrapur Chandrapur Fish Market Nagpur Nagpur Fish market 01 International Fish Market (Marol Market) Mumbai Suburban Moden wholesale international...