India’s seafood exports increase 31% to Rs 61043.68 cr

New Delhi: India’s seafood exports have increased from Rs 46,662.85 crore in 2019-20 to Rs. 61043.68 Crore in 2023-24 registering a growth of 30.81%, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada informed Rajya Sabha on Friday.

NFDB signs MoU with PNB to extend financial assistance to fish producers

Kolkata/IBNS: National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) under Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying,  signed an MoU with Punjab National Bank to extend financial assistance through the bank.

Jammu and Kashmir:Fisheries department makes fish available for Maha Shivratri

Srinagar: The department of Fisheries has made arrangements for the availability of fish throughout Kashmir division on the occasion of Maha Shivratri to be celebrated on March 11.

Bengal is firmly on course to meet its fish production target of 18.5 lakh tonnes this year, says Fisheries Minister Chandra Nath Sinha at first-ever CII Fisheries Conclave

Kolkata, Aug 28 (IBNS): West Bengal is firmly on course to meet its fish production target of 18.5 lakh tonnes this year, according to Chandra Nath Sinha, the West Bengal Minister for Fisheries.

Central govt plans Blue Revolution to boost Indian fisheries sector

New Delhi, Mum 11 (IBNS): The Central government has envisaged a program named ‘Blue Revolution’ to unlock the country’s latent potential and possibilities in the fisheries sector through an integrated approach, the Union Ministry of Agriculture said on Saturday.