Source: TH Subject: Economy Context: World Fisheries Day 2025 highlighted India’s rapid rise in fisheries and aquaculture and the FAO’s call for renewed commitment to “India’s Blue Transformation”. The FAO representative noted that despite India becoming the world’s 2nd-largest aquaculture producer, sustainability gaps and ecosystem pressures require urgent policy strengthening. About India’s Fisheries & Aquaculture: …
Source: DD News Context: Union Minister inaugurated India’s first Organic Fisheries Cluster in Soreng District, Sikkim. This initiative, under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) About India’s First Organic Fisheries Cluster: What it is: A fisheries cluster designed for sustainable and eco-friendly fish farming using organic practices. Features: Focuses on minimal environmental pollution and …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 7 November 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Source: PIB Context: The Department of Fisheries, under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, has designated the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a Tuna Cluster under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). With approximately 6.0 lakh square km of under-utilized Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) rich in tuna resources, the region offers unique …
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: TH Context: The PMMSY has been instrumental in addressing critical gaps in the fisheries value chain in India. About PMMSY:
Context: After a gap of 15 months, the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group (JWG) on fisheries held its much-awaited deliberations (in virtual format) on March 25. But between the two meetings of the JWG, a number of events — some of them unfortunate — have occurred in the Palk Bay region that encompasses India’s …
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Topics Covered: Economics of animal-rearing. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana launched: Key features of the scheme: It is a scheme for focused and sustainable development of fisheries sector in the country. 20,050 crores has been sanctioned for its implementation during a period of 5 years from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 in all States/Union Territories, …
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