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Kerala to start facility to produce varieties of fish products

-PTI KOCHI: Seeking to capitalise the huge demand for value-added fish products in the country, Kerala government will set up a fully mechanised manufacturing and processing facility with international standards to produce varieties of fish products. Minister for fisheries, ports and excise K Babu today said a detailed project report had been prepared and submitted to the National fisheries Board. "The new unit will increase the production capacity from 5 tonnes to 15...

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WTO talks: US may force India to slash farm subsidies - D Ravi Kanth

-Livemint.com US declares special and differential treatment a ‘threshold’ issue, implying that all developing countries will not be treated on par with regard to farm and fisheries subsidy programmes Geneva: Millions of poor farmers and fishermen in India could lose the benefits of special programmes offered by the government on account of a sustained assault on farm and fisheries subsidies by the US. Washington has declared special and differential treatment (S&DT) a...

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Modi government cuts social sector allocations to states by half to promote cooperative federalism

-The Economic Times BENGALURU: As the central government devolves more fiscal freedom to the states, they seem to be cutting allocations to social sectors, especially agriculture and allied areas in response, according to the initial findings of a study. The Narendra Modi administration wants to empower states further as part of a push toward cooperative federalism. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's February budget cut allocations to the states by more than half in...

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Govt faces flak for cutting funds for environment -Mayank Aggarwal

-Livemint.com Parliamentary panel blames ministry for not utilizing budget in full, demands tightening of administrative steps New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has criticized the government for cutting funds for the environment ministry and asked it to revise the allocation since the ministry is tasked with arresting environment degradation. The committee also blamed the ministry for not utilizing its budget in full, and demanded that it tighten its administrative mechanisms. A report by the...

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Fish catch across India drops by 5% -Sudha Nambudiri

-The Times of india KOCHI: Fish lovers across India should brace themselves for some unappetizing news — odds are that those holidaying in Goa, Kochi or Kolkata will see a lesser number of sardines and hilsa shad on their seafood platter. Researchers have found that India's marine catch has dropped by 5% in 2014 when compared to the previous year, resulting in higher retail prices. As per estimates released by Central Marine...

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