Amaravati, May 6 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday directed officials to develop a comprehensive economic model to enhance income generation through seaweed cultivation and value addition to benefit women’s self-help groups (SHGs) and fishermen in coastal regions.During a review meeting at the Secretariat, the Chief Minister emphasised that seaweed farming offers significant potential to create sustainable livelihoods along Andhra Pradesh’s long coastline…
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Chennai, May 2 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a seven-day heavy rainfall alert for Tamil Nadu, citing a low-pressure trough extending from western Rajasthan to the Comorin region at an altitude of around 0.9 km.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai, the trough runs across east Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Telangana, Rayalaseema and interior Tamil Nadu, creating favourable conditions for widespread rainfall across the state.On Saturday eve…
Surat/Gandhinagar, May 2 (IANS) The Gujarat government will develop Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) as Common Service Centres and expand a network of more than 12,000 micro-ATMs across 14,330 gram panchayats to strengthen last-mile banking and service delivery, Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Saturday. Addressing the second day of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (South Gujarat Zone) in Surat, Vaghani said the initiative would enable more than 75 government servi…
Shimla, April 12 (IANS) To protect reservoir fishermen from market fluctuations, the Himachal Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, for the first time, has announced a minimum support price (MSP) for fish harvested from reservoirs. This step aims to protect fishermen from unpredictable price variations and provide assured income support. The composite MSP for reservoir fish has been fixed at Rs 100 per kg. Additionally, if the auction price falls below Rs 100 per kg, …
Veraval, March 12 (IANS) In a swift and coordinated search and rescue operation on Thursday, an injured fisherman was safely evacuated by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) after a distress call from a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea. The ICG’s ship C‑149, stationed at Veraval, was dispatched after a medical distress alert was received from the Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) ‘Guru Krupa’ operating nearly 23 nautical miles off the Gujarat coast.The Coast Guard crew located the fishing boat and emb…
Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), March 4 (IANS) Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay on Wednesday made an emotional appeal to party cadres while unveiling a fresh set of election promises at an executive meeting and campaign programme held at Chengipatti in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district.Addressing TVK executives and campaign volunteers, Vijay urged supporters to give him an opportunity to establish a corruption-free and socially just government in Tamil Nadu.”This relationship with the people is …
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said he held ‘very fruitful discussions’ with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor to expand trade and economic ties between the two countries.In a post on social media platform X, Goyal said he hosted the US Secretary of Commerce and the US Ambassador in India and engaged in meaningful talks aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and economic partnership.He highlig…
Chennai, Feb 19 (IANS) With the Assembly elections approaching, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, has intensified its preparations, signalling a serious and structured entry into the electoral fray.The party is set to release its election manifesto on February 27, and organisational groundwork is already in full swing. According to party sources, the leadership has initiated the process of identifying candidates for all 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil…
Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast the formation of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal by Monday, raising the possibility of rainfall across parts of Tamil Nadu and adjoining regions over the next few days. In a statement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that an upper-air cyclonic circulation currently persists over the equatorial region and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is l…
Puducherry, Feb 14 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Saturday, launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of misleading farmers and fishermen over the Centre’s recent free trade agreements (FTAs) and trade deals signed under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a public gathering at Karaikkal in Puducherry, Union Minister Shah asserted that India’s fishermen stand to gain significantly from the trade agreements concluded with the European U…