This 10,000-acre Texas wetland was cut off from sea and turned into a dust bowl. 70 years later, many native flora and fauna are being restored by conservationistsBahia Grande, a South Texas wetland, was transformed into a dust bowl after a 1936 ship channel project. Conservationists reopened a channe...
07 Sep, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
Nifty 30,000 target still on track; why Elara’s Harendra Kumar prefers IT, power and smallcapsWe are telling people that this is the right time to look at the market constructively. Historical evidence suggests that this is the time ...
07 Sep, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
Mohanlal’s co-star, late National-Award-winning Malayalam actor, explained how he became a ‘billionaire’ farmer: ‘If you look at financial accounts…’Late Malayalam star Salim Kumar was a passionate farmer who spoke about his love for farming and growing vegetables even when the endeavour...
28 Aug, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
How a mosquitofish brought in to kill mosquito larvae became major freshwater ecosystem problemA fish introduced to Hawaii over a century ago now threatens native freshwater wildlife. The mosquitofish, brought to control mosquitoes, n...
17 Aug, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Food Fables: How freezing helped us learn to love shrimpForrest Gump, celebrating its 30th anniversary, also highlighted shrimp, leading to the Bubba-Gump Shrimp Company. The recent budget suppor...
12 Aug, 2024, 02.33 PM IST
Budget 2024: Apex Frozen Foods, Avanti Feeds jump up to 8% on FM’s shrimp farming boostIn her 7th Union Budget on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced shrimp farming support via NABARD. Apex Frozen Foods surg...
23 Jul, 2024, 11.52 AM IST
Fishing for better returns: Taking technology to shrimp farmersIndia produced more than 7,00,000 tonnes of shrimp in 2019 and exported more than 6,20,000 tonnes to the United States, European Union, Jap...
24 Jan, 2020, 09.32 AM IST
India to reinforce position as top trader of farmed shrimp in 2018Cultured shrimps, primarily the Vannamei variety, accounted for nearly 70% of the India’s seafood exports worth Rs 37,871 crore in 2016-17.
28 Mar, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
Shrimp demand may lift seafood exports to $6 billionIn the last two years, buoyant seafood exports have led to mushrooming of shrimp farms in several states while the output has gone up in th...
27 Jul, 2017, 12.55 PM IST
Drop in shrimp output rattles feed industryAfter reaching peak production of around 4.2 lakh tonnes in 2014-15, the cultured shrimp production fell 12 per cent to 3.75 lakh tonnes la...
19 May, 2016, 06.05 AM IST
Low shrimp output may hit exportsAt a record 3.53 lakh tonnes, farmed vannamei shrimps accounted for 67% of India's seafood export of Rs 33,441 crore in 2014-15.
08 Oct, 2015, 10.15 AM IST
RMS Disease may lead to shortfall in the Seafood industry next yearBecause of the fall in shrimp prices, exporters say the country’s total seafood export may fall short of the targeted $6 billion despite an...
12 Feb, 2015, 02.12 AM IST
Farmer starts using waterlogged wastelands in Punjab as fish farmsSanjeev Nagpal from a waterlogged area of Fazilka pioneered shrimp farming in Punjab and his company is now getting more offers to export s...
09 Oct, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
- Government to promote Black Tiger shrimp farming
The Centre is planning to rope in global companies for the revival of Black Tiger shrimp farming in the country.
30 May, 2012, 07.02 AM IST
- Farmed shrimp demand rises in overseas markets
Indian aquaculture farms are upbeat about the rising prospects of farmed shrimps in the overseas market.
13 Feb, 2012, 05.31 AM IST
- Harsh sun causes 60% mortality in shrimp farms
The summer heat is causing a 50%-60% of mortality in shrimp farms across the country.
23 May, 2011, 03.25 AM IST
- Killer disease hits shrimp exports hard
The outbreak of the white spot syndrome (WSS), a highly lethal and contagious disease killing shrimps quickly, has set alarm bells ringing ...
15 Oct, 2007, 12.03 AM IST