India seeks strong WTO subsidy rules for high seas fishingAt the World Trade Organization, India advocated for stricter regulations on fishing subsidies, highlighting the disparity between its mode...
15 Dec, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
WTO meet: India for stricter discipline on nations undertaking distant water fishing"India urged the members to introduce a moratorium on subsidies by Distant Water Fishing Nations for fishing or fishing-related activities ...
28 Feb, 2024, 02.04 AM IST
India asks WTO to weigh carve-out for poor fishing nationsWhile recognising the fact that such access arrangements can help some members generate revenues, especially in some developing countries, ...
20 Jan, 2024, 02.50 PM IST
Indian Navy locates capsized Chinese fishing vessel, life raftThe distant-water fishing vessel "Lupeng Yuanyu 028", owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co Ltd based in Shandong province, capsized early on ...
19 May, 2023, 06.22 PM IST
Chinese fishing boat capsizes in Indian Ocean, 39 crew members missingThe distant-water fishing vessel "Lupeng Yuanyu 028", owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co Ltd based in Shandong province, capsized early on ...
17 May, 2023, 08.34 AM IST
Spurt in China's DWF vessels in high seas on radar of Indian security set-upChina's extensive use of DWF vessels in the high seas has increasingly become an environmental hazard, especially in the Northern Indian Oc...
06 Feb, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
Challenges from Chinese distant water fishing fleets in AfricaAccording to a comprehensive report published by IJ-Reportika, about 20% of the global IUU catch comes from just six western African countr...
24 Jan, 2023, 10.10 AM IST
Will pitch for 25-yr exemption at WTO from subsidy cuts for nations not into distant water fishing: OfficialJoint Secretary in the Department of Fisheries J Balaji said that in the recently concluded ministerial conference of the World Trade Organ...
24 Jun, 2022, 08.08 PM IST
WTO: India rejects fish sops document, says it does not provide level playing fieldThe WTO members are negotiating the fisheries subsidies agreement, which aims at eliminating subsidies for legal, unregulated and unreporte...
15 Jun, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
WTO fish sops pact: Draft leaves out India’s proposals, 25 year exemption cut to 7 yearsThe draft also allows only seven years’ transition period for developing countries as against India’s proposal that developing countries no...
12 Jun, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
Face-off between developed, developing countries imminent at WTO; India says will not bend on subsidies to fishermenA clear divide emerges as WTO try to negotiate an agreement on fisheries and India has categorically said that it is the developed world wh...
12 Jun, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
India for 25 years exemption from subsidy cuts for developing nations not into distant water fishingIt has stated that countries which have developed industrial fishing should take more obligations based on CBDR (Common But Differentiated ...
24 May, 2022, 09.17 PM IST
India rejects 'weak' WTO fishery text, sees bias towards developed nationsAmbassador Santiago Wills, chair of Negotiating Group on Rules, earlier introduced a revised draft negotiating text ahead of a key minister...
12 Nov, 2021, 06.53 AM IST
India's fisheries sops proposals diluted in new WTO draft textThe latest draft made India's proposals - to curb such sops for distant water fishing and extending the carveouts to developing countries -...
08 Nov, 2021, 11.55 PM IST
India seeks curbs at WTO on fishing in distant watersAs per India's proposal submitted at WTO, overfishing would be self-determined by a member or by Regional Fishery Management Organisation.
28 Sep, 2021, 07.49 PM IST
US, EU oppose India's subsidy cut waiver proposalThe US and EU have argued that the proposal before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) – which seeks to exempt countries with national incom...
03 Oct, 2020, 09.32 AM IST
Pact to end harmful fish subsidies difficult without special and differential treatment: IndiaNew Delhi’s statement comes in the wake of the multilateral trade body likely to consolidate views of member countries on the latest draft ...
21 Jul, 2020, 11.12 PM IST