Fish talks at WTO unfair, unbalanced, say small scale fishersFisher organisations from multiple countries express concerns about unfair restrictions on small-scale fishers in developing countries in o...
17 Jul, 2024, 08.33 PM IST
WTO MC13 talks may get delayed one more day amid logjam on key issuesNegotiations at the World Trade Organization's (WTO) 13th ministerial conference are expected to be delayed by one more day as key issues, ...
01 Mar, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
No consensus on fish subsidies at WTO talksAt the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, no consensus was reached on fisheries subsidies. India seeks special tr...
29 Feb, 2024, 08.13 PM IST
Protect farmers, fishermen in developing nations: India at WTOIndia calls for a level playing field in agriculture, highlighting the disparity in subsidies provided by developed countries. They propose...
28 Feb, 2024, 01.00 AM IST
WTO talks on fisheries subsidies is as chaotic as a fish marketEfforts to move from a consensus-based decision making to a voting system at the WTO is not good for global fish trade.
03 Feb, 2024, 09.56 AM IST
Civil society, trade experts urge India not to ratify WTO's agreement on fisheries subsidiesThe signatories of the letter include the National Fishworkers Forum, National Platform for Small Scale Fish Workers, All India Fishers and...
24 Jul, 2023, 06.45 PM IST
WTO launches second wave of fishing subsidy talksThe second stage is a follow-up to the historic agreement on fishing subsidies reached at the 12th WTO ministerial conference in June last ...
21 Feb, 2023, 09.47 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 breaks a 7-year negotiating drought, agrees on all issues including fisheries subsidiesFor the first time subsides on overfishing, deep sea fishing and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing were addressed through t...
17 Jun, 2022, 02.59 PM IST
Tackling TradeAhead of the crucial ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva next week, its 164 members are trying to thrash ou...
22 Nov, 2021, 08.37 PM IST
Not blocking fish subsidy talks, says India at WTOCommerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will convey India's position to WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is on a three-day...
21 Oct, 2021, 07.25 AM IST
WTO director-general to visit India soonAt the WTO, India has been pushing for the food security programmes aimed at developing and poor countries to be allowed without any limits...
07 Oct, 2021, 06.26 AM IST
Hectic parleys to begin from September 1 in WTO to conclude negotiations on fisheries subsidies pactDuring the first stage, Ambassador Santiago Wills, Chair of the Negotiating Group on Rules, will hold consultations in various formats. Und...
22 Aug, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
EU, US oppose India’s demand for special and differential treatment in fish subsidy talksEU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said though he agrees that vulnerable fishers in developing countries could benefit from some type...
17 Jul, 2021, 07.02 AM IST
WTO fisheries subsidies: Few developing nations seek complete exemptions for poor fishermenThese countries have also sought more time to implement the norms or disciplines, which would be finalised after complete negotiations, on ...
22 Nov, 2020, 02.32 PM 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
India seeks provisions to check harmful fishingThe push was made in the first of the six clusters of fish subsidy talks held last week at WTO, aimed at securing a global agreement on red...
24 Jan, 2020, 11.52 PM IST