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The subject matter of ‘Fisheries’ within the territorial waters of 12 nautical miles from the sea coast falls under the ‘Entry 21’ of the ‘State list’, under Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. Based on the ‘model bill’ circulated by the Union Government in 1979, the coastal states/Union Territories (UTs) have …

Scientific study by Indian Council of Agriculture Research- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute(ICAR-CMFRI) revealed that status of marine fish stock of the Indian waters are healthy and 91.1% of the 135 fish stocks in different regions evaluated were found sustainable. The Department of Fisheries, Government of India (DoF, GoI) is …

The Department of Fisheries, (DoF) Government of India (GoI) under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) is promoting coastal aquaculture in all coastal States and Union Territories (UTs). Projects worth of Rs.179.50 crore have been approved under PMMSY for activities including genetic improvement programme of Penaeusindicus, Broodstock Multiplication Centre (BMC) …

The details of vacancies in Border Security Force (BSF) as on 01.07.2024 are as under: – Particular Vacancy Gazetted Officers (GOs) (Group ‘A’) 387 Subordinate Officers (SOs) (Group ‘B’) 1,816 Other Ranks (ORs) (Group ‘C’) 7,942 Total 10,145     The number of new posts created in BSF in the last …

As a part of 100 days action plan of the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare, a month-long Special Campaign to redress Family Pension grievances was launched by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on 1st July, 2024. This month-long Special Campaign, by its …

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh stated “Government committed to maintain ethical and professional standards within Services” while replying to an unstarred question today in Lok Sabha. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy …

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh stated that Grievances of Citizens from even remotest part of the country being addressed by CPGRAMS portal within a time bound manner while replying to an unstarred question today in Lok Sabha. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Minister of State …

A Scheme “National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme” has been approved by the Cabinet on 19.06.2024 with a total financial outlay of ₹2254.43 crore from financial year 2024-25 to 2028-29 comprising the components for establishment of 09 off-campuses of the National Forensic Sciences University, 07 Central Forensic Science Laboratories under Directorate …

‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The States/UTs are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes including cyber crimes through their Law Enforcement Agencies. The Central Government supplements the initiatives of the States/UTs through advisories …

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles the data on crime and publishes the same in its annual publication ‘Crime in India’. The latest published report is of the year 2022. As per the reports, the details of State/ Union Territory wise cases registered in the country under the Unlawful …