FISH SUBSIDIES

"We are making a portal so that we can prioritise all the NTBs. Traders will register their complaints and the ministry will pursue that," the official said. In cases where the barrier is impacting a large volume of goods will be prioritised for the...

Finance Minister Ajit Pawar presented Maharashtra's budget for 2024-25, highlighting key initiatives including the extension of a Rs 5 per litre subsidy for milk producers and plans to establish 18 new medical colleges. This budget, the last before ...

India has opened up its market to the American farming industry in as many as 12 different categories, a top Biden administration trade official told lawmakers on Wednesday. However, Senator Ron Wyden raised concerns about India's wheat subsidies di...

Australia has requested details from India regarding its fisheries programs, including policy objectives, budget expenditures, and coverage, during a meeting at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Australia also inquired about performance requiremen...

Vinay Jaising highlights the strong growth in capex, industrials, railways, and energy, driven by the OMCs. He emphasizes the sustainable GDP growth in India and the quality of growth without increasing debt. Investment opportunities are seen in the...

The 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi concluded without a decision on a permanent solution for public stockholding of food. The conference also failed to reach a consensus on fishery subsidies. However, t...

The meeting of the highest decision-making body of the WTO, which was supposed to conclude on Thursday, entered the fifth day on Friday with key members, including India, the US and EU, holding talks to iron out differences on issues such as agricul...

Negotiations at the World Trade Organization's (WTO) 13th ministerial conference are expected to be delayed by one more day as key issues, including farm and fish subsidies, remain unresolved. India, the US, and the EU are holding talks to address d...

At the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, no consensus was reached on fisheries subsidies. India seeks special treatment and complete exemption for its small scale and artisanal fishermen. The negotiations are deadlocked an...

Negotiations at WTO's Ministerial Conference on fish and farm subsidies are stuck. Developed countries resist developing nations' demands. EU and US block pro-development agenda. Green room meetings continue. Little action seen on promises made by d...

"India urged the members to introduce a moratorium on subsidies by Distant Water Fishing Nations for fishing or fishing-related activities beyond their EEZs (exclusive economic zones) for a period of at least 25 years," an official statement said.

India calls for a level playing field in agriculture, highlighting the disparity in subsidies provided by developed countries. They propose a 25-year moratorium on fishing subsidies beyond EEZs. They emphasize the importance of a permanent solution ...

"Implementation of proposals in the WTO is challenging. The previous agreement to temporarily remove intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines and discuss extending the waiver to diagnostics and therapeutics appears unlikely to be implemented

India's influence on the new global fisheries subsidy agreement is crucial as the World Trade Organization prepares for its ministerial conference. Negotiations have led to a draft text, but India's push for a 25-year exemption for developing countr...

Before the pivotal 13th ministerial conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization in the UAE next week, its 164 members are endeavoring to achieve consensus on matters like food security, e-commerce, fishing subsidies, and modernizing the 29-yea...

Ministers from around the world are gathering in Abu Dhabi for a World Trade Organization meeting to address key issues such as reforming the dispute system and cutting fishing subsidies. The WTO's top court has been inactive for four years due to o...

Efforts to move from a consensus-based decision making to a voting system at the WTO is not good for global fish trade.

India will secure the interests of its poor fisherpeople at the upcoming WTO ministerial conference. New Delhi proposes allowing developing countries to give subsidies to their fisherpeople in their exclusive economic zone. India emphasizes polluter...

While recognising the fact that such access arrangements can help some members generate revenues, especially in some developing countries, including poorer nations, India said that excluding subsidies arising from the further transfer of access righ...