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TopicShark finning

Topic: Shark finning

US and China have a new friction point – Chinese shark-fishing off Ecuador’s coast

The US, backing Ecuador, said Beijing should stop its unsustainable fishing practices, rule-breaking, and willful environmental degradation.

DRI steps up crackdown on illegal export of shark fins, seizes 8,000 kg stock

DRI requests head of foreign trade dept to consider moving SC against a Kerala HC order that’s being used to bypass govt ban on export of shark fins.

Maneka Gandhi wants central agency to probe Kerala shark fin ‘export scam’

In her letter, Gandhi cites ThePrint report saying that a Kerala firm has been accused of skirting the ban on export of shark fins.

Kerala firm accused of skirting ban to kill endangered sharks

Finning is the cruel practice of fishermen slicing off shark fins while they are alive and dumping them back into the water.

On Camera

India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.