The Documentation Centre of ICSF was initiated in 1999, in Chennai, India.

As many as 1,447 Indian fishermen have been released and repatriated from Pakistan's custody since 2016, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Minister of State for External Affairs Ministry V Muraleedharan, in a written response to a questi...

On Tuesday, around 2,000 people from the Konkan region of Maharashtra congregated at Azad Maidan, demanding development, saying not much had changed for this region since Independence. The crowd comprised youth, women and entrepreneurs from the tourism, f...

Inter-state river water dispute was raised in the house Wednesday by senior BJD legislators Debi Prasad Mishra and Amar Prasad Satpathy. Drawing the attention of the house, the draft River Basin Management Bill 2018 of the Centre, Mishra alleged that the ...

While the debate on whether the dredging for Vizhinjam International Seaport has caused coastal erosion continues, Kerala Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty Amma has said that the construction of breakwaters for the port indeed has repercussions. “Thoug...

The once mighty Kodla river, which played a pivotal role in carrying goods and passengers in Moheshpur upazila, has become reduced to a number of ponds and an area for illegal constructions. Locals allege that owing to the inaction of the administration, ...

The contribution of blue economy was around 3 percent of country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in recent years but it has a lot of potentiality to increase its share to national economy. Still, Bangladesh is lagging behind generating more income from o...

Residents of Amarapura township, Mandalay Region, are suffering because factories dump wastewater in the Dotehtawady River, and the government needs to address the problem, said U Maung Maung Oo, leader of the Natural Green Alliance. The city said it woul...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has provided 250 NavIC Messaging Receivers (NMR) to fishermen of Kerala respectively on a trial basis. This device provides Emergency Warning Alerts like cyclone, high waves and Tsunami and also provides infor...

The Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation (KFDC) is all set to strengthen its base in north Karnataka by setting up three more Matsyadarshini outlets in Kalaburagi, Raichur and Vijayapura. Minister for animal husbandry and fisheries, Vankata Rao Nad...

The final hearing in the Kerala fishermen death case against Italian marines will be held at the international court in The Hague in July. The hearing will be held at he Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at the Peace Palace between July 8-20. The heari...