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Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031, a Strategic Action Plan for developing India's ornamental fish sector, at Agatti in Lakshadweep. Implemented by the Department of Fisheries under...
India's solar photovoltaic module manufacturing capacity hit 233 GW by June 2026, but cell capacity is only about 35 GW, with very little ingot and wafer capacity, exposing a large upstream gap. Module plants run at just...
Tamil Nadu announced a 10% hike in basic wages and dearness allowance for handloom weavers who are members of cooperative societies. The government's share under the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Handloom Weavers' Savings and S...
India's exports of coconut products grew 62% in FY 2025–26 to ₹7,038.35 crore (USD 794.70 million), up from ₹4,349.03 crore the previous year. India remains the largest coconut producer with 31.24% of world output, and K...
The Union and Tamil Nadu governments have approved in principle a Multi Modal Logistics Hub (dry port) in Tiruchy. TIDCO will soon start a detailed study to choose a site and prepare the proposal. The facility will serve...
India has become an important supplier of petrol to Russia after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted Russian refineries. Russia's seaborne petrol imports touched a record 125,000 barrels per day in August 2026. Over the la...
National Small Industry Day is observed on August 30 to honour the contribution of small industries to India's economic and industrial growth. It was formally recognised in 2000, after the Government brought in a compreh...
Madras, founded at Fort St. George in 1639, began as a trading post exporting cotton piece goods, indigo and hides. In 1899 Alfred Chatterton of the College of Engineering, Guindy, was tasked with promoting industrial te...
India's solar photovoltaic module manufacturing capacity has reached 100 GW, up from 2.3 GW in 2014, while cell capacity stood at 25 GW and wafer capacity about 2 GW by March 2025. Import dependence is still close to 100...
Chhattisgarh has become India’s first inland State to start exporting value-added Tilapia fish products, shipping 382 tonnes to the United States. The State has put nearly ₹900 crore into fisheries under the Pradhan Mant...
The ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana (ICAR-NRCB) at Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu, has released two new banana varieties. Kaveri Thangam is a premium variety with yellow pulp, around 10 times more vitamin A than convention...
India's buffalo meat exports grew 25.6% to $5.1 billion in 2025–26, making it the country's best-performing agricultural export. In April–June 2026, exports jumped 66.6% to nearly $1.5 billion, and the average value rose...
