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From India, Soft Power Punching Harder With Opportunity and Skill
JAPAN Forward
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June 4, 2025
Global labor migration has recently gained immense traction, with many countries experiencing labor shortages. In the current geopolitical landscape, there has been a rise in the international demand for skilled and semi-skilled workers. Indian...
July 2 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses due to Tropical Storm Helene occurring Sept. 26-30, 2024
The Jefferson County Post - Tennessee
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Tennessee of the July 2 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses due to Tropical...
Slowly but surely, COMEPESCA continues building robust network of responsible seafood producers, buyers in Mexico
SeafoodSource
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The Mexican Council for the Promotion of Fishery and Aquaculture Products (COMEPESCA) has been promoting the responsible harvest and consumption of legally sourced Mexican fishery and aquaculture products since 2003. The organization includes 50...
Rural Development Min Tsiaras meets with EU Commissioner Kadis
News Bomb
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May 30, 2025
Rural Development and Food Minister Kostas Tsiaras discussed the challenges and the opportunities that exist in the sector of fisheries and aquaculture with visiting European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis on Friday. At a...
The man who sowed a flourishing shrimp industry in Gujurat’s barren fields
The Fish Site
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Are you involved in any social or environmental initiatives? I am proud to say that I brought the science of shrimp farming here to Gujarat in 1994. At present over 1,600 farmers have started shrimp farming and over 100,000 people are getting...
Liberia’s Fragmented Ocean Policy Under Scrutiny as Stakeholders Launch First Governance Seminar
Front Page Africa
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June 4, 2025
Monrovia – Liberia, a global maritime powerhouse with the world’s largest ship registry by tonnage and a growing fisheries sector, is struggling to convert its oceanic advantage into real developmental gains for its citizens. Experts say a...
The importance of mangroves in addressing climate change in Ghana
Global Voices
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June 4, 2025
This story was written by Malachi Dorwu and originally published by iWatch Africa on May 26, 2025. This edited version is republished below as part of a content-sharing agreement. Mangrove ecosystems, thriving along Ghana’s tropical coastlines,...
Overcoming Drought With Ecological Agriculture
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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June 4, 2025
Natural solutions help cultivators conserve and collect water, revitalize the soil and increase production. Many areas across Hawaiʻi are seeing increased drought conditions once again. Gardeners, farmers and foresters can be considerably affected...
114 Women Entrepreneurs Certified Under ‘Women Creating Wealth’ Programme
The Nation Malawi
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June 4, 2025
The COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) Malawi Chapter, in collaboration with the Graca Machel Trust, on Tuesday hosted the Women Creating Wealth Forum and Certification Ceremony at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe. The event brought...
Tariffs to drive up seafood prices in the US, UN trade agency says
Yahoo Finance
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Global trade tensions could disrupt ocean goods trade and will push up the price of seafood in the United States, a major importer of fish, according to a report from the United Nations trade agency...
Quiet session for the markets: Nifty, Sensex end higher, small and midcaps outperform; Eternal up 3%
Financial Express
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The Indian equity benchmarks ended Wednesday’s session on a positive footing. The Sensex wrapped up the day at 80,998.25, gaining 260.74 points or 0.32%, while the Nifty closed at 24,625.10, up 82.60 or 0.34%. Banking stocks also contributed to...
Governor Nyong'o grateful for Ruto, Raila's visit to Kisumu
The Standard
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President William Ruto and Raila Odinga (left) during the commissioning of phase 1 of Makasembo housing project. [Michael Mute, Standard] Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has expressed gratitude following the recent visit by President William Ruto and...
Qingdao's hybrid fishery-PV renewable energy project powers grid
China Daily
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The first phase of PowerChina's large-scale offshore photovoltaic project in Qingdao's Jimo district begins supplying renewable energy to the grid on Friday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] PowerChina's large-scale offshore photovoltaic...
From community recycling to national movement: Việt Nam turns tide on plastic waste
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — As the World Environment Day (June 5) spotlights the prevention of plastic pollution towards green lifestyle, circular economy, and sustainable future, Vietnamese communities are proving that meaningful change begins with individual...
Science Based Targets Network launches seafood objectives for the first time
SeafoodSource
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The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) – a collaborative organization comprising several environmental NGOs that aims to help companies and cities set climate- and nature-based objectives – has launched its first science-based targets (SBTs)...
From community recycling to national movement: Vietnam turns tide on plastic waste
VietnamPlus
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June 4, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – As the World Environment Day (June 5) spotlights the prevention of plastic pollution towards green lifestyle, circular economy, and sustainable future, Vietnamese communities are proving that meaningful change begins with individual...
Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever
Nature
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International waters, also known as the high seas, make up 61% of the ocean and cover 43% of Earth’s surface — amounting to two-thirds of the biosphere by volume. They have been exploited since the seventeenth century for whales, and from the...
Veramaris reached full operational capacity in 2024 as it works to become industry staple
SeafoodSource
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Algae oil production company Veramaris ran at full operational capacity in 2024 for the first time and has reached what CEO Gertjan de Koning called the “moment of truth” for the company. Veramaris produces algae oils for feed industries, with a...
Kinsale mussel farm gets green light
The Southern Star
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A controversial mussel farm planned for Kinsale Harbour has been granted an aquaculture licence by the Department of Agriculture, Food & The Marine. Waterford-based company Woodstown Bay Shellfish Ltd had applied to the Department o for the...
Times Argus Community News for June 4, 2025
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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COLLEGE NEWS Vermont Law SOUTH ROYALTON — Vermont Law and Graduate School has received its largest-ever donation: $10 million. An anonymous international foundation dedicated to solving environmental challenges will award VLGS this gift throughout...