150 tonnes per year from 32 ponds: Jharkhand’s young entrepreneur sets example in fisheries by leveraging PMMSY

IANS | September 8, 2026 9:44 PM

Ranchi, Sep 8 (IANS) An annual production of up to 150 tonnes per year from across 32 ponds is the milestone set by a young fish entrepreneur in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, who leveraged the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) scheme and applied modern techniques to enhance the output and simultaneously scale up productivity in the fisheries sector on a whole.

Centre launches portal for data harmonisation across Ministries

IANS | September 8, 2026 9:06 PM

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday launched a Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) portal on Data Harmonisation for use by all Union Ministries, departments and organisations with the aim of fostering greater coordination for data-driven governance and evidence-based policymaking across the government.