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Konkan Hapus growers jump on GI tag, technology to protect their produce

April 06, 2025 12:56 pm

Joshi said the GI tag of Hapus mango is reserved for the fruit which is produced in five districts of Konkan -- Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Palghar and Thane.

Indian Navy holds bilateral maritime exercise with UK’s Royal Navy

March 23, 2023 7:32 pm

As per the Navy, INS Trishul, a guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy, and HMS Lancaster, a Type 23 guided missile frigate of the Royal Navy, participated in this edition of the exercise.

Mango export season begins, over 65 tonnes of fruit leave for US markets

April 28, 2022 7:14 am

Arrivals from Karnataka, however, are yet to pick up, with traders hopeful that this will happen after May first week.

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Maharashtra govt may change its mind, hope for Nanar refinery project revival: Dharmendra Pradhan

March 29, 2022 7:16 pm

Pradhan was in conversation with Loksatta Editor Girish Kuber at the 'Loksatta Tarun Tejankit Awards 2021', where awards were given to talented young achievers from different sectors of Maharashtra by the Union Minister.

This season, Alphonso beyond aam aadmi’s reach

April 09, 2015 4:58 am

Unseasonal rain and hailstorms in the Konkan coast severely hurt mango production, traders say.

Study to find reasons for marine mammal deaths

May 05, 2012 2:31 am

With yet another marine mammals death reported on Thursday,the forest department has urged the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) to conduct a short and long-term study into the matter.

A village turns turtle

April 08, 2012 1:50 am

Everything changed at Velas,a village on the Konkan coast,when a project to save Olive Ridley turtles was launched in 2002

Experts clueless on Marine deaths

April 03, 2012 2:43 am

The alarming number of marine deaths off the Konkan coast in the past few days,with two whales and several turtles found beached in separate incidents,could be natural or fishing-related,said experts.

Navy on alert after sighting of suspicious ship near Goa

July 31, 2009 10:34 am

Indian Navy and the Coast Guard have intensified their patrolling off Konkan coast following intelligence inputs that a suspicious ship was heading towards Goa.