The Maharashtra government on Tuesday declared the silver pomfret as the state fish amid reports of its declining numbers in the region. The state government's move will enable the department to work ...

PALGHAR: It’s a most unusual kind of murder. Most of us know the victim as the ‘paplet’, more precisely the baby silver pomfret. Stuffed, fried, and the star of a rich coconut gravy, the pomfret takes ...

MUMBAI: In a move to arrest netting of juvenile fish that has been adversely affecting their reproduction and eventually depleting the state’s annual catch, Maharashtra government, with the help of ...

Maharashtra has implemented minimum legal sizes for fish to combat juvenile netting and boost reproduction. This initiative, in collaboration with CMFRI, has led to a significant increase in fish ...