RC recommendation on 27 pesticides
<p>This report is on the review of 66 pesticides under the Chairmanship of Dr. Anupam Varma. The main parameters emphasized by the Committee to review the products were uses approved under the Insecticides
Ministry Of Agriculture
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Monsoon revival might not make up for rainfall deficit
Drought fears will subside if the momentum generated is maintained in August After playing truant for almost 45 days, the southwest monsoon has started showing strong signs of revival in the critical
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Debris cleanup at Fukushima reactor may have contaminated rice crops
Debris cleanup work by Tokyo Electric Power Co. at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant may have led to the contamination of rice crops in nearby areas, agriculture ministry officials said Monday. Radioactive
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Centre plans to turn eastern states into organic farming hub
The central government is planning to turn India's eastern states into an organic farming-hub, Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said here on Monday. "Our priority is to develop Bihar, Odisha,
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Centre okays Rs 14.5-crore instalment for ‘krishi yojna’
The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) division of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation under the Union Ministry of Agriculture has sanctioned the second instalment of Rs 14.5 crore for the state
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‘GM crops will be put on the back burner’
Irrigation project a la Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana soon. In a reversal of the UPA regime policy, genetically modified crops will not be a priority for the new government, Agriculture Minister Radha
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GM Crops may be Allowed if Found `Very Essential'
India’s new government will allow genetically modified (GM) crops into the country only if they are “very essential”, agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Wednesday, his first day in office.
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Will educate people about pesticides in food: Govt to HC
The Delhi government had claimed that it did not have adequate laboratories and could currently test for only 28 varieties of pesticides. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued draft regulations for food imports and may soon make it mandatory for importers of food and vegetables to produce test reports from authorised labs to ensure pesticide remains in fruits and vegetables were within prescribed limits.
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GM field trials: SC refuses to pass interim order
The court said it will not go into the ‘politics’ behind government’s decision to either allow or restrict field trials. The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed disinclination to issue an interim order on moratorium on field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops. A bench led by Justice H L Dattu said it did not want to consider a plea for an interim restraint order at this stage and would prefer to rather hear the case at length and decide it once and for all.
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SC seeks govt reply on GM crop trials
New Delhi : Referring to the suggestions made by expert panels for indefinite moratorium on open field trials unless shortcomings in the regulatory process are addressed, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked
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GM field trials: SC refuses to pass interim order
The court said it will not go into the ‘politics’ behind government’s decision to either allow or restrict field trials. The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed disinclination to issue an interim order on