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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1900cr grant to fight drought
Centre Announces Subsidy On Diesel, Seeds For Farmers New Delhi: India could be staring at a drought worse than the one it experienced in 2009. Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar informed that nearly
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Pawar to meet CMs of states facing drought
With rainfall set to be below normal this monsoon and Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan already facing drought-like conditions, the EGoM headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will meet
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Govt trims EGoM, GoM bag; Antony, PC, Pawar to head
More than a month after Pranab Mukherjee resigned from the Cabinet after being nominated as the UPA’s presidential candidate, the government on Monday rationalised the total number of Empowered Group of
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Villagers demand 40 % developed land
People from villages affected by the Navi Mumbai international airport have demanded the government and project developers to provide them 40 per cent of the developed land as compensation. Of the total 2,020 hectares (ha) of land required for the airport project, nearly 1,400 ha are in the possession of City and Industrial Development Corp (Cidco), the nodal agency for the project.
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Be ready to face drought, says Sharad Pawar
In the wake of imminent drought in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan, an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) would hold discussions with the Chief Ministers of these States in the coming week on evolving immediate relief measures, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said at a public function here on Sunday. Mr. Pawar called for readiness on the part of all parties to face drought. He called it a ‘grave situation.’ “The availability of water and fodder have never been so low. It is necessary to ensure that drinking water to last till July 2013 is stored.”
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States Bet on Cloud-seeding to Induce Rains
With the monsoon below normal this year and particularly patchy across a few regions, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra are exploring cloud-seeding options to bring rains. The India Meteorological Department
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Drought to hit crop, water, livestock
The spectre of drought looms large over major parts of northern and western India and Karnataka following a poor monsoon threatening kharif (summer sown) crop output and leaving farmers and livestock in distress. Shortage of drinking water and an adverse impact on the prices of fruits, vegetables, pulses, sugar has been felt in several areas. Livestock has been hit due to fodder shortage.
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Drought looms large
NEW DELHI, 29 JULY: The spectre of drought looms large over major parts of northern and western India following a poor monsoon that has already hit sowing of kharif crops and left farmers and livestock
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Water pollution: Par panel to summon officials of 6 ministries
New Delhi Terming water pollution as a ‘‘national crisis’’, a Parliamentary committee has decided to summon officials of at least six central ministries to seek their views to find ways to check the problem. ‘‘Since the subject of water is not restricted to only one ministry, we have decided to summon officials of ministries of water resources, agriculture, urban development, panchayati raj, rural development and sanitation and drinking water to find a multi-agency approach to deal with the situation,’’ a member of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee said here.
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Centre for using available endosulfan stock
The Centre has sought the Supreme Court’s permission to use the available stock of the banned pesticide endosulfan for agricultural purpose on the ground that incinerating it will cost the exchequer Rs. 210 crore. “The cost of disposal of the live stock of endosulfan by incineration shall be more than Rs. 210.82 crore, whereas phasing out will not only result in saving this huge amount on disposal but will also save the product (stock) worth Rs. 31.36 lakh, which will contribute to increased crop production,” the Agriculture Ministry told the court in an affidavit.