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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Shettar seeks Rs 2,000 cr drought relief
In his first meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after taking over as Karnataka Chief Minister, Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday requested central assistance of Rs 2,000 crore for the drought-like situation
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PM to chair food Bill meeting today
In an apparent attempt to provide a fresh push to the Congress’s manifesto promise of Right to food, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has decided to step in to instil a clarity on the way forward for the
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PM to discuss alternative food Bill today
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting tomorrow to discuss an alternative plan for the National Food Security Bill, the ruling coalition’s most ambitious social security programme. Also termed ‘Plan B’, it seeks to widen the numbers covered under the programme to about 68 per cent of the entire population from the 64 per cent in the pending Bill. It was first floated by a section of activists on the issue. The original Bill, as cleared by the cabinet last year, is currently being vetted by a standing committee of Parliament.
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Parts of country staring at drought
New Delhi: Monsoon might be recovering on an average across the country, but some pockets could be staring at a severe drought even as almost half the rainy season is over accounting for little rainfall.
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Food output to hit record high of 257.44 mt in 2011-12
The country’s foodgrain output will touch an all-time high of 257.44 million tonnes in 2011-12, according to the Government’s latest estimates. This represents a 5.17 per cent growth over the final output
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Big irrigation plans, no more
In a tactical policy shift, the state government has decided not to give sanctions to new mega irrigation projects as they become economically non-viable. The new land acquisition policy, which is under
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Contingency Measures in 7 States Facing Drought
Drought-like conditions in some parts of the country have prompted the government to recommend contingency crop measures for states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
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Floods destroy crops worth Rs 993cr: Central teams assess damage
Guwahati, July 11: The team sent by the Centre to assess flood damage in Assam today split into three groups and visited different affected districts, where the crop loss in the current wave has been pegged
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J’khand Govt fears for farmers after dry spell
A nearly 45 per cent dip in rainfall this monsoon has set alarm bells ringing in Jharkhand. The panic has forced the Government to initiate some early steps, which include giving Ministers charge of all
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No antibiotics to be used in honey
India has decided that antibiotics should not be used at any stage of honey production, thereby conforming with the norms of European Union. The recommendation of the Food Safety and Standards of India (FSSAI) will soon be notified by the Union health ministry which will make mandatory for the producers that honey samples conform to these regulatory measures before they can be declared safe for the consumption. The government had been working on these standards since last year after it was found that lots, even those sold by top brands, had traces of antibiotics and pesticides in them. The antibiotics are being used by the bee-keeping industry to control diseases in honey bees and to increase the production.