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
<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
Allows outbound shipment of only those consignments that have already been registered Maintaining that ballooning cotton exports were used for stockpiling abroad, the commerce ministry today gave a partial relief to exporters by allowing outbound shipment of only those consignments that were already registered, and, only after revalidation of certificates.
The first-ever agricultural survey — on the lines of the annual economic survey — has found “inefficiency” in agricultural markets and suggested bringing the markets and related infrastructure under the
With opposition mounting, the government has decided to lift the cotton export ban imposed last week. “Keeping in view the facts, the interests of farmers, interest of the industry, trade, a balanced view
Notification today; GoM will work out riders Allies of the ruling United Progressive Alliance have again forced the Manmohan Singh government to take a step back, this time over the ban on cotton exports. The government has now announced that a new notification revoking the ban imposed on March 5 will be issued on Monday, in what is considered a victory for Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who stoutly opposed the decision,
New Delhi A day after agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said he was kept in the dark about the ban on cotton exports, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday directed a group of ministers to “urgently review” the controversial decision. Singh’s directive, made public by a statement on his office website, came amid strong protests by leaders of key cotton-producing states cutting across political parties, including Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, fearing an adverse impact of the ban on farmers’ earnings.
NEW DELHI: The commerce ministry said on Friday it would allow cotton cleared by customs before March 4 to be exported, easing a controversial blanket ban the world's second largest producer had imposed
New Delhi A panel of ministers will on March 9 review the ban on cotton exports, textile secretary Kiran Dhingra said on Tuesday, after agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said he was kept in the dark about the decision and sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention to lift the restriction. A committee of top bureaucrats, comprising the secretaries of commerce, textile and agriculture, took a “unanimous view” to ban cotton exports in the year through September after meeting twice and taking a holistic view of domestic supplies in case the shipments aren’t curbed, Dhingra told in a news
India announced the immediate prohibition of cotton exports on Monday. The move from the world's second largest cotton exporter caused a stir in market prices and surprised political officials. A group
The Indian government has no plans to buy farmland abroad or help private companies do so, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Monday, after a local media report said New Delhi was debating the issue. “There is no government proposal. The ministry has not taken up this proposal,” Pawar told reporters.
The government has decided to throw its might behind private purchases of farm land overseas to ensure food security for India. The agriculture ministry has sought views from other ministries on an institutional