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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Issue over poor man’s food jowar: House panel questions need to develop GM Sorghum
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, has decided to seek clarifications from Union Agriculture Minister and also ask the National Institute of Nutrition
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Farm ministry will promote all notified crops; GM or not: Radha Mohan Singh
Centre to operationalise Rs 5,000 crore fund for micro irrigation in NABARD Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said that his ministry will promote all notified crops irrespective of the fact
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding decline in the population of indigenous breeds of cows and livestock in India, 23/05/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashwini Kumar Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 23/05/2017 regarding National Policy in regard to protection of indigenous species of cows and
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Uttarakhand farmers to be allowed cut20 varieties of trees:Union agriculture minister
Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh on Sunday said in order to bolster income of farmers, the Uttarakhand government would be allowed to bring about necessary changes in the law enabling them
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Call centre to solve farmers’ problems
Farmers in Myanmar can now seek prompt solutions to agriculture-related problems through a call centre set up by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. Union Minister Dr Aung Thu said the
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China's first open sea fishery research vessel launched today
CHINA’S first pelagic — or open sea — fishery research vessel, owned by the Shanghai Ocean University, was launched on Friday in Tianjing, four years after approval for its construction, the university
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Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in South Korea
The first case of foot-and-mouth disease in South Korea since March 2016 was confirmed, according to the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA). The ministry placed an immediate
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Centre to ban use of 18 pesticides harmful to humans and animals
Acting on advice of an expert committee, the Centre will ban use of 18 pesticides in India as it involves risk to humans and animals. The Union agriculture ministry has issued a draft order, asking
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Centre okays Rs 1,200-cr drought aid for Maharashtra
The panel approved assistance of Rs 1,269 crore, of which Rs 589.47 crore is supplementary assistance for damage to kharif crops and Rs 679.54 crore for damage to rabi crops A HIGH-LEVEL committee chaired
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Kerala to write to Centre against GEAC plan to permit GM Mustard
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Now with the state cabinet nod against the entry of genetically modified (GM) food crops, Kerala government is set to write to the Centre expressing its concern against the Genetic