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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Desi GM Cotton Seeds to Compete with Monsanto
The seeds will cost less than other hybrids but give higher yields India is expected to unveil in November two sets of cotton varieties that will cost less than other hybrids but give higher yields, as
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National acclaim for genome saviour
Cheruvayal Raman, a tribal farmer, has helped in conserving 45 varieties of rice seeds heruvayal Raman, a tribal farmer at Kammana, near Mananthavadi, has bagged the National Plant Genome Saviour Award
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Only 2% farmers have soil health card
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Monday said West Bengal has been slow in issuing soil health cards to farmers with only two per cent of them receiving the benefit. "Aimed at reducing
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Govt plans to unleash `Blue Revolution'
Move Aimed At Trebling Export Of Fish & Fish Products In Next Five Years Laying roads for `Blue Revolution' through an ambitious target, the Centre has decided to work for increasing the country's export
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Over Rs 50,000 farmers from Gujarat buy crop insurance online
Having faced the worst of droughts, farmers in Gujarat have started taking crop insurance seriously with more than 50,000 of them registering for the new crop insurance cover given by Pradhan Mantri Fasal
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Ministry to consult more seed companies, farmers
Emphasising that monopolies over seed technology were unacceptable, a top official in the Agriculture Ministry told The Hindu that it would have a wider consultation with seed companies, seed technology
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Normal monsoon to boost agriculture growth: Radha Mohan Singh
Agricultural Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said the farm sector growth will be good in 2016-17 with the country expected to receive normal monsoon rains this year after two consecutive drought
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Govt's decision on GM pulses depends on regulator GEAC
Faced with shortage of pulses and rising prices, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said the government's decision on GM pulses will depend on green signal from the biotech regulator GEAC.
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Centre withdraws GM seed notification capping licence fees
To regulate the bilateral agreement between seed technology The Centre has formally withdrawn the gazette notification of May 18 wherein it had capped the licence fee for all new genetically modified
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Supreme Court slams Centre over drought, 33 crore hit
The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre for washing off its hands in the name of federalism and doing nothing substantial for the drought-affected states when about 33 crore population in the