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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Food for Thought
Most people think there are two kinds of rice, a handful of coarse varieties and some refined versions like basmati. Wrong. There are actually thousands of indigenous varieties of rice, some of which could ensure permanent food security. Consider this. * Besariya is a traditional rice variety of Bihar that can survive rising flood waters by growing up to 24 cm a day.
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Parliamentary panel studies pros and cons of GM food
Experts Favour Regulatory Mechanism To Monitor Implications Devesh Kumar NEW DELHI
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Pawar favours Chinese model in agriculture
India would adopt the Chinese model for ushering in the second Green Revolution which would obviously take place in eastern India, according to Agricul-ture Minister Sharad Pawar.
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Monsoon cheer for agri ministry
THE progress of monsoon has brought good news for the agriculture ministry and brightened its hopes of attaining the food production targets for the kharif season.
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Tap growing demand for organic food
Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar called for tapping the growing demand for organic food in domestic and international market for the benefit of farmers and the country.
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Pawar plans to compensate farmers
<p>Amitav Ranjan<br /> <br /> On a day when the UPA government and the Opposition battled over last month’s hike in petroleum prices, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar agreed to compensate farmers for the increase in diesel price with a direction to his officials to work out a proposal.<br />
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With fingers crossed, Agriculture Ministry awaiting monsoon revival
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Union Agriculture Ministry officials are keeping their fingers crossed for the southwest monsoon to revive in parts of northern and central India before putting in place a contingency plan for kharif (paddy) sowing.
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Give details of CBI probe, says Brinda
NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP Brinda Karat has sought to know from the Centre the progress of its promised CBI probe into the alleged corrupt practices by Dow Chemical in bribing Indian officials to sell the pesticide dursban produced by it here.
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Brinda demands probe into Dursban sale
Communist Party of India-Marxist CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Sunday demanded a CBI probe into the alleged corrupt practices indulged in by Dow Chemical to bribe Indian officials for selling in India a pesticide, Dursban, which is produced by them.
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Brinda demands probe into Dursban sale
Communist Party of India-Marxist CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Sunday demanded a CBI probe into the alleged corrupt practices indulged in by Dow Chemical to bribe Indian officials for selling in India a pesticide, Dursban, which is produced by them.