Submissions by DGM Project Punjab Mandi Board in the matter of Kapil Dev & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated January 14, 2025. All possible efforts were being made by the Punjab Mandi Board to comply with the NGT guidelines and to dispose of the vegetable waste of …
The agriculture growth rate in Gujarat in the 11th plan, which is between 2007-08 and 2011-12, has just remained 4.9% and the state was ranked eighth in the overall ranking. States like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are ahead of Gujarat when it comes to agriculture production. According to a …
This report presents the estimates pertaining to various facets of household consumer expenditure at National and State levels. The report not only gives rural and urban averages of Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) at State/UT and National level but also provides insights into the differences in MPCE within the rural …
They dedicate all Saturdays for vegetable cultivation Environmentalist C.P. Roy travels to Valiyakandam in Idukki every Saturday from Kottayam with the excitement of a budding farmer. He is part of a group of 21 families who came together to produce organic vegetables for their own consumption. They also sell the …
Jan 20, Colombo: Vegetable farmers in Sri Lanka's North Central Province have taken to the streets demanding compensation from the authorities.Soy farmers in the Galenbidunuwewa have resorted to street marches and protests demanding the Agriculture Ministry to pay the compensation that was promised to them for failed crops. The farmers …
Farmers of the Valley have been found to supply their produce in the market, neglecting the time period required to let the effects of pesticides used in growing them subside. Findings to this effect were revealed in a research conducted by Entomology Division under Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC). A …
Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) will soon install the ‘Rapid Bioassay for Pesticide Residue Analysis’ (RBPRA) technology at Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market to measure the maximum residue level (MRL) in vegetables and fruits. While farmers use pesticides in fruits and vegetables to increase production, haphazard use of such chemicals …
Use of pesticides in different farm products including food grains and vegetables has suddenly jumped up in the country in the past few years. A total of 50 metric tonnes of pesticides was imported annually to Nepal till 10 years ago but now it has reached 345 metric tonnes. Millions …
Agriculture is under pressure to produce greater quantities of food, feed and biofuel on limited land resources. Current over-reliance on a handful of major staple crops has inherent agronomic, ecological, nutritional and economic risks and is probably unsustainable in the long run. Wider use of today’s underutilized minor crops provides …
Apprehensions of various sections must be allayed: M.S. Swaminathan In matters relating to genetically modified (GM) food crops, the government should ‘hasten cautiously,’ said eminent agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan. He was speaking on the sidelines of a visit to the Wheat Breeding Research Station of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute …
Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bhutan, Dec 2013 The government of Denmark reiterated its commitment to Bhutan with multilateral funds to support efforts within climate change, environmental protection and others at the Biennial High Level Consultation on Bilateral Cooperation between Bhutan and Denmark on December 3 in Copenhagen, Denmark. …
Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal, Dec 2013 Until a few months ago, Kathmandu Valley denizens would walk past the Bagmati River covering their noses. These days, the river has undergone a makeover of sorts and the credit goes to the Bagmati Cleaning Campaign which completed its 30 weeks …
Farmers, students urged to support project Aimed at improving the domestic supply of organic vegetables in the rural and urban markets, the Agriculture Department has given shape to a comprehensive organic vegetable farming project, under which vegetable cultivation will be taken up on nearly 1,700 hectares of land identified in …
The portion of arable land in the country has shrunk by 6.6 per cent in the last one decade as agricultural fields turned into concrete jungle, shows a latest report of the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). The share of arable land in the country fell to 2.29 million hectares …
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority today directed government authorities to control the use of pesticides in vegetables, fruits, milk and meat without delay. The constitutional anti-corruption agency directed the government authorities — the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture Development and the …
India has the largest programme, catering to over 114 million children A global report by the World Food Project (WFP) for 2013 on 169 countries has said that India has the largest school feeding programme in the world, catering to over 114 million children, but stands 12thamong 35 lower-middle-income countries …
PANJIM: The government is likely to implement the restructured mid-day meal scheme from the New Year onwards with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar saying that the government is ready to pour in more money for mid-day meals in addition to what is being given now; but only if the children are …
The Agriculture Ministry will take immediate measures to address the issue of high soil phosphorus levels in vegetable cultivations specially in the up-country, Agriculture Ministry Additional Secretary (Development) Nimal Dissanayake said. Addressing a media conference held yesterday presided over by Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane, the Additional Secretary said the …
Roundup herbicide, which is meant to kill farm weeds, “poses the risk of serious human health hazards including cancer”, says a new study by the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR). The study, authored by research scientists Jasmine George and Yogeshwer Shukla, speaks of the tumour-promoting potential of glyphosate, the …
RAJSHAHI, Nov 14: An early variety of hybrid tomato has started to arrive in the markets of Rajshahi. Farmers of the district are also happy over getting a satisfactory price of their yield. According to sources, early variety of hybrid tomato is mainly cultivated in Godagari upazila of the district. …
RAJSHAHI : Farmers have started harvesting winter hybrid tomato at Godagari upazila of the district and its adjacent areas for the last couple of days with the hope of more profit, reports BSS. Growers are expecting that they will earn more money from tomato farming during the current season. Tomato, …
