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 …
AHMEDABAD: Organized retail provides some hope to see farmers get their share of benefits but the post-harvest issues in horticulture commodities could only solve with joint participation from private and public sector, says a study by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). The working paper 'Organized Retailing of Horticultural …
An estimated 20 to 40% of fruit and vegeta bles are rejected as they do not match the supermarkets' exces sively strict cosmetic standards British supermarkets have eased their rules to allow farmers to sell imperfectly shaped vegetables and fruits after heavy rains and bad weather badly affected the farming …
The National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation, Nashik, has developed a new onion variety named NHRDF-RED-2 ideal for growing in different parts of North India. The variety is accepted by farmers because of its higher yield, better adaptability and storage performance. The crop matures in 100-120 days after transplanting and …
Chinese astronauts may grow fresh vegetables in extraterrestrial bases on Moon or Mars in the future to provide food and oxygen supplies to astronauts, an official said after a successful lab experiment. Deng Yibing, deputy director of the Beijing-based Chinese Astronaut Research and Training Center, said that the recent experiment …
PANJIM: The Goa government has sought help from the Indian Council for Agricultural Research to help preserve the state germplasm as well as further research and develop it to get higher yield. Director of ICAR, Dr Narendra Singh too said that the local germplasm of the state especially when it …
Imagine savouring delicious Kerala cuisine more often. Mouth-watering payasams, spicy pickles, healthy plantains, succulent coconuts…these could become a reality from November 11 when Kerala Horticorp will inaugurate two mobile vans in Delhi which will sell ethnic produce. Thesewill goto variouscolonies at a particular time and day every week and be …
French agri-conglomerate acquires Delhi-based vegetable seeds maker for about . 140-145 crore in an all-cash deal In yet another example of the growing interest of global seeds majors towards the Indian market, the $1.9 billion French agri-conglomerate Groupe Limagrain on Wednesday acquired Delhi-based Century Seeds Private Limited, a local vegetable …
By April 2013, expect your shopping bag to flaunt organic tomatoes, cabbages, peas, turmeric and ginger. National Horticulture Mission (Jharkhand) director Prabhakar Singh told newsmen in Ranchi on Monday that by next spring, buyers could snap up vegetables and spices grown in the state without chemicals, including fertilisers, pesticides and …
New Delhi:The Delhi high court on Wednesday granted more time to an experts’ committee to submit a report suggesting guidelines to prevent rampant use of banned pesticides in vegetables and fruits. A division bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Vipin Sanghi was told by counsel Meera Bhatia, appearing …
Chandigarh: Recent rains in Himachal Pradesh, from where the majority of vegetables are imported in the season, have resulted in a decline in arrivals leading to some vegetables ‘disappearing’ from mandis in the city. Peas have seen a reduced import of more than 80 percent, with only 452 bags arriving …
NEW DELHI: Worried about pesticide residues in vegetables? Your diet may consist of many more toxic contaminants that you overlook. A new study by School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), has found vegetables grown near thermal power plants to be highly contaminated with heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic …
New Delhi: The massive hike of Rs 5 in the price of diesel and the removal of subsidy on cooking gas beyond six cylinders will hit the common man, already caught in a price spiral, very hard. In Delhi, the common man’s anger has already been stoked by a steep …
The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to limit the extent of land that can be used by plantations for tourism purposes. The State, by way of an amendment to the Land Reforms Act, had earlier allowed 5 per cent of land in recognised plantations to be used for cultivating non-plantation crops …
New Delhi:Hooked to organic food for its supposed health benefits? Here’s some food for thought. In the largest analysis of studies till date on organic food, researchers from Stanford University have said there is “little evidence of healthier benefits from organic food over those grown conventionally”. The researchers found no …
Waste disposal system went haywire after the formation of the BBMP Hardly 10 years ago, farmers bringing vegetables to the K R Market in the City would never return to their villages with an empty cart. newly added problem: Local bodies merged with the erstwhile corporation had their own garbage …
Diseases, inadequate rains and fall in prices add to farmers’ woes Once a hub of horticulture, Bagalkot district has suffered a set back due to drought this year. Farmers are facing losses to the tune of crores of rupees, due to the conditions hostile to the cultivation of horticultural produce. …
Irrational use of pesticides in lower Punjab and upper Sindh areas is found to be damaging environment as it has contaminated underground water, soil and even fruits and vegetables being grown there, said a study. According to the study published by a German publishing house last year, a large number …
The Delhi high court on Friday directed a committee of experts to frame guidelines to prevent rampant use of banned pesticides in vegetables and fruits and submit its report to it. The division bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Vipin Sanghi sought the report from the committee by October …
AHMEDABAD: Food subsidies have grown by more than 300 per cent in a period of six years between 2006-07 and 2011-12, says a study by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). According to the study, food subsidies increased from Rs 2,850 crore in 1991-92 to about Rs 72,823 crore …
Farmers in the arid district of Sanghar in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province regard the vegetables growing in the sandy ground outside their thatched homes as little short of a miracle. First introduced to the area in 2008, pitcher irrigation - in which buried clay pots release water into the soil …
