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 …
A Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee delegation, led by its president Ajay Maken, met lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday to discuss the issue of farmers who cultivate vegetables on the banks of the Yamuna. Mr Maken informed the lieutenant-governor about the farmers who have been growing vegetables on the Yamuna riverbanks …
An inter-state secretary level meeting has been planned next month to discuss the matter Kerala has informed Tamil Nadu that vegetables brought from that state were found to have pesticide residues three to five times more than the permissible limit. This was noticed during random visits recently to certain farmlands …
75 per cent of pesticides used belong to Yellow category As Kerala grapples with the spectre of poisoned vegetables from across its borders, use of chemical pesticides in the State has peaked. Figures from the Department of Agriculture paint a grim picture. Pesticide consumption in the State rose to 1,173.62 …
Chandy to write to his counterparts seeking help The State government, as part of its efforts to bring in regulatory measures to check the import of vegetables with high pesticide residual content into Kerala from neighbouring States, has decided to work in cooperation with the neighbouring States so that the …
Water application systems under wells extracting groundwater are one of the major factors influencing climate change in the agricultural sector. In the context of growing demand for adaption of pressurized irrigation with electric pumps in South Central India, the present study was undertaken to assess the carbon dioxide emission (CO2 …
Urban agriculture requires local water to replace 'hydrologic externalities' associated with food produced outside of the local area, with an accompanying shift of the water footprint (WF) for agricultural production from rural to urban areas. Water requirements of urban agriculture have been difficult to estimate due to the heterogeneity of …
THANE: Following the recent controversy surrounding the ban on Maggi noodles, city doctors, environmental activists and field experts have said that anything that is considered a green and healthy diet could be drowned in pesticide and insecticide or irrigated by waste water along the railway lines. and field experts have …
Fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, and processed foods continue to be the major sources of essential trace elements in humans’ diet required for proper body development. However, food products can potentially be contaminated by toxic heavy metals (HMs) from environmental contamination or industrial food processing. The deleterious health implications of essential …
This study was conducted to determine the concentration of heavy metals Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As) and Copper (Cu) in ten vegetables. The purpose of this study was to study the Heavy metal content i.e. Pb, Cd, As and Cu in vegetables irrigated by Panjara River and to analyze …
The Harvest of Hope initiative is a vegetable box scheme in Cape Town, South Africa, set up as a social enterprise by a local NGO. By promoting ecological urban farming, Abalimi Bezekhaya (meaning ‘Farmers of Home’ in Xhosa) improves income and household food security, and empowers disadvantaged households by building …
Growers fear losses to wheat, stone fruit, vegetables Farmers are a worried lot as there is no respite from rain, thunderstorm and hailstorm causing damage to crops. The farmers, who are yet to recover from damage caused by rain in March and early April, fear heavy losses to the wheat …
Many countries have banned the import of vegetables from India The Delhi High Court today asked the government to suggest measures to regulate the huge inflow of pesticide-laced vegetables, fruits and other edible items from neighbhouring states to the national Capital. A Bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice …
WASHINGTON (AP) " Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery shelves alongside more traditional products. These genetically engineered foods could receive government approval in the coming years, following the OK given recently given to apples that don't brown and potatoes that …
It turns out that pesticides may affect male fertility. Scientists have found that men who eat more fruit and vegetables that were treated with pesticides have lower sperm counts and percentages of normally-formed sperm. Previous studies have shown that occupational exposure to pesticides might have an effect on semen quality, …
JAMMU, Mar 17: Over 20,000 hectares cropped area has been affected with the hailstorm and yellow rust in Jammu region due to massive rains, hailstorm and bad weather. Reports said that the farmers from the plain areas of Kathua, Hiranagar, Samba, Vijaypur, Bishnah, Suchetgarh, Arnia, R S Pura, Marh, Pargwal …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench) in the matter of Vishwas More Vs Krishi Utpanna Bazar Samitee, Pimpalgaon Baswant dated 18/03/2015 regarding sewage on account of use of sheds by large number of stockiest/farmers for storage, sale and auctioning of tomatoes in the area of market yard …
Although most people believe that organic farming involves no use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers. But an investigation by the Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI), an apex association of the Indian agrochemical industry that advances the cause of Indian farmers through better crop protection strategies, has unearthed just the …
A study has revealed the presence of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), organic compounds resistant to environmental degradation which have been banned throughout the country, in many vegetables grown in Meerut district. These vegetables are also supplied to markets in Delhi, NCR and parts of UP. The study, conducted by NEER …
Billion-dollar investments in basic transport and electricity in developing nations are among the best ways to curb hunger by 2030 since a quarter of all food is now wasted after harvest, according to a report issued on Thursday. A total of $239 billion invested over the next 15 years, in …
Farmers opposed drive against sewage farming undertaken by district administration near Shahpura here on Sunday. They pleaded that their vegetables had been checked by the health department and were found suitable for human consumption. Around 50 families own 100 acres of land in the area. About 10-12 acres of vegetables …
