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 …
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association and 11 others organisations on Sunday sent a joint letter to the Ministry of Environment and Forest demanding cancellation of its gazette that permitted cultivation of Bt brinjal in the country. The organisations also sent a similar letter to the agriculture ministry and Bangladesh Agriculture Research …
On a regular school day, Uddesh Koottanal, a Class III student, brings to school rice and lentils or a sandwich for his mid-day break meal. On Friday, however, he was in for a special treat. "It is my mother's birthday, so she has given me a chocolate cream cake instead …
Little is known about the potential health effects of eating organic food either in the general population or during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to examine associations between organic food consumption during pregnancy and the risk of pre-eclampsia among nulliparous Norwegian women. Original Source
Apart from increasing area under horticulture in Madhya Pradesh, modern technology is also being promoted in the sector. Agro industries are being promoted for economic empowerment of farmers. For this, Horticulture and Food Processing Department was constituted in year 2005 by merging Horticulture & Farm Forestry Department and Agro Industries …
For two days, Makwal village and its surrounding areas, 27 km west of Jammu, were ravaged by the floodwaters after the Tawi breached its embankment and flowed into villages, mostly inhabited by poor farmers. While hundreds of families struggled to save themselves from the wrath of the river after rain …
Eating fruit every day can reduce the risk of heart and artery disease by up to 40 per cent, a study has found. Compared with avoiding fruit altogether, daily consumption also cut the overall risk of death by nearly a third in at-risk individuals, said researchers. While previous studies have …
Farmers, who were given Bt brinjal saplings, on Sunday demanded compensation for huge losses they incurred cultivating the genetically modified crop. At a press conference at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity, they alleged that they were ‘fooled’ and used as ‘guinea pig’ for the cultivation of the genetically modified Bt brinjal by …
The activist groups also said the government had violated the constitution and two international protocols – Convention on Biological Diversity and Cartegena Protocol – by releasing four genetically modified (GM) brinjal varieties at farmers-level Environment activists yesterday demanded the cancellation of the government’s decision to move extensively for further demonstrating …
Eating tomatoes may lower the risk of prostate cancer, research suggests. Men who consume more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week reduce their risk by about 20%, according to a UK study. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide, with 35,000 new cases and around …
Current academic literature suggests that school gardening programmes can provide an interactive environment with the potential to change children’s fruit and vegetable intake. This is the first cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) designed to evaluate whether a school gardening programme can have an effect on children’s fruit and vegetable intake.
After initiating its monitoring campaign in the Kathmandu valley, the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) has moved to districts to check the use of pesticides in various vegetables and fruits. On Wednesday, the ministry directed its all district-based offices across the country to strictly monitor such practices at farm and …
The government is mulling over introducing mobile pesticide residue checking system to control excessive use of pesticides in fruits and vegetables across the country. Plant Protection Directorate (PPD) -- a government body that operates pesticide residue testing laboratory at the Kalimati vegetables market -- on Tuesday forwarded a proposal to …
Low fruit and vegetable (FV) intake is a leading risk factor for chronic disease globally, but much of the world’s population does not consume the recommended servings of FV daily. It remains unknown whether global supply of FV is sufficient to meet current and growing population needs. We sought to …
The present report on “Level and Pattern of Household Consumer Expenditure in Delhi” is brought out by this Directorate on the basis of sample survey conducted under the NSS 68th Round (July 2011 – June 2012). This report contains valuable data on consumption levels and pattern of households in Delhi. …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Bhopal bench has issued notices to the state government of Rajasthan and Rajasthan Pollution Control Board seeking reply on the matter of vegetable cultivation in the state using sewerage water of the cities. The tribunal has issued these notices while allowing a petition filed by …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mooted a more broad-based and inclusive approach for a ‘second green revolution’ aimed at augmenting grain production in a sustainable manner. Pitching for greater use of research, Modi gave the slogan ‘Lab-to-Land’, saying that farmers should be able to enhance production to increase their …
The vegetable that gave `Popeye' super strength could one day help power engines. Scientists say they have discovered the humble spinach has the ability to convert sunlight into a clean, efficient alternative fuel. Purdue University physicists are part of an international group using spinach to study the proteins involved in …
MULTAN: Punjab would spend Rs558.87 million to increase the produce of vegetables and pulses in an attempt to raise food security and cut imports bill, an official said on Tuesday. In a meeting with progressive growers on Tuesday, Assistant Director Agriculture Information Naveed Asmat Kahlon said that Rs410.87m would be …
In December last year, the government held a weeklong awareness campaign “Pesticides Harm Lives: Eliminate Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides” to educate people about the harmful use of pesticides on agricultural produce and their impact on human health. But this effort seems to have been fruitless with a recent study …
When the federal government implemented new school-meal regulations in 2012, a majority of elementary-school students complained about the healthier lunches, but by the end of the school year most found the food agreeable, according to survey results released Monday. The peer-reviewed study comes amid concerns that the regulations led schools …
