The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
Pune A crop protection lobby, the Agrochemicals Policy Group (APG), has appealed to the State Agriculture Minister to crack down on spurious pesticide manufacturers. They have alleged that spurious chemicals have led to crop losses of over Rs 1,100 crore in the state.
Surinder Sud / New Delhi September 15, 2008, 5:34 IST Spurious and substandard pesticides worth around Rs 1,200 crore are palmed off to unwary farmers every year. This results in a net loss to the farmers of crops worth about Rs 6,000 crore. These estimates have been compiled by the …
