Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
EVEN as agriculture minister Sharad Pawar accepted that the last word on Bt Brinjal was that of environment minister Jairam Ramesh, he made a strong case for genetically modified crops. Arguing in favour of the GM crops, Mr Pawar said that it could solve the country
To say that agriculture minister Sharad Pawar is an embattled man is an understatement. Food prices have been on a relentless upward march in the past few months, and everybody is blaming him for that. The Prime Minister himself seems in no mood to cut Pawar any slack for the …
Joining the growing number of voices within the government that are uncomfortable with the decision to put the introduction of Bt brinjal on indefinite hold, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said it was important to ensure that
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai February 10, 2010, 0:45 IST Sharad Pawar Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Sharad Pawar today said a new seed can be introduced only after the Ministry of Environment and Forests has cleared it. He was reacting to the Centre
Grain Production To Be Down 8%, Oilseeds 5% & Sugarcane 11.8% Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI EVEN as Congress puts the onus of controlling food prices on food and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, the latest growth estimates for the farming sector present a gloomier picture and is expected to add …
Union Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Sharad Pawar spoke with Managing Editor Shankkar Aiyar and answered a volley of charges with a straight bat. Do you think prices will come down in the near future? Yes. The Rabi harvest expected from February onwards and steps taken by the Government …
The world over and in textbooks of basic economics, price is defined as a function of supply and demand. In India, there is a third variable. It is called politics. Look around and evidence is strewn all over. Everything that is in the domain of private India is getting cheaper--from …
The Ministry of Law and Justice has given a green signal to the government to sign a deal with Monsanto, a US-based agriculture firm, to introduce certified Bt Cotton seed for enhancing cotton production. Well-informed sources told Business Recorder that the two sides had already signed the Letter of Intent …
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai February 05, 2010, 1:07 IST The Union agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar, on Thursday brushed off all allegations and reiterated his support for the introduction of Bt Brinjal. He asserted that the introduction of the genetically-modified Brinjal can take place as it has been recommended by Genetic …
Kalpana Jain / New Delhi February 4, 2010, 1:03 IST Jairam Ramesh Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today sought to turn the debate on Bt brinjal against his opponents, especially Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, saying the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) had noted that on an issue of such vast implications, …
Facing flak from the Congress for his failure to control prices of essential commodities, Consumer Affairs Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday came under fresh pressure from the ruling party, which demanded that ban on futures trading in wheat be restored. The ban on wheat futures, imposed in early 2007, had …
BHUBANESWAR: Omfed milk would be dearer by Rs 2 a litre from February 1. Pasteurised milk will cost Rs 11, up from Rs 10 per 500 ml, and skimmed milk will go up from Rs 8.50 to Rs 9. Omfed chairman S C Mohapatra told mediapersons on Sunday that the …
Despite the agriculture sector reeling under the impact of drought and rising food prices, the government may not provide much additional funds for the farm sector in the Budget for next fiscal as it seems to be wary of a rising fiscal deficit coupled with tepid tax collections. The agriculture …
Refusing to take the sole blame for soaring commodity prices, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Sunday that price rise was a collective responsibility of the Cabinet, including that of the Prime Minister.
