Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Avinash Vidhrohi Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 04/11/2022. Avinash Vidhrohi resident of village Deoli, tehsil Ghanari, district Una, Himachal Pradesh in his application to the NGT said that the PWD Department got pruning of all branches of 200 fruit …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Susanta Kumar & Others Vs Chairman, West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 13/01/2016 regarding cutting of mango trees (whose age are varying from 25 to 30 years) without any permission from the competent authority under the West Bengal …
Horticulture department to adopt the villages on a pilot basis The Department of Horticulture is all set to adopt select three villages in the district on a pilot basis to promote organic cultivation of mangoes. Deputy Director of Horticulture Chitra Devi said that Aathoor and Rudrapalayam villages under Madathukulam block …
Tropical agroforestry has an enormous potential to sequester carbon while simultaneously producing agricultural yields and tree products. The amount of soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestered is however influenced by the type of the agroforestry system established, the soil and climatic conditions and management. In this regional scale study, we utilized …
PANAJI: A one-hectare plot of cultivable land in Bhars, Canacona, has been converted into a multi-crop unit with cashew, mango, guava, turmeric and other crops being raised under an integrated farming scheme. Farmers in the hinterland hamlet on Canacona-Sanguem border are witnessing a pleasant change, as Indian council of agricultural …
More than half the world’s mangroves have been lost over the last century but all of those surviving in Sri Lanka, one of their most important havens, are now to be protected in an unprecedented operation. The organiser of the project, the biggest of its kind, see the role of …
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 …
The EU Tuesday decided to lift a seven-month-long ban on the import of mangoes from India after the world’s biggest producer made significant improvements in plant health controls and certification system, clearing the way for them to return to the 28-member bloc by March. However, the ban on the import …
With the Forest Department starting cutting of around 450 mango trees at Horticulture Park at Attari, just a few kilometres from the International Border, the environmentalists are fuming. Dejected with the Punjab Government’s “indifferent” attitude towards environment, the environmentalists have decided to approach the green tribunal in this connection. Earlier, …
Punjab government has decided to cut more than 450 mango trees planted across 28 acres out of 101 acres orchard and plant pear trees citing financial reasons. BJP's former national vice-president Luxmi Kanta Chawla has objected to the decision which will affect city's Attari mixed fruit orchard and bears environmental …
A biodiversity survey carried out by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) has documented and photographed 205 varieties of mangoes in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra. Conducted through a network of about 250 schools under the state government's special scheme for eco-clubs across 12 districts that fall in the hilly …
PANAJI: Doctors across the state are reporting a surge of heat-related complications in patients with diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. Consultant diabetologist Dr Prakash Prabhudesai, who practices in Panaji and Margao, says, "Diabetics are especially prone to dehydration as they tend to expel fluid from the body more frequently and …
If the coveted alphonso mango you bought recently has failed to tickle your taste buds, it is because it has been artificially ripened by calcium carbide. In fact, market sources reveal that an alarming 60% of the mango crop is ripened using the banned chemical, which is a known carcinogen. …
207 consignments are found to be contaminated by pests The 28-member European Union has temporarily banned the import of Alphonso mangoes, the king of fruits, and four vegetables from India from May 1, sparking protests from the Indian community, lawmakers and traders. The recent decision by the grouping’s Standing Committee …
AHMEDABAD: In the last few days, the health department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has seized large stocks of mangoes artificially ripened using cancer-causing calcium carbide. On Wednesday, the AMC team inspected the Kalupur fruit market and seized 989 kg of mangoes that had been artificially-ripened. The team also seized …
Cypermethrin is a synthetic pyrethoid mainly used against mango insect pests. Clams are good indicators of pesticide pollution and are known to be tolerant to pesticide accumulation. Acute toxicity experiment of Cypermethrin is carried out on estuarine clam, Marcia opima. The clam exhibited significant increase in protein content of gill …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nadia District Brick Manufacturers Association & Others Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board Ors dated 03/12/2013 regarding pollution caused by brick kilns in Nadia District, West Bengal and its adverse effect on mango orchards. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/498-2013(MApp)_3Dec2013.pdf
The orange and vermicelli sold in the Dhaka city markets are all treated with formalin, said a test report by green rights activists on Sunday. The report says formalin has been detected in 82 of mangoes, 91 per cent of bananas, 59 per cent of apples, 95 per cent of …
Formalin is used in 93.75 per cent of mangoes selling in the capital, said a report of Save the Environment Movement on Tuesday. Among 96 collected samples the presence of formalin was detected in 90 samples, 93.75 per cent of the mangoes selling in the capital, said the report launched …
Mangoes ripened by using chemicals sold in local markets of Janakpur have started making people ill. Doctors have warned that consuming mangoes that have been ripened with ‘carbide’ causes stomach problems and affects overall health. Carbides make mangoes ripe within 24 hours, thereby reducing the ripening time, which also means …
Carbon credit system paying rich dividends to farmers too In a silent afforestation campaign, a private company has successfully raised more than a million trees on private lands in five districts in the State and recorded a survival rate of 90 per cent. Giving details to The Hindu about the …
