Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Field trials were conducted for the validation of integrated pest management (IPM) package for the castor and pigeonpea intercropping system in rainfed agro-ecosystem for the state of Andhra Pradesh, India during 2002 and 2003 seasons.
A field experiment was conducted during kharif 2007 in the vegetable farm of the Division of Entomology, IARI, New Delhi in Randomized Block Design with ten treatments including a control. Seed treated with imidacloprid (3 g ai kg-1 seeds) or foliar spray either of thiamethoxam/acetamiprid/imidacloprid @20 g ai ha-1 effectively …
The efficacy of carbosulfan was evaluated during kharif, 2005-06 against rice stem borer, Scripophaga incertulas in comparison with chlorpyriphos. The results revealed that all the insecticidal treatments reduced the insect population significantly over untreated control and incurred significantly higher yield.
Three application of diafenthiuron at normal (600 g ai ha-1) and double the normal dose (1200 g ai ha-1) were made at 21 days interval during 2 season field trials.
Sultan Ahmed Ismail, founder director of Ecoscience Research Foundation, explaining the importance of different plants to school students at the Organic Corner of the Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre on Wednesday. CHENNAI: With worms and special manure and pest control plants, no chemicals are needed in a garden. To …
Hyderabad, Nov. 3: Prohibited pesticides are in rampant use across the state and the stark reality is that the authorities, which are supposed to prevent pesticide use, are themselves recommending it, unaware of the consequences. The Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB & RC) has given a list of …
Some countries in West Africa are considering the potential adoption of insect resistant cotton. Burkina Faso has already approved commercial cultivation of this technology. This paper presents the results of a socio economic impact assessment of the potential adoption of insect resistant cotton in West Africa using an augmented economic …
It does kill the nasty bollworm. What about friendly microbes? transgenic crops come with a range of biosafety concerns, which are contested because the discussion of such crops is highly polarized. Researchers of the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (iari), in a recent study, said Bt-cotton may affect soil microbes and …
A study from northern China showed Bt cotton reduced pest populations in cotton and also other non-Bt crops growing nearby. Published in Science (Vol 321, No 5896), the study reported a dramatic reduction in cotton bollworms after the introduction of Bt cotton. The researchers said Bt benefitted farmers by reducing …
National Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NCIPM), a national research centre of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India was established in February, 1988 to cater to the emerging plant protection needs of different agro-ecological zones of the country. The activities of the centre extend across and beyond different disciplines …
The Ministry of Agriculture,a branch of the Government of India, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to agriculture in India.
little did farmers in Maharashtra know, or ever expect, that the thousands of rupees they invested in their soybean crop would be lost to countless colonies of caterpillars. The losses have shaken the region
Pest incidence is more during rains Pomegranate faces a serious set back due to infestation by insect pests. The most obnoxious is Anar butterfly(Deodorex isocrates.) The larvae of this insect directly bore into the pomegranate fruit. There are no satisfactory control measures for the pest after it enters into the …
Use of pesticides in India has substantially increased in recent years. It is increasingly becoming an inevitable input in intensive agriculture systems, which have mainly been fuelled by changes in cropping pattern and practice. Survey results confirmed that there has been a widespread lack of awareness on pesticides and their …
environment Jaipur halts limestone mining The Rajasthan government has denotified the region in and around Jaisalmer for limestone mining. Though the reason behind denotification is not clear, the move comes days after the government rejected applications by leading cement companies for mining lease in the region. Companies such as Mangalam …
Cotton hybrids expressing various endotoxins of B. thruringiensis, per se fitting into genetic or host-plant resistance and biological tools of integrated pest management (IPM) have given a new dimension and impetus to the IPM philosophy that aims to reduce the massive reliance on insecticides for pest management on the conventional …
National Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NCIPM), a national research centre of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India was established in February, 1988 to cater to the emerging plant protection needs of different agro-ecological zones of the country. The activities of the centre extend across and beyond different disciplines …
National Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NCIPM), a national research centre of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India was established in February, 1988 to cater to the emerging plant protection needs of different agro-ecological zones of the country. NCIPM has made a modest beginning in achieving the goals of …
Karimnagar, July 30: Farmers of Nareddypalli in Ellanthakunta mandal in Karimnagar have been harnessing nature's wisdom to enhance output and control pests even as their comrades across the state are agitating against the shortage of fertilisers. Armed with bio-pesticides such as
