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 …
The School Nutrition Association nearly doubled its lobbying spending this year as it has battled over new school lunch standards. The group, whose members include school nutrition officials and some food industry giants, spent more than $105,000 to press its case with Congress and the executive branch from April 1 …
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s elevation as the Prime Minister has come as a boon for his home State as after an important permission to put sluice gates on Narmada Dam in June, the Modi Government gave clearances to two more projects — the cold storage for perishable goods …
Two in every three loaves of bread sold in the UK contain pesticide residues, according to a new analysis of government data by environmental campaigners. Tests on hundreds of loaves also showed that 25% contained residues of more than one pesticide. The official tests are carried out by the government’s …
The government has formed a nine-member committee to conduct, supervise and systematize the ongoing pesticide residue checking system at the Kalimati Vegetables Market. The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) formed the committee on Sunday mainly to regulate and supervise the pesticide residue checking system at the Kalimati market. The ministry …
When the Obama administration in 2012 announced long-awaited changes to require more fruits and vegetables and less sugar and salt in government-subsidized school meals, no group celebrated more than the School Nutrition Association. The group had anticipated the changes for three years, and it was enthusiastic in thanking President Obama …
Informal knowledge of farmers is considered to be important for many difference practices required in sustaining both crops and ecosystems, especially when no solutions are known from scientific knowledge. Farmers practice trial and error to formulate crop management technologies specific to location. In this article, we document the indigenous practices …
Scientists have concocted a brew made with broccoli sprouts that may help protect against the toxic effects of air pollution. The study, published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, made headlines earlier this month. People in the study who drank the mixture, who lived in a rapidly industrializing and polluted …
The state agriculture department has undertaken a Seed Mission to make Bengal self-reliant in seed production. State agriculture minister Arup Roy claimed Bengal is the only state to go for such mission. The department has set a target of catering to 65 per cent of the state's demand for seeds …
If you think that those fresh veggies are going to make you healthier, you are in for a shock. More than 90 percent pesticide residue has been found in vegetables sold in the Kathmandu Valley. Though the acceptable limit of pesticide residue in vegetables is 35 percent, laboratory test conducted …
As much as a quarter of the food that is thrown away by households in the UK is still in its wrapping, 'untouched', analysis of waste figures shows. This habit of regularly throwing away unused food, usually because it has been allowed to go past its eat-by date, is costing …
KATHMANDU, JUN 19 - Amid concerns over health hazards of pesticides, the government has set up a lab to test the level of chemical inputs in vegetables sold in the Kathmandu valley. The Rapid Pesticide Residue Analysis Laboratory was inaugurated by Chief Secretary Leela Mani Paudyal at Kalimati Fruits and …
INDORE: Acting on the direction of National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Horticulture and Food Processing Department of Madhya Pradesh have appealed to the district administration to check cultivation of vegetables with sewerage water along nullahs. The departments have appealed to destroy the contaminated vegetable and take action against the farmers …
Eating unchecked homegrown vegetables and wild game from radiation-tainted areas on a regular basis can lead to high levels of internal radiation exposure, according to the results of a study published Tuesday in the U.S. online science journal PLOS ONE. However, levels of radioactive cesium detected in the bodies of …
A clinical trial involving nearly 300 men and women residing in one of China's most polluted regions found that daily consumption of a half cup of broccoli sprout beverage produced rapid, significant and sustained higher levels of excretion of benzene, a known human carcinogen, and acrolein, a lung irritant. Researchers …
BHOPAL: Despite orders issued by National Green Tribunal (NGT), vegetables irrigated with sewage water are still being sold in Bhopal markets. So far, the administration has only managed to destroy contaminated vegetables growing over six acres of land in Shahpura and near Coach Factory. The remaining 25 acres worth of …
Plea Says Effluents In Yamuna Pollute Groundwater, Soil It's not just pesticides--a toxic mix of sewage and industrial effluents may be contaminating what's grown on the bed of the Yamuna. The quality of the fruits and vegetables--that feed most of Delhi's population--may thus stand severely compromised, according to two applications …
Orchardists say the move will ruin apple economy Residents, mainly apple and vegetable growers in the Chopal-Nerwa-Tharoach apple belt, are against the proposed move to set up a 1-million tonne capacity cement plant near Nerwa here. They plead that the plant will ruin the apple and vegetable economy and spell …
Foods with the largest environmental footprint tend to also provide less nutrition and cost more per unit than foods with a smaller impact on the environment, a recent French study found. But that isn’t the rule across the board. Cutting meat intake has been one recommended strategy for curbing greenhouse …
A 15-member team of the National Food Safety Laboratory, with support from the FAO came up with the findings after collecting and testing food samples from the capital’s Gulshan, Karwanbazar and Mohakhali markets Unsafe levels of pesticides are present in around half of the vegetables and more than a quarter …
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 …
