Vegetables

Submissions by DGM Project Punjab Mandi Board on disposal of vegetable waste from Ludhiana mandi, 14/01/2025

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 …

Jaggi Vasudev hits out at Bt brinjal

VOICING protest against introduction of Bt Brinjal in India, founder of Isha Foundation Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on Sunday said there seems to be some commercial motive behind bringing in the genetically modified (GM) food into the country. He told reporters at Isha Yoga Centre at the foothills of Velliangiri in …

BT brinjal to affect human health: Min

Farmers' Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Dr Ramkrishna Kusmaria has said giving permission for Bt brinjal will hit India's age-old farming system. Bt brinjal will not only affect human health adversely but will also cast ill-effects on environment. Dr Kusmaria was addressing a conference at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala recently. Agriculture …

Farmers stage protest against Bt brinjal

UP IN ARMS: Farmers staging a demonstration in the city on Friday. MADURAI: Members of the Tamil Nadu Farmers

Uttarakhand bans Bt Brinjal

DEHRA DUN: Uttarakhand has banned cultivation, sale or consumption of the genetically modified Bt Brinjal with immediate effect. Announcing this here on Friday, Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said the Bt Brinjal or genetically modified plant materials could not be allowed to play with the highly sensitive and rich eco-system …

Sharad Pawar bats for Bt Brinjal, raps its opponents

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 …

Minister moots brinjal satyagraha

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Forest and Housing Minister Binoy Viswom has called for a

Ramesh snubs Pawar on Bt brinjal

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, …

Ten state governments say no to Bt brinjal

Ten state governments have decided not to wait for the end of the controversy over whether genetically modified (GM) brinjal, popularly termed Bt brinjal, should be approved or not. They have decided not to allow it in their states anyway. Their representatives joined hands today at a conference called in …

Call to keep nation free of GM crops

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A two-day high-level national meeting on

Reject Bt brinjal, says Karnataka farmers' body

The Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) has urged the Government not to give permission for cultivation of Bt brinjal in India. Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Mr Maruthi Manpade, President of KPRS, said various groups have expressed concern over the impact of Bt brinjal on human beings. The Government should …

Vegetable cultivation project launched

KOLLAM: The Vegetable & Fruit Promotion Council Kerala (VFPCK) under the Agriculture Department has launched vegetable cultivation in the Laksham Veedu colonies. The project, christened as

Bt brinjal call on Feb. 10: Jairam

SHUCHISMITA Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that a final decision on commercial Bt brinjal will be taken on February 10. "No decision has been taken on commercial genetically modified brinjal so far in view of ongoing public hearings being completed so far in six …

Experts unsure of long-term health effects of Bt brinjal

Kalpana Jain / New Delhi February 3, 2010, 0:49 IST The approval to genetically modified (Bt) brinjal seems to have been been given without adequately assessing long-term health risks, although with a stipulation that surveillance and long-term follow up should be conducted

Bt brinjal in a pickle

Government must handle GM foods with care Business Standard / New Delhi February 3, 2010, 0:37 IST The controversy generated by Bt brinjal, the first genetically modified (GM) food crop, has thrown up several important issues concerning GM crops, the role of regulators and of global corporate interests in agribusiness. …

Here students grows vegetables for mid-day meals

Daradahalli school has set an example for rest of the schools in the district by growing vegetables for Akshara dasoha in the school premises using organic method of farming. However, the credit of the success of this project goes to Ka Da Krishnaraju, Senior Veterinary Examiner, Department of Animal Husbandry. …

Greenpeace to make 'bharta' of 20,000 brinjals to protest BT

A 'baigan bharta' with a whooping 20,000 brinjals will be prepared in the national capital by an environmental group to create awareness against genetically modified brinjals, now at the centre of a raging controversy. Greenpeace India, the NGO behind the unique protest programme, said the 'baigan bharta' (a dish prepared …

Impact of the Anambra State Fadama Project Phase -1 on the socio-economic life of the rural farmers

The study was undertaken to evaluate the Fadama phase-one vegetable production project of the Anambra State Agricultural Development Project (ADP). Data for the study were collected from 160 vegetable growers (80 project farmers and 80 non-project farmers), through the use of a set of structured interview schedule. Percentage, mean scores, …

Jairam: Decision on Bt brinjal by February 10

The minister of state for environment and forests, Mr Jairam Ramesh, on Sunday said the final decision on Bt Brinjal will be taken on February 10. Mr Ramesh had to face the ire of farmers during a public consultation that was organised by the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture …

Final decision on Bt brinjal by Feb 10: Ramesh

Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said a final decision over allowing commercial introduction of Bt brinjal in the country would be taken in 10 days, as he faced more protests over the controversial move. As his national consultations entered the last lap, Ramesh was gheraoed here by people opposing …

Ramesh faces green ire on Bt brinjal

Hyderabad, Jan. 31: The minister of state for environment and forests, Mr Jairam Ramesh, on Sunday said the final decision on Bt brinjal will be taken on February 10. Mr Ramesh faced the ire of farmers during a public consultation organised by the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA). …

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