Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ujjwal Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2025. An application was registered on the basis of a news item titled "1 Kodo poisoning behind elephant deaths in MPs Bandhavgarh All you need to know" …
Sarojamma is 38, her husband Siromani 43. The couple from the Madiga community, a Scheduled Caste, have about seven acres of rocky land in Pyalaram village in Jharasangham mandal of Andhra Pradesh's Medak district. Sarojamma used to run the village's seed bank, created with the help of the Deccan Development …
Your reaction to the Seeds Bill 2004 For one, it doesn't recognise our farmers' seed systems, which cater to 80 per cent of the seed demand. It fails to represent our farmers as breeders of plants. It leaves ambiguity on genetically modified crops, though it would help prevent unauthorised releases …
India has the largest variety improvement network in the world, yet the country is looking forward to private participation. The Indian public sector makes the cheapest improved varieties, hybrids and many world firsts [first hybrid cotton (H4) 1970, hybrid pearl millet (1963), hybrid sorghum (1962), hybrid castor, hybrid mango]; it …
Andhra Pradesh (ap) is the gauge for India’s private sector seed business (see table: India’s seed capital). Industry is concentrated here due to the state government’s encouragement since the sector liberalised in the mid-1990s. But in 1997-1998 the state witnessed the first spate of farmers’ suicides (see ‘Abetment to suicide’, …
The Andhra Pradesh Seeds Regulation Bill, 2004 is, for the most part, similar to the Central Seeds Bill, 2004. Where it does differ is in the clarity of clauses that deal with accountability. For instance, this act sets down the objectives of registration unambiguously in sections 15 and 16, tying …
It is clear. In drafting the Seeds Bill 2004, the Union ministry of agriculture (moa) has failed the Indian farmer. All the consultations held by the ministry brought out only one thing: here was an opportunity for the seed industry to get back what it lost in the Protection of …
In his 66 years, Sarju Dev has seen how the quality of seed can make or break a farmer. In Babarpur village of Haryana's Panipat district, he is known as a shrewd man who's never lost a paisa because of a bad decision on farm inputs like seed. "For wheat, …
gongura pappu Take 10 bunches of gongura and finely chop the leaves and stem. Boil these along with 250 grammes of lentil (red/green gram) or kabuli chana . Thereafter, deep-fry some seeds of cumin, mustard and fenugreek along with five dry red chillies. Simultaneously, add a bit of asafoetida. Then …
A bill to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human …
Bajre ki khichdi Bajra is cleaned and coarsely ground. With two measures of bajra, one measure of moong chilka dal and rice is used. The mixture is cooked on a low flame. Add salt to taste. Usually served hot with ghee. Jaggery or kadi can be served too. Bajra rotis …
hunger deaths in the Kashipur district of Orissa last year had captured national and international attention. A recent report of the National Human Rights Commission (nhrc), however, reveals that the real cause of the death was food poisoning resulting from consumption of toxic mango kernels with fungal growth. "A medical …
even as you enter Panipat, a small industrial town in Haryana, you are struck by a feeling that something is terribly wrong. Then, as you look around, the sight that meets your eyes is all too familiar. On the very outskirts of the city, along national highway No 1, flows …
THERE are several diseases that are associated with the consumption of mycotoxin contaminated food and feed. Mycotoxin, a toxic substance produced by fungi, can pass through the foodchain through a variety of plant products like cereals, corn, beans, rice and apples as also into animal products such as milk or …
consignments of mineral water bottled for the Coca-Cola company in Poland were found to contain small amounts of mold. As a precautionary measure, the company is withdrawing the contaminated 0.33 litre Bonqa brand bottles. However, it said that tests showed that there was no threat of food poisoning. Officials from …
Two managers of a fats recycling firm have been charged with fraud for Europe's dioxin-in-food scare ( Down To Earth , Vol 8, No 4). "There are two people who have been questioned by the judge, a brother and sister, the two managers of the business. The woman was released, …
several horrors from South Africa's apartheid era are gradually coming to light. During a recent testimony before the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (trc), several witnesses revealed how undetectable ways of murdering political opponents figured high on the priority of chemical and biological warfare campaigns. Millions of dollars were spent …
disruption of marine ecology is being blamed for cases of food poisoning leading to paralysis in a large number of people in the southern state of Kerala during September and October. More than 1,000 people were hospitalised with symptoms of food poisoning. Many people collapsed, felt dizzy, and their nervous …
a large arsenal of germ-resistant goods have occupied store shelves in Japan to tackle an imminent outbreak of the Escherichia coli ( E coli ) bacteria this summer. More than 9,000 people fell ill and around 11 died during last summer's E coli 0157 food poisoning epidemic. So far, only …
Alarmed and feeling helpless, Japan is seeking external help for containing the food poisoning crisis which has till now claimed seven lives and affected nearly 6,400 people (Down To Earth Vol 5, No 6). The culprit is believed to be the o-157 colon bacteria. Most of the victims are school …
