Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of New item titled "Â major fire breaks out at Bhagtanwala Dump” appearing in The Tribune dated 11.05.2024 dated 01/04/2025. The application, registered suo motu, the tribunal considered the issue of legacy waste which has been accumulated at Bhagtanwala garbage dump …
New Delhi: A Central government panel has recommended stringent checks for pesticides in fruits and vegetables, including imported ones. Submitting a report before a bench comprising Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath on Wednesday, the panel — led by a health ministry official — is for intensive monitoring …
The Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) will start testing rice, vegetables, meat and fish for contaminants, including pesticide residue, and make the results public for consumer awareness, beginning next month. It will be the first time in Kerala that vegetables, fish and meat will be extensively tested for poisonous …
New Delhi: Your neighbourhood sweetmeat shop may soon have to comply with stricter quality standards while preparing its rasgullas, barfis and snacks, with India’s food safety authority planning to bring in comprehensive norms for these eatables. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed the standardization of …
Urban sewage, hospital waste, and pesticide residues are polluting kole lands, the ecologically fragile wetland ecosystems in Malappuram and Thrissur noted for the integrated farming of rice and fish. An expert committee appointed by the State government has found that sewage pollution from urban areas was being directly discharged into …
The report by the WHO titled Investigation and Evaluation of ‘Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Aetiology in Sri Lanka’ prepared for the Ministry of Health, a new form of chronic kidney disease, which cannot be attributed to diabetes mellitus, hypertension, primary glomerular nephritis or other known etiologies has emerged in …
The excessive use of pesticides by farmers in India is hindering the country’s efforts to penetrate the global market for fruits and vegetables in a big way, according to Sreejith Aravindakshan from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Talking to The Hindu here on Sunday, Dr. Aravindakshan, who was here to …
Of the 234 pesticides registered by the Central Insecticides Board and Registered Committee 59 do not have set MRLs, shows this CSE study on the state of pesticide regulations in India from a food safety perspective in the light of recommendations made by the Joint Parliamentary Committee. The Joint Parliamentary …
Fresh evidence has emerged about prevalence of endosulfan residues in the groundwater of Kasaragod district and recent use of the pesticide in the area. A study by P.S. Akhil and C.H. Sujatha of the Department of Chemical Oceanography of Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) reported that organochlorine insecticides, …
Keoladeo National Park (KNP) is an important wintering ground for thousands of birds that undertake a perilous journey over the Himalaya to make a seasonal home in a wetland ecosystem. However, this wetland is now getting polluted by various types of contaminants such as pesticides because of the agricultural practices …
With the conservation effort in India still tiger-centric, the threatened birds need Right at the start, this book sets the argument in motion by rapping the conservation effort in the country across the knuckles. Most of the action, it notes, is tiger-centric, with little attention paid to other taxa. Threatened …
Latest to bear the brunt of Amir Khan's "Satyamev Jayate" is the farming community in India who according to the show were using excessive pesticides during farming thus exposing consumers to the hazards posed by the pesticides.
Bumper crop of vegetables, herbs despite insufficient rain Ludhiana/Samrala: Farming in our country is monsoon-driven, but there's no reason why it should be pesticide-driven. Taking an initiative in this direction, a number of farmers in Ludhiana district have taken to organic farming in a big way. Jasbir Singh is one …
“Science-based” standards are an integral part of modern regulatory systems. Studies on “public understanding of science” mostly focus on high technology areas in advanced economies. In contrast, the present study analyses the public understanding of regulation in the context of standard-setting for bottled water quality in India. Using primary data, …
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed a six-member committee of experts to frame guidelines to deal with the presence of pesticides' residue in vegetable and fruits across the country by August 17. A Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher passed the direction …
Tea drinking is one of China's most cherished customs; and tea a symbol of Chinese culture. Today, China is the world's biggest tea producer, with 20 tea-producing provinces and eight million tea growers. And the area of tea plantations and annual tea output in the country is on a continuous …
The Union Government on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it had constituted a six-member committee of experts to deal with presence of pesticides' residue in vegetable and fruits across the country. Additional Solicitor-General A.S. Chandhiok made this submission before a Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice Sanjay …
The Central and Delhi governments on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that they have formed an expert committee to periodically examine the fruits and vegetables available in the open market, to ascertain if they contain pesticide residue. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A S Chandhiok and Meera Bhatia told a …
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Tuesday suggested the government to rope in eminent scientist M S Swaminathan as an “outside” expert for a panel set up to check pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Rajiv Shakhder stressed the need for …
India started exporting a small amount of honey in 1991-1992 and has now established itself as an important honey exporter to the world market. The quantity exported has increased substantially, and today India exports honey to 62 countries, including Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. This …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Court on its Motion Vs Ministry of Agriculture dated 23/02/2012 regarding pesticide residues in vegetables in NCT. Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Court on its Motion Vs Ministry of Agriculture dated 23/02/2012 regarding …
