RC recommendation on 27 pesticides
<p>This report is on the review of 66 pesticides under the Chairmanship of Dr. Anupam Varma. The main parameters emphasized by the Committee to review the products were uses approved under the Insecticides
Ministry Of Agriculture
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Nigeria: Jonathan Launches National Schools Agriculture Programme
Abuja — In his efforts to modernise agriculture, President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday launched the National Schools Agriculture Programme (NSAP). When fully on steam, it will ensure the building of technical
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Concerns rise as GMO debate shifts from field to dinner table
The Chinese government is trying to convince Zhou Guangxiu that the corn in the congee she wants to feed her son is safe. That may not be easy. Zhou, the owner of a recycling business in the northeast
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Efforts on to stop tobacco farming
With an aim to encourage farmers to give up tobacco farming without any economic loss, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan has written to the agriculture and commerce ministers regarding developing a scheme
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UP seeks Rs 6k cr for drought mitigation
After declaring drought in 44 of Uttar Pradesh’s 75 districts, the Samajwadi Party government on Thursday raised a demand for Central assistance of Rs 6138.42 crore to compensate affected farmers. Following
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NGT directs Centre to finalise policy on preventing pollution from farm waste
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre to finalise the national policy for controlling and preventing pollution resulting from burning of agricultural waste in open fields. A bench headed
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding controlling and preventing the pollution arising from crop burning, 25/09/2014
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution Authority & Ors. dated 25/09/2014 regarding controlling and preventing the pollution arising
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Straw burning: NGT expresses regret for not involving MoEF
The National Green Tribunal has expressed regret for not involving the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) in finalising the national policy for controlling and preventing pollution resulting from
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Give drought relief to us directly: Farmers to Centre
Battling deficient rains, Punjab and Haryana farmers today sought Rs 500 per quintal bonus on paddy from Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, besides direct payment of drought relief sought by the two
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No word if GM rice certificates extended
The commercial cultivation of genetically modified rice in China may still be far in the future as the safety certificates of two varieties of GM rice have expired and it is unknown if they have been extended.
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Be more active to execute development projects: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed all concerned of the Agriculture Ministry to be more active to implement every development project on time by maintaining the quality. She said that the budget