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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Dependents petition PM to resume mining
PANJIM: Mining dependent people from Goa have petitioned Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to evolve an affirmative political consensus between the State and the Centre for urgent and immediate resumption of mining activities in the State. Pro-mining agitators on Monday met Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in New Delhi along with local NCP leaders and would also meet the PM, and petition that the Ministry of Environment and Forests be instructed to revoke the order of suspension of environment clearances, kept in abeyance since October 2012.
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Allow scientists to hold field trials of GM crops, says Pawar
Making a case for genetically-modified (GM) technology to boost farm output, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said scientists should not be denied the right to conduct field trials of such crops. “We
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Sharad Pawar suggests 'Amul model' for Maha
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said there is a need to have a single milk brand to improve marketing of milk and its products in the Maharashtra, on the lines of Gujarat's Amul. He said the state lagged behind Gujarat in terms of marketing of milk. "In Gujarat, all milk cooperatives supply their product to Amul, which in turn market them very well. Whereas in Maharashtra, there is Gokul, Warna and Aarey. There is vast infrastructure but poor production," he said after inaugurating a new facility of the state-owned Mahanand dairy here.
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Agriculture Ministry Seeks More Fund Allocation to Push Output
The agriculture ministry is seeking more budgetary support to increase farm sector growth rate to 4% per annum from 3.5% at present. “The allocation this year would be more as the country needs to produce more to provide food security to the nation,” an agriculture ministry official said. “The scheme ‘Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India’ has done well with increased funds of . 1,000 crore. We expect more allocation.” In the last budget, the total plan outlay for agriculture and cooperation was increased by 18% from . 17,123 crore in 2011-12 to . 20,208 crore.
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Gogoi seeks national problem status to Assam’s flood & erosion
GUWAHATI: Dispur is eagerly waiting for the Central government’s nod to include land erosion caused by the rivers in the State as an eligible calamity for relief under National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). The eagerness of the Assam government is justifiable as the State Water Resources Department is in need of huge fund to undertake repair and maintenance of several age–old embankments, and to implement erosion protection schemes across the State. The inclusion of erosion as an eligible calamity for relief under NDRF and SDRF would help the Water Resources Department get access to Central fund meant for tackling natural disasters.
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Release funds for irrigation projects early: Guv to Centre
Mumbai: Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan has urged the Centre to restructure and prioritize its assistance for crucial irrigation projects under the accelerated irrigation benefit programme so that they could be completed on time. “Central assistance is received in the last quarter of the financial year. This hampers the progress of the projects. Funds are released late because of the long procedure of submitting continuation proposals for each project.
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Pawar assures Central ministries' meeting on stalled mining in Goa
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Monday said he would seek to convene a meeting of concerned ministries in a bid to thrash out a solution to the problems faced by mining industry in Goa. He assured this after meeting the pro-mining agitators, holding chain sit-in protests under the banner of Goa Mining Affected People's Front (AMAPF), at Azad maidan here for over a fortnight.
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Sharad Pawar to assess environment ministry's report on 'No-go' mining areas
The environment ministry's 'No-go' areas for miners are back on the government's agenda. However, the forbidden regions will get a new name and be determined by rigorous and objective criteria, unlike
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Govt should not get carried away by anti-GM views: Pawar
Pitching for adoption of modern farm technologies for better yields, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said the government should not get carried away by the “misplaced apprehensions” against scientifically proven developments such as genetically modified (GM) crops. Pawar emphasised that farm output could only be increased by raising crop yields of the existing cultivable area. “In this background, I am of the firm opinion that we must adopt the modern scientific solutions which are based on sound and proven practices. We also cannot afford to curtail the vigour of our scientific community if they are conducting research with all the precautions.
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Agro-conference teeming with vested interests, coalition tells Centre
Meeting will give rein to hazardous industries, says Coalition for GM-free India The Union Ministry of Agriculture has no intention of keeping off a conference it has supported despite the Coalition for GM-free India having taken umbrage at the Government associating with an event organised by the agro-chemical industry to be addressed by speakers known for being promoters of genetically modified (GM) crops as an answer to food security.