A recent US study has found that exposure to certain pesticides significantly increases cancer risk in farmers, comparable to the risk pose...

Industry has strongly objected to the proposed ban of chemicals, which includes popular pesticides like monocrotophos, acephate, carbofuran...

“We have released the draft gazette notification for banning these pesticides. Companies may give their objections and representations with...

India’s rice export to Europe has plunged by 40 per cent in 2018-19 over the issue of maximum residue level (MRL), and the market is likely...

The relevant information pertaining the names and mobile numbers of basmati rice growers as well as the longitudinal and latitudinal detail...

Punjab Agriculture University has already recommended alternatives to these five pesticides and fungicides.

7 hazardous pesticides are on the list of 18 Class-I (classified as extremely/highly hazardous), which accounted for nearly 30% of the tota...

In vegetables, the ministry detected residues of non- approved pesticides such as acephate, bifenthrin, triazofos, acetamiprid, metalaxyl.

Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Ltd said it was scouting for acquisitions in the US and Europe to grow its overseas turnover to Rs 300...

Public sector Hindustan Insecticides Ltd (HIL) here has achieved an all-time record turnover of Rs 193 crore during FY07, according to a to...