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How to remove pesticides from mangoes, litchi naturally to make them safe for eatingSummer fruits like mangoes and litchis offer delicious refreshment but may carry pesticide residues. Proper washing techniques, including s...- Root cause: India’s spice crown under threat as quality concerns trace back to farmsFarm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.
- No rivers, no wells, no rain needed: How a Nobel Prize-winning scientist's invention produces up to 1,000 litres of drinking water daily from thin airOmar Yaghi Water-From-Air Innovation: Nobel Prize-winning chemist Omar Yaghi has helped develop a groundbreaking machine that can produce c...
- Explained: Why Gokaldas Exports, KPR Mill and other textile stocks soared up to 8% on MondayTextile stocks such as Gokaldas Exports, KPR Mill, Vardhman Textiles and Trident rallied up to 8% after the government exempted cotton impo...
- From river to muddy trail: Yamuna in Delhi is now just a shallow brown stream, Villagers walk across the dry river bedThe Yamuna River in Delhi has shrunk to a shallow, brown stream, with locals now walking across its dry bed. This yearly phenomenon is attr...
- India’s big cotton bet: Can Rs 5,659 cr revive the sector's global leadership?India’s Rs 5,659-crore Mission for Cotton Productivity aims to tackle falling yields, poor seed quality, and rising import dependence throu...
- Cabinet approves Rs 5,659 crore for five-year mission to increase cotton outputThe Indian government has launched a five-year mission to significantly increase cotton crop productivity. With an outlay of Rs 5,659.22 cr...
- Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
- This Storage Mistake Ruins Fruit and Vegetables Sooner Than ExpectedFood waste from fruits and vegetables is a common kitchen problem. Research shows improper storage, especially mixing ethylene-producing fr...
- Rajasthan’s White Wonderland: Marble waste dumping yard becomes scenic hotspot despite toxic risksKishangarh's vast white marble waste dumping yard draws thousands daily. Once a pollution hotspot, it now attracts tourists for its unique ...
- Controlling chemical contamination in agricultural raw materials must: FSSAIThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) emphasized the need to control chemical contamination in agricultural raw material...
- How do toxic substances like lead end up in baby food?Beware, your baby's favourite applesauce may taste like lead at times!
- Govt advisory on illegal 'Genetically Modified' crops soonSeveral cases of cultivation of illegal GM crops have been reported from across states in the last few months, prompting the Centre to step...
- SC asks Centre to clear stand in 2 weeks on field trials of GM Mustard cropThe Centre had earlier told the court that it would be taking a policy decision on the commercial roll out within a month or a month-and-a-...
- Explain move to introduce GM mustard: SC asks governmentThe Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the government on its proposed move to introduce herbicide resistant mustard, cotton and c...
- Ban on farming along Yamuna: Farmers approach Green TribunalThe DDA had on June 16 demolished huts and razed farms spread over 20 acres in order to clear the banks of Yamuna of unauthorized farms.
- Gene may help reduce crop contamination by GMSherif said researchers might one day insert this gene into GM crops to prevent their pollen from reaching other plants.
- National Green Tribunal bars vegetable farming on Yamuna floodplainsThe Tribunal, however, has allowed restricted activities of floriculture and silviculture subject to specific permissions and restrictions.
- Genetically-modified brinjal may be the latest Bangla illegal immigrantAccording to scientists, if cultivated on large scale, 1 season will be enough for gene contamination to take place and will be too complex...
- Scientist bends rules for wife's GM trialIn a clear case of conflict of interest in clearing GM crop trials, a member of the environment ministry’s statutory appraisal body and sen...
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