Pesticide industry urges tighter e-commerce rules to curb fake product salesThe pesticide industry is calling for stricter government rules on online sales of crop protection products. They want mandatory authorizat...
21 Jan, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
Record agri output in 2025 amid GST cuts, US tariffs; seed, pesticide bills eyed for 2026India's agriculture sector closed 2025 with record foodgrain output projections. GST reforms provided significant input cost relief for far...
29 Dec, 2025, 10.59 AM IST
Saudi Arabia's draft pesticide regulation proposes heavy fines, jail for making or importing fake products. Check the draft rulesSaudi Arabia is set to implement a stringent new law targeting counterfeit pesticides, proposing jail terms of up to five years and SR10 mi...
26 Dec, 2025, 09.08 AM IST
Farm sector clocked world's highest growth at 3.7 pc in Q1: Shivraj Singh ChouhanIndia's agriculture sector has achieved a remarkable 3.7% growth in the first quarter of 2025-26, the highest globally, according to Agricu...
15 Sep, 2025, 09.45 PM IST
Shortage to scam: Fake fertilisers, pesticides flood farms - how much is China to blame?With limited supply, a rise in agrochemical input demand has created fertile ground for counterfeit products, an issue further aggravated b...
02 Sep, 2025, 09.46 AM IST
Agriculture’s biggest challenge today is rampant infiltration of counterfeit, adulterated inputs: R G Agarwal, Dhanuka AgritechEffective supply chain management and operational efficiency will be key to keeping costs intact and remaining competitive in the market, s...
23 Aug, 2025, 10.18 AM IST
Govt eyes record foodgrain output in 2025-26 Kharif season on good monsoon forecast: Shivraj Singh ChouhanIndia anticipates a record foodgrain production in the 2025-26 kharif season. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan highlights initiat...
09 Jun, 2025, 02.54 PM IST
Market demand playing key role in reviving nearly extinct mango varieties like Husnara, RatolChanging consumer preferences are revitalizing nearly-extinct mango varieties like Husnara and Ratol in Lucknow's Malihabad orchards. Farme...
01 Jun, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
Budget 2025 expectations: Farmers seek cheaper credit, lower taxes, doubling PM-KISAN amount in pre-budget meet with FM SitharamanDuring a pre-budget consultation with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, farmer representatives urged the government to reduce agricultur...
07 Dec, 2024, 04.38 PM IST
Agrochemical firm Dhanuka Group seeks action against ghost companies selling spurious pesticidesIn a statement, Dhanuka Group Chairman R G Agarwal pointed out that the share of illegal pesticides is estimated at 10-25 per cent of the t...
26 Sep, 2022, 06.25 PM IST
Instead of consuming a diet of fake food news, understand more about the food you eatFood facts can also be hard to get. Sometimes it is because the information is proprietary to food companies — or has been appropriated by ...
19 Jan, 2019, 11.30 PM IST
Use of genuine agrochemicals can raise pulses output by 25%: Crop Life IndiaAccording to various industry estimates pests and disease infestation amounts to crop losses worth Rs 50,000 crore each year in India, due ...
29 Nov, 2015, 11.28 AM IST
Parliamentary panel for strict punishment to curb fake organic productsUrgent steps are required to curb sale of fake organic items as India has potential to boost export of organic products to Rs 6,000 crore f...
13 Aug, 2015, 11.25 PM IST
DuPont introduces technology solution to tackle fake pesticides sale'DuPont Izone', a technology that works with web-based verification system, helps in validating the authenticity of the product when a farm...
06 Nov, 2014, 06.21 PM IST
Government launches 'Grow Safe food' campaignGovernment has launched "Grow Safe Food" campaign to improve agriculture output without comprising on nutrition and quality of the produce.
17 Oct, 2014, 07.34 PM IST
- Spurious pesticide kills crops worth Rs 25,000 cr a year
India is facing crop losses worth over Rs 25,000 crore a year because of use of spurious pesticides and insecticides, a leading farmers' bo...
06 Apr, 2009, 12.49 AM IST
- China protests over US seafood blockade
China has protested to the United States over its "unacceptable" blockade of fish and shrimp imports, a government website said on Saturday.
30 Jun, 2007, 01.00 PM IST