India likely to start full operations at Iran's Chabahar port by May endIndia has been developing a part of the port on Iran's south-eastern coast along the Gulf of Oman as a way to transport goods to Iran, but ...
India proposes inclusion of Iran’s Chabahar Port in International North South Transport Corridor“INSTC is an important trade corridor project, wherein India is partnering with 12 countries to establish an economic corridor for the bene...
HIL's exports rise 65 per cent in April-September period of the current financial yearThe company has achieved this significant growth due to the large quantity of Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT) and agrochemicals shi...
Govt may set up expert panel to evaluate industry voice before decision on banning pesticidesIndustry has strongly objected to the proposed ban of chemicals, which includes popular pesticides like monocrotophos, acephate, carbofuran...
Delhi government issues advisory in view of possible locust attackAgriculture Department Joint Director A P Saini in an advisory issued on Wednesday asked the authorities to organise awareness programmes f...
Locust menace: Chhattisgarh farmers, agri department on alertThe Chhattisgarh agriculture department and farmers of districts bordering Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have been alerted after swarms of...
Iran agrees but Pakistan drags its feet on India’s offer to control cross-border locust attackFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports indicate that the Desert Locust population is expected to move from s...
Haryana subsidises pesticides to control locustThe Agriculture Minister has also appealed to the farmers to inspect their fields and immediately report the presence of any locust attack ...
Bihar rain: Major rivers receding; death toll rises to 97It has seen a fall of 90 cm since Saturday, he added.
Anti-dengue fogging drive not effective, affects health: CSECentre for Science and Environment (CSE) urged the government to focus on systematic preventive measures towards clean environment and sani...
Government test shows 12.5 per cent food items contain unapproved pesticidesIn vegetables, the ministry detected residues of non- approved pesticides such as acephate, bifenthrin, triazofos, acetamiprid, metalaxyl.
Arunachal on high alert after Japanese Encephalitis deathThe health authority in Arunachal Pradesh has issued a high alert following the death of a minor girl due to Japanese Encephalitis
Suven inks licensing pact with Taro Pharma for scalp lotionSuven Life Sciences said it has given exclusive license to Taro Pharmaceutical Industries to market its Malathion Lotion.
- Amphibians in troubled waters on home turf
India has the sixth largest number of endemic species of amphibians that are under threat.
- HIL registers all-time record turnover
Public sector Hindustan Insecticides Ltd (HIL) here has achieved an all-time record turnover of Rs 193 crore during FY07, according to a to...
- Govt proposes amendments in PFA rules
Government on Wednesday proposed amendments in Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules (PFA) to prescribe limits for certain pesticides in di...
- Deadly drinks: Malathion found in soft drinks
A new CSE study finds Malathion, a pesticide that can damage human brain in some softdrink samples.