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Nepal govt restricts imports of mangoes from IndiaNepal has banned Indian mango imports citing pesticide levels and inadequate border quarantine. This move boosts local farmers who now face...- India's biggest trade bet comes with six red flagsIndia may be adding more trade partners, but its latest FTA report card comes with several red marks. A new study by the Global Trade Resea...
- 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.
- Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
- A new law in Peru treats stingless bees as rights-bearing ecological actorsPeruvian municipalities in Satipo and Nauta have granted legal rights to native stingless bees. These tiny pollinators are now recognized a...
- Why Do Ants Kill Their Own Queen? Scientists Reveal A Shocking ReasonNew research reveals a disturbing aspect of ant colonies: worker ants can be manipulated to kill their own queen. Parasitic queens employ c...
- Chirag Paswan flags spice export quality issues, says rejections are “disheartening and embarrassing”Union Minister Paswan highlighted spices’ historic role in India’s trade and their vast untapped potential beyond culinary use.
- Trump administration re-approves twice-banned dicamba pesticideUS President Donald Trump's administration on Friday re-approved the use of pesticide dicamba for spraying on top of genetically-modified c...
- 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...
- 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...
- India has stringent norms for pesticide residue limits: FSSAIThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) stated that India maintains some of the strictest maximum residue limits (MRLs) fo...
- FSSAI calls reports of allowing 10x more MRL in herbs, spices as 'false and malicious'; says India has most 'stringent standards'The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has clarified that it allows 10 times more pesticide residue levels in herbs and s...
- FSSAI allows 10 times more pesticide residue in herbs, spicesIndia dilutes pesticide norms for herbs and spices, raising MRL to 0.1mg/kg. Activists fear harm to exports. Concerns include health risks,...
- Government issues SoP for use of drone in crop protection; CropLife India welcomes moveReleasing the SoP, the agriculture ministry said, in recent years, use of drones in agriculture has gained prominence and some states are a...
- Govt to roll out regulatory guidelines for biostimulants“Framing of rules is in final stages. As per the proposed guidelines, biostimulants will have to be first registered with government and ha...
- New bill likely for pesticide price controlThe new law will be in line with the international norms being practised by global leaders.
- NHRC notice to FSSAI over reports on pesticides in food itemsMaximum Residual Levels of pesticides in fruits and vegetables and other food products have been fixed under the Food Safety and Standards.
- Pesticide control in India: Three government agencies present but no actionWhile there is no dearth of government agencies to regulate use of pesticides in the country , what is absent is action on the ground.
- Monopoly on pesticide test data set to be extended to 5 yearsThe govt has proposed an increase in monopoly period enjoyed by pesticide manufacturers over test data, used to support claims for efficacy...
- Banning colas no solution: CSEThe goal is to set standards for usage of pesticides across the board, not banning Cola, says Narain.
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