These 477 registered pesticides include insecticides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators (PGRs), for commercial use through drones for...

These are part of the 66 contentious pesticides which are being reviewed for their toxicity. In 2018, the government had already banned 18 ...

“In many cases, pesticide manufacturers are unwilling to register their products in high potential markets as they find the process costly ...

Rice exporters have been advised by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to not send high quantiti...

In order to regulate the usage of pesticides in tea, Tea Board of India has recently enforced a comprehensive guideline for safe usage of P...

Tea Board said it has put in place a Plant Protection Code to check excess use of plant protection formulation in the country's tea plantat...

While there is no dearth of government agencies to regulate use of pesticides in the country , what is absent is action on the ground.

Many countries have banned the import of vegetables and fruits from India due to the excessive use of pesticides, Delhi High Court was told.

South India tea planters strictly followed the guidelines given by UPASI Tea Research Foundation, Peter Mathias said in a release.

Dhanuka Agritech Ltd today said it has drawn up a Rs 50 crore plan for setting up a pesticides formulation facility at Kotputli, Rajasthan.

Longevity in western nations has dramatically improved and the increase can be associated in part to intensive farming and the arrival of p...

Crops worth Rs 50,000 crore are lost owing to pest and disease attack every year as pesticide consumption is low in India, according to a s...

The pesticide, the presence of which in the mid-day meal was confirmed in a forensic report, has been described as highly toxic by FAO and ...

The Kerala cabinet today decided to seek a special assistance of Rs 100 crore from the centre for relief and rehabilitation of those affect...

Organisations fighting for an end to the spraying of endosulfan in Kerala’s Kasaragod – which was once marked by pristine forests are deman...

Farmers do not have basic knowledge of usage of pesticides, a survey by the National Institute of Advanced Studies found.

Farmers can save up to Rs 1,600 per acre on pesticides by using Bt cotton technology says the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry ...