Indian agriculture is at a crossroads, facing significant hurdles in the coming years. Analysts project little to no growth for agricultura...

Summer fruits like mangoes and litchis offer delicious refreshment but may carry pesticide residues. Proper washing techniques, including s...

Nepal has banned Indian mango imports citing pesticide levels and inadequate border quarantine. This move boosts local farmers who now face...

Winter produce often carries chemical residues. Apples, grapes, and strawberries are common culprits. These chemicals can harm health. Cons...

A 14-year-old girl in Sri Ganganagar district died after consuming a pesticide-sprayed cabbage leaf from her field. She felt nauseous and w...

A total of 200 kits were delivered by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre for the detection of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables. T...

It is known that vegetables sold contain pesticides, but it has now emerged that these harmful chemicals are present in alarmingly high dos...

CPM has decided to intervene in the vegetable market by opening 1,000 stalls across the state to sell organic vegetables during Onam festiv...

Thirty vendors have already been issued the certificate from the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration and 250 others have applied...

Kerala agri minister KP Mohanan said the state is now meeting over 70% of its demand for vegetables on its own compared with just 20% a few...

On tests conducted on vegetable coming from other states, he said trace level of pesticide was 10 per cent on the samples tested.

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

Most of the vegetables showed relatively higher pesticide residue detection in rainy season followed by summer and winter seasons, it said.

Sheetal Prasad Sharma, Additional Director- the state agriculture department, briefed about the National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture.

The Delhi government today told the Delhi HC that it has limited infrastructure in the laboratories for testing pesticides in fruits and ve...

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 ...

Favouring intensified monitoring of pesticides in Delhi, the expert committee set by HC suggested establishing special cell.