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Pesticide-laced cardamom: Kerala HC orders to stop 'Aravana Payasam' distr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kerala High Court ordered the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) to immediately stop the distribution of 'Aravana Payasam' which is made with pesticide-laced cardamom, in Sabarimala temple.
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Garuda Aerospace signs MoU with Rallis India to boost agriculture
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This partnership between Garuda Kisan drones and Rallis India will help leverage the key strengths of both the parties. While Garuda Aerospace is known to provide best drone solution in the agriculture sector, Rallis India is known for its penetrative distribution network.
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Organisations working for 'Bhopal gas tragedy' victims to hold Rally on 38
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Bhopal gas tragedy, touted as the world's worst industrial disaster, had claimed the lives of several thousand people after a deadly gas leaked from the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant on the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984.
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Research: Fertilisers affect how bees see flowers
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A new paper in PNAS Nexus, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that chemicals used in agriculture, like fertilizers and pesticides, can change the way bees 'see' a flower, and that this reduces the number of bees visiting a flower.
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New Pesticide Usage Norms to Impact Agri-Export from Developing Countries
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): A well-guided effort is underway to seek the revocation of the inconsistent trade measures imposed by WTO at the next meeting of the World Trade Organisation - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee (November 7th - 11th, 2022). At issu
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HUL's Pureit launches new range of water purifiers to solve the increasing
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): HUL's Pureit announced the launch of its new range - Pureit Vital Series, a new range of RO + UV + Minerals based water purifiers with FiltraPower Technology, which is proven to remove toxic substances like industrial chemicals, pestic
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Study: Novel insecticides have devastating effects on honey bee health
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
According to recent study, insecticides containing flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor can have a devastating effects on honey bee health.
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A Heroic Tale of Medical Wonder at the Bhailal Amin General Hospital
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI/PNN): The comprehensive emergency department at Bhailal Amin General Hospital (BAGH) witnesses some of the most intense and complicated medical cases. Most of these instances demand a 'do or die' response from the doctors and other healthcare professionals.
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Pesticide's use did not affect basmati rice export - Analysis by CCFI show
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): India is a global leader in rice exports - both Basmati and non-Basmati. In the last 10 years from 2012-13, India's Basmati rice export (in volume terms) has grown 46 per cent at a CAGR of 4 per cent. The Basmati rice export steadily grew from
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Best Agrolife Ltd to be the first agrochemical company in India to manufac
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Best Agrolife Limited, a leading player in the Indian agrochemical industry, has been granted registration for the indigenous manufacturing of Pyroxasulfone technical u/s 9(3) by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee in the 440
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Study reveals connection between heart disease and soil contamination
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): A review paper discovered that pesticides and heavy metals in soil may have harmful effects on the cardiovascular system.
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Researchers find link between heart disease, soil contamination
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): Pesticides and heavy metals in soil may have detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system, according to a review paper.
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