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'Clean Food Movement' initiative launched by Phalada Pure & Sure
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Feb 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Phalada Pure & Sure, a Bengaluru-based organic food brand, launches a 'Clean Food Movement' in the city to raise awareness about clean food and the way food is consumed.
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Hyderabad couple grows vegetables without using soil
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): A couple in Hyderabad has been growing vegetables using Hydroponics, a modern method of farming without using soil and pesticides.
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Telangana women farmers lead the way to safer agriculture
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Farmer Radhika Anishetty, 32, of Narsingana village in Jaishankar Bhupalapally district (erstwhile Warangal district) of Telangana, used to stock at least five cans of harmful pesticides at home for up to three months, to be sprayed periodicall
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Parijat Industries educates farmers on use of crop protection products and
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Karnal (Haryana) [India] Dec 17 (ANI): Training and awareness on correct and safe practices in the use of pesticides by farmers is a principal need for the comprehensive best interests of farmers.
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Using no pesticides, this lady grows almost 15 varieties of veggies on her
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Sept 8 (ANI): In a bid to consume non-contaminated and healthy food, Padma Suresh, a housewife, grows almost 15 popular vegetable varieties in her mini terrace kitchen garden in Trivandrum, Kerala.
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Punjab Agri Dept raids shops selling fake pesticides, agri-inputs
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Punjab's Agriculture Department has raided several shops and godowns where fake pesticides and agricultural inputs were manufactured and seized a huge amount of illegal substances.
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PM Modi calls on farmers to reduce pesticide use by 10-15 per cent
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called on farmers, asking them to reduce the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides by at least 10-15 per cent to protect the fertility of land.
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Rajasthan: Farmer commits suicide due to debt, bank denies sending notice
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) [India], July 4 (ANI): A farmer committed suicide by consuming pesticides in his farmland in Raghunathpura village, Sri Ganganagar. He allegedly took this step as he was undergoing a major financial strain, said his family members.
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Pesticide exposure linked to teen depression: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 4 (ANI): Adolescents exposed to high levels of pesticides are at an increased risk of depression, recent findings suggest.
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CropLife India reaches out to dealers in fight against counterfeit pestici
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India] June 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): CropLife India, an association of 18 R and D drove member companies, today, organized a workshop for Pesticide Dealers at Vadodara. The workshop was organized with the help of Kruti Charitable Trust, implementing NGO partner of CropLife Indi
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Ingenious 'bike' for climbing Areca nut tree to make farmers' lives easier
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 16 (ANI): In wake of the fact that there is a shortage of traditional Areca nut tree climbers, farmers here are finding it difficult to sustain the Areca nut plantation. However, a 48-year-old farmer, Ganapathi, took it as a challenge and invented ingeniou
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Manipur farmers opt for lesser pesticides to yield better profits
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bishnupur (Manipur) [India], June 15 (ANI): Farming in Manipur is changing one farmhand at a time, wherein Heirangkhongjam Shantikumar, a native of Leimaram Mamang Leikai village, cultivates crops on his 1.5 hectares (approx.) of land on minimal pesticides with a profit of Rs 5 lakh annuall
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