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PM Modi flags off 100 Kisan drones to spray pesticides in farms across cou
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): In a special drive aimed at helping farmers, Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off 100 Kisan drones in different cities and towns of India to spray pesticides in farms across India.
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Best Agrolife Ltd. bagged the Award for Fastest Growing Company at PMFAI-S
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Best Agrolife Ltd., one of India's leading agrochemical players, has recently bagged the award for Fastest Growing company. BAL received this recognition at PMFAI-SML Annual Agchem Awards 2022. Pesticides Manufacturers & Formulators Associat
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Staggered payments, rise in input costs, stray cattle menace continue to g
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 13 (ANI): Several sugarcane farmers belonging from the western region of Uttar Pradesh say that besides other issues, the one that bothers them most are issues related to delay in payments by mills, rise in cost of fertilizer and pesticides.
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Faulty BRCA genes, known to increase breast cancer risk, now linked to pro
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Cambridge [England], January 26 (ANI): If outside factors like exposure to pesticides, smog and pollution weren't enough, internal factors like faulty versions of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, have now been linked to several other cancers, including those that affect men.
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Lifetime workplace exposure to pesticides linked to heightened COPD risk:
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Stockport (Greater Manchester) [UK], January 26 (ANI): Toxic effects by pesticide exposure have been known to range from mild symptoms, like minor skin irritation or other allergic symptoms, to more severe symptoms, like strong headache, dizziness, or nausea.
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Pesticide associated with chronic kidney disease: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], January 1 (ANI): A new study by the University of Queensland has found that a commonly available pesticide is linked to an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Narendra Singh Tomar releases SoP for use of drones for crop protection
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday released the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for use of drones in pesticide application for crop protection and for spraying soil and crop nutrients.
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'Make in India' startup to manufacture 1000 drones for agriculture sector
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 2 (ANI): Garuda Aerospace, a startup under the 'Make in India' campaign is manufacturing 1000 drones for the agriculture sector that would be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Nemi Organic all set to revamp your health with chemical-free products
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI/Target Media): The food we consume plays an important role in our well-being and one of the major reasons of increasing health problems, even in the younger generation, is the fact that the nutritional value of our food has declined considerably. Some peopl
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Workshop on 'good agricultural practices' organised under Bharat ka Amrut
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 27 (ANI): Under the Bharat ka Amrut Mahotsav, a one-day workshop on the "Safe Use of Pesticides and Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices" for the production of Basmati rice was organised at Dayalachack, Kathua on Thursday by the Department of
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Fake pesticides manufacturing plant busted by Delhi Police
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Delhi Police on Monday arrested two persons in connection with the alleged production of fake pesticides by a manufacturing plant in the Mundka area, West Delhi.
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Risk of breast cancer increases by chemicals found in consumer products
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Common chemicals including ingredients in consumer products, pesticides, food additives, and drinking water contaminants cause cells in breast tissue to produce more of the hormones estrogen or progesterone, leading to an increased risk of breast cancer.
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