Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
New Delhi A day after agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said he was kept in the dark about the ban on cotton exports, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday directed a group of ministers to “urgently review” the controversial decision. Singh’s directive, made public by a statement on his office website, …
NEW DELHI: The commerce ministry said on Friday it would allow cotton cleared by customs before March 4 to be exported, easing a controversial blanket ban the world's second largest producer had imposed this week and which had fired international prices. India unexpectedly banned exports on Monday to ensure adequate …
India announced the immediate prohibition of cotton exports on Monday. The move from the world's second largest cotton exporter caused a stir in market prices and surprised political officials. A group of the country's ministers is expected to review the decision later this week.
New Delhi Apanel of ministers will on March 9 review the ban on cotton exports, textile secretary Kiran Dhingra said on Tuesday, after agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said he was kept in the dark about the decision and sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention to lift the restriction. A committee …
The Indian government has no plans to buy farmland abroad or help private companies do so, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Monday, after a local media report said New Delhi was debating the issue. “There is no government proposal. The ministry has not taken up this proposal,” Pawar told …
The government has decided to throw its might behind private purchases of farm land overseas to ensure food security for India. The agriculture ministry has sought views from other ministries on an institutional mechanism to extend sovereign support to India Inc’s acquisition of farm land abroad that could include guaranteed …
The best developed district in Uttar Pradesh is six times more so than the worst, state government figures indicate. Districts in western UP, closest to Delhi, far outpace those in other regions, not just those in Bundelkhand, according to the department’s Niyojan Atlas, which considers 36 indicators. The atlas is …
The ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution is at loggerheads with the ministry of agriculture over a proposal to set up an institution similar to Forward Markets Commission (FMC) under the proposed Inter-State Agriculture Produce Trade and Commerce Bill, 2012. The proposed regulator is likely to be placed …
Framework of corpus in nascent stage, to come up in 2012-13 Budget The government is planning to come up with a price protection fund to cushion the burden of food subsidy, which is expected to grow manifold under the new Food Security Bill. The proposed fund, under the ministry of …
The agriculture ministry has proposed reduction in welfare schemes after restructuring and rationalising them. The ministry aims to have lesser but more focused schemes. There are 53-odd schemes run by the agriculture ministry. While a few of them are still important, others have outlived their utility. Krishi Bhawan has been …
Even while turning down demands for a moratorium on MGNREGS jobs during the agricultural season, the Centre on Wednesday approved new works that aim at boosting the farm sector. Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh released here a report, authored by Planning Commission member Mihir Shah, suggesting revision of the guidelines …
In a landmark decision, the Union rural development minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh, today announced that the flagship scheme MG-NREGA would be made more agriculture focused. “At least 28 new work lists out of 30 suggested by the Planning Commission member Mihir Shah committee is agriculture based. We will have the …
Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), the apex authority for approval of large-scale field trials and commercialisation of GM crops, has decided to hold “dialogue” with state governments to iron out irritants being faced in the grant of no objection certificates (NOC) for GM crops’ trials. The development comes after the …
Farm technologies are not reaching farmers on the ground, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh observed here on Monday and said “it represents the failure of the system.” He was speaking at the Golden Jubilee convocation of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) here. The annual farm growth rate was expected to …
New Delhi India’s wheat output may exceed the record estimate of 88.31 million tonne in the crop year through June, providing necessary support to the government as it prepares to raise subsidised sales of grain to the poor under the food security Act, according to agriculture minister Sharad Pawar. Sporadic …
To form special purpose vehicle with Fresh & Healthy Enterprises, an arm of ConCor The Union agriculture ministry has drawn up plans to invest in cold chain infrastructure for fruits in the upcoming financial year. India produces 230 million tonne of vegetables and fruits a year but around 25% of …
New Delhi Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called for a review of subsidies that lead to “disproportionate use of resources” and degradation of soil, and stressed the need for boosting productivity to feed a growing population. “Distortions arising from pricing and subsidy regimes, which have resulted in degradation and …
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has proposed a Rs 150-200 crore nationwide project to develop genetically modified (Bt) cotton, with genes to provide multiple protection against virus, fungi, etc, beside being reusable. This has gone to the ministry of agriculture for clearance. The idea is to involve a …
Even as the Centre prepares to implement its proposed national Food Security Act, States have expressed their unhappiness about the contours of the Bill, particularly the cap on the number of beneficiaries which will automatically reduce their allocation of subsidised foodgrains. Requirement of funds, more foodgrains for distribution under the …
Reiterating his opposition to the proposed National Food Security Bill, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said it would be difficult to implement the law through existing Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), which has a lot of loopholes. “Public distribution system involving the procurement, transportation, storage and distribution is extremely …
