The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed a six-member committee of experts to frame guidelines to deal with the presence of pesticides' residue in vegetable and fruits across the country by August 17.

A Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher passed the direction while hearing a suo motu petition in the matter on the basis of a media report alleging presence of pesticides' residue in fruits and vegetables in the Capital.

Output is far lower compared to Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat: expert

Gurbachan Singh, Chairman of the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, has said there is a need for Karnataka to increase production of foodgrains with the use of advanced technology and scientific management of natural resources. Dr. Singh, who was the chief guest, was speaking at the second annual convocation of the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Raichur, here on Sunday.

BHOPAL: PETA volunteers caught the attention of many as they painted themselves green and took out a demonstration on "Go Vegan for Earth Day" at the busy VIP road on Friday.

The 300-odd small farmers, belonging to Thummanatti vegetable growing cluster in the Nilgiris, are an aggrieved lot.

New Delhi: Eminent scientist M S Swaminathan has conveyed his inability to chair a panel on checking pesticide residues in the capital.

The state government has decided to get rid of all the middlemen and their chains that often lead to escalation in prices of vegetables and fruits by eating into farmers’ profit.

New Delhi:It didn’t take even 24 hours for authorities to launch a cleaning drive at the Okhla sabzi mandi after a TOI report on Thursday exposed the squalid conditions there.

Advising the debt-ridden Vidarbha farmers to cultivate gerbera, rose, cucumber and capsicum could be seen as asking someone who can’t afford a bread to eat cake.

Rotting Veggies Greet Buyers; Market Not Cleaned In Months