-The Hindu Aims to create awareness on judicious and proper use of Pesticides The Government has taken several measures for proper use of Pesticides by the farmers. The Ministry of Agriculture has stated in a release that Pesticide residue data generated under the “Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National Level” are shared with State Governments and concerned ministries/organisations to initiate the corrective action for judicious and proper use of Pesticides on crops with...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: It is well-known that vegetables sold in major cities contain Pesticides, but it has now emerged that these harmful chemicals are present in alarmingly high doses in greens across the country. A report by the agriculture ministry showed that there has been an almost two-fold increase in the number of samples having Pesticides above the permitted maximum residue level (MRL) in vegetables, fruits, meat and spices...

-PTI The samples collected during 2014-15 have been analysed by 25 labs. New Delhi: In a major health hazard, the government has found residues of Pesticides in a significant number of vegetables, fruits, milk and other food items collected from various retail and wholesale outlets across the country. Samples collected from organic outlets were also found having residues of Pesticides. Residues of unapproved Pesticides were found in 12.50 per cent of the 20,618 samples...

-The Statesman The toxicity of Pesticides to humans, their ability to remain in the environment and accumulate in products require the establishment of strict scientifically substantiated regulations for their safe application. In India, the rules for using Pesticides are worked out together by the Union ministries for agriculture and health. Every year, an approved “List of Chemical and Biological Means for Controlling Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds Allowed to be used...

-The Indian Express New Delhi: While the farmers, gathered at Congress party’s Kisan Samman rally in the capital, expressed satisfaction over the turn of events that led Modi government to withdraw the land ordinance, the immediate issues that are bothering them are related to the stress in the agriculture sector of the country. “In the last five months, the cost of paddy has gone down from Rs 3,200 to Rs 1,200 per...