-The Telegraph New Delhi: The UN report that has sought an independent international investigation into allegations of human rights violations in Kashmir is the first-ever by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the state. It is titled "Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Kashmir: Developments in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir from June 2016 to April 2018, and General Human Rights Concerns...
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Experts: Early desertification feared for Delhi, Gurugram -Shilpy Arora
-The Times of India GURUGRAM: The sand storm conditions prevailing in the city for three days has raised fears of early desertification of the Delhi-NCR region among environmental experts. According to the experts, there has been an increase in frequency, longevity and density of sand storms in this region this year. “The frequency of sand storms has increased in the city in the past one decade. While earlier (in 2002), summer sand...
More »Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade: Rural Inventor Who Revolutionalised Rice Farming Breathes His Last -Jaideep Hardikar
-News18.com Dadaji was active until last year when he would make at least one visit to his farm every day. The veteran stopped working when his body would no longer back up his mind and his ideas. Nagpur: He fought for his rights but could never quite get his due. Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade, the inventor of HMT-Sona and ten other popular rice varieties died on Sunday at the Search hospital in Gadchiroli. The...
More »Centre hikes import duty on crude, refined soft edible oils
-The Hindu Business Line Palm oil imports slow down in May Bengaluru/ Ahmedabad: The Centre has increased the import duty on crude and refined soft edible oils such as soy oil, sunflower oil and rapeseed on Thursday. Duty on crude soft edible oils has been hiked to 35 per cent and on and soft oils to 45 per cent. Earlier, crude soy oil attracted an import duty of 30 per cent, and sunflower...
More »Illegal cotton seeds sales surge in Maharashtra, other states -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com Soaring sales of herbicide tolerant, genetically modified cotton seeds put farmers across states at risk New Delhi: Regulatory failure has led to a surge in sales of unapproved herbicide tolerant (HT) genetically modified (GM) cotton seed packets in the ongoing Kharif planting season, putting thousands of farmers at risk across states such as Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. The regulatory failure has been precipitated by the fact that the genetic engineering...
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