- Price of cow milk to go up by Rs 2; buffalo milk price to rise by Rs 3 Abhitash Singh, Mumbai With effect from May 25, 2013, the price of cow's milk will rise by Rs 2 per litre (to Rs 31 per litre, excluding delivery charges), and that of buffalo's milk by Rs 3 per litre (to Rs 40 per litre) across Maharashtra.
- 62% of HIG households in metros consume organic foods: ASSOCHAM survey Our Bureau, Mumbai In the high-income group (HIG) bracket, nearly 62 per cent of metropolitan households prefer to have organic products due to rising awareness, higher disposable incomes and easy availability in the markets, according to a survey undertaken by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
- Philippines Court of Appeals issues writ against trials for Bt Brinjal Our Bureau, Mumbai The Court of Appeals in Philippines issued a writ of Kalikasan (a constitutional provision for a citizen's right to safe environment) recently, ordering the department of environment and natural resources (DENR) and other concerned government agencies in Philippines to stop field trials of Genetically Modified (GM) Bt Brinjal.
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