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Govt imposes ban on 12 pesticides; Six others to be restricted in 2020
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Saturday, August 18, 2018
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The Government of India has banned the use of 12 pesticides with immediate effect for agriculture purpose. It added that six other pesticides had been identified for restriction of use from 2020. The government has, in this regard, issued a notification.
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Singh urges FAO chief to declare upcoming yr as international millet yr
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Saturday, August 18, 2018
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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In a letter addressed to Jose Graziano da Silva, director general, United Nations’ (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Radha Mohan Singh, minister of agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Government of India, proposed the declaration of an upcoming year as the International Year of Millets in order to garner wider global attention and action.
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Punjab Grill‘s No Kid Hungry campaign targets food security, malnutrition
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Saturday, August 18, 2018
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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Punjab Grill, Lite Bite Foods’ gourmet fine dining venture, collaborated with The Robin Hood Army to launch the Leave No Kid Hungry campaign, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) intiative to increase food security and reduce malnutrition on the occasion of India’s 72nd Independence Day.
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