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Restricting use of banned pesticides a tough task as committees change
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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In an ongoing PIL that seeks Supreme Court’s directions for concrete action on harmful pesticides and their phasing out in India, in its last hearing a month ago, the court directed the petitioners to make a representation to the “J S Sandhu Committee” within 15 days.
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Thirteen landscapes declared Globally Important Agri Heritage Systems
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Saturday, April 21, 2018
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Rome
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Thirteen new landscapes were formally celebrated as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHSs) in Rome recently, paying tribute to the ingenious ways that human needs and nature’s resources have been combined to create mutually sustainable livelihoods and ecosystems.
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