India: Import restrictions to be imposed Cochin Port TrustMar. 14, 2018

Cochin Port Trust is no longer among the ports notified by the Union Government to import chemicals and intermediates covered under the Inse...

India Pesticide Management Bill to be finalised in 3 monthsMar. 14, 2018

India agriculture ministry looks to finalise the Pesticide Management Bill 2017 in the next three months even as almost all stakeholders fro...

Public feedback on India draft pesticide billMar. 13, 2018

A new draft bill on regulating pesticides, released by the centre, proposes an increase in penalties on violators and gives more power to st...

India’s new Pesticide Bill should incentivize R&D company to introduce new productsMar. 7, 2018

India’s new Pesticide Management Bill should incentivise introduction of new and safer products by R&D based companies, as against fly-by-n...

India Minimum Support Prices: When politics beckonsFeb. 26, 2018

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has clarified that the 50 per cent minimum return to farmers promised by his government, while fixing th...

India draft pesticide bill: Stricter penalties, more power for statesFeb. 24, 2018

A new draft bill on regulating pesticides, released by the centre, proposes an increase in penalties on violators and gives more power to st...

India Telangana government to give farmers Rs 8000 per acreFeb. 23, 2018

In a significant push towards greater state-sponsored farm subsidies, the India Telangana government is expected to deliver Rs 8000 per acre...

Dhanuka Agritech to expand presence in Rajasthan marketFeb. 23, 2018

Agrochemical formulations company Dhanuka Agritech Ltd said it will expand business activities and presence in Rajasthan in the next fiscal ...

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Pesticides sales witnessed a steep rise in Guntur, IndiaFeb. 23, 2018

While 115 tonnes of pesticides were used in East Godavari, it is 110 tonnes in West Godavari.

India: Swaminathan Research Foundation signs MoU under the ambit of Neem ProjectFeb. 23, 2018

Swaminathan Research Foundation agriculture scientist, Padma Vibhushan, Dr.M.S.Swaminathan has signed a MoU with GNFC (Gujarat Narmada Valle...

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Breeding for the market: India private sector’s green revolutionFeb. 22, 2018

The high-yielding wheat and paddy varieties from the 1960s to the 1980s, which made the country self-reliant in cereals, were developed by t...

Crystal completed acquisition of Cytec India facilityFeb. 20, 2018

Crystal Crop Protection Ltd said on Monday it has completed the acquisition of speciality chemical manufacturing facility of Cytec India, a ...

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Indian agrochemical sector expects uptick in exports next fiscalFeb. 20, 2018

The Indian agrochemical industry expects an uptick in export revenue next fiscal after suffering slowdown in two successive fiscals caused b...

India Bt cotton doubled production and minimised harm by pestFeb. 6, 2018

The production of cotton in India has nearly doubled since the introduction of Bt cotton in 2002, the government said yesterday.

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MM Murugappan took charge as Exec Chairman of Murugappa GroupFeb. 6, 2018

MM Murugappan, 62, Vice-Chairman, Murugappa Group, yesterday took charge as the group’s Executive Chairman, succeeding A Vellayan, who reti...

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India Punjab Government bans sale of 20 insecticidesFeb. 2, 2018

Punjab Government’s Department of Agriculture has issued directions to discontinue the sale of 20 pesticides (insecticides) including Endos...

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New Zealand and India building stronger horticultural relationshipsFeb. 2, 2018

A new partnership has been announced between New Zealand and the State of Himachal Pradesh under the Himachal Pradesh Horticultural Developm...

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Crystal Crop Protection to acquire Solvay’s manufacturing plant in Nagpur,IndiaJan. 31, 2018

Crystal Crop Protection Pvt. Ltd (CCPPL) on Tuesday said it agreed to acquire a speciality chemicals plant from Cytec India Specialty Chemic...

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India: Budget 2018 to light up agriculture industryJan. 29, 2018

According to analysts, the Budget ahead would mark more allocations towards rural, agriculture and allied sectors. They see a rise in minimu...

Indian largest drip irrigation project Ramthal to become operational in KarnatakaJan. 28, 2018

The largest drip irrigation project in Asia — the prestigious Ramthal project, successfully executed by Megha Engineering and Infrastructur...

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