Pesticides
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February 12, 2021, Friday
Govt to consider bringing down GST on pesticides to 5% from 18%
This is part of efforts to bring parity in taxation on agro-inputs
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November 29, 2020, Sunday
Industry highlights flaws in Pesticides Management bill, seek more scrutiny
CCFI has claimed that the Pesticides Management Bill 2020 has over a dozen drawbacks and the proposed legislation should be sent ...
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October 09, 2020, Friday
IPFT along with NRCSS develop new bio-pesticide to control insects
IPFT in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Center on Seed Spices (NRCSS) hasdeveloped a new bio-pesticide formulation that ...
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September 22, 2020, Tuesday
Pesticides Management Bill needs more consultations, say farm experts
The bill, which was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in March this year, seeks to protect the interest of farmers and ensure they ...
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July 30, 2020, Thursday
Haryana govt hires drones for spraying pesticide on locust swarms
The Haryana government is prepared to deal with locust attacks and has hired drones for spraying pesticide if needed, state ...
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June 27, 2020, Saturday
Swarms of locusts reach Gurugram, likely to spare Delhi for now
The crop-destroying swarms first attacked Rajasthan and then spread to Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
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June 09, 2020, Tuesday
PMFAI opposes govt idea to ban 27 pesticides fearing biz loss of Rs 6K cr
The total market size of Indian pesticides industry is around Rs 40,000 crore, of which around Rs 18,000 crore is domestic sales
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June 09, 2020, Tuesday
Pesticides makers threatens to move to court over ban on 27 products
They claim the govt acted at the behest of foreign NGOs in imposing the ban
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June 02, 2020, Tuesday
Govt fixes minimum percentage of local content in 55 chemical, pesticides
According to the new norm, the minimum local content has been fixed at 60 per cent for 2020-21, 70 per cent for 2021-23 and 80 ...
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