Rythu Bharosa Kendras in A.P. to be equipped with pesticide spraying drones from July

Rythu Bharosa Kendras in A.P. to be equipped with pesticide spraying drones from July

Use of drones has picked up in the State of late and many farmers are engaging private firms to spray pesticides on the crops. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Starting July, the Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs), the one-stop centres for farmers’ services, in Andhra Pradesh will be equipped with agricultural pesticide spraying drones … Read more

Global target for pesticide reduction unnecessary: Bhupender Yadav at COP15

Global target for pesticide reduction unnecessary: Bhupender Yadav at COP15

A numerical global target for pesticide reduction in the agriculture sector is unnecessary and must be left for countries to decide, India has said at the U.N. biodiversity conference here in Canada. Speaking during a high-level segment of the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Union Environment Minister Bhupender … Read more

Pesticide to Be Banned Over Links to  Problems in Children

By Robert Preidt and Robin FosterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Biden Administration said Wednesday that a widely used pesticide will be banned because it’s been linked to neurological damage in children. The new rule to block the use of chlorpyrifos on food will take effect in six months, the Environmental … Read more