The judge pointed out that a public awareness campaign carried out by food safety officials to warn people against consuming adulterated watermelons had backfired, leading to monetary loss for the farmers who had not indulged in any such adulteration. (File photo) | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil … Read more
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Beginning of summer was marked by the inauguration of ‘Grapes and watermelon mela’ organised by Horticultural Producer’s Co-operative Marketing and Processing Society (HOPCOMS) at an outlet near Hudson Circle in Bengaluru on February 19. During the mela, 11 varieties of grapes, including Bangalore Blue, Thomson Seedless, Krishna Sharad, Sonaka, Super Sonaka and three watermelon varieties … Read more
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Thursday said that the imports of watermelon seeds up to October 31 this year would not exceed 35,000 metric tonnes and will be allowed on an actual user basis only. The DGFT laid out a procedure for imports up to October 31, 2023 and has invited fresh … Read more