Srinagar, June 12 (IANS) At least twenty sheep were found dead on Friday under suspected toxic conditions in the Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.Officials said the sheep belonging to a shepherd from South Kashmir’s Tral area died under suspected toxic conditions, causing major loss to the owner and raising fresh concerns over the safety of grazing areas.The sheep belonged to Bilal Ahmad, a resident of Seer Tral, and were reportedly being moved to the highland meadow when the …
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Gandhinagar, June 10 (IANS) The Gujarat government has warned fertiliser, seed and pesticide dealers of stringent legal action, including imprisonment and fines, if they are found selling substandard agricultural inputs, hoarding essential commodities or engaging in other practices that harm farmers, officials said on Wednesday. Announcing a crackdown on irregularities in the agricultural supply chain, State Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said the state had adopted a “zero tolerance” policy a…
Washington, April 28 (IANS) US regulators have stepped up efforts to block illegal pesticide imports, including shipments linked to China, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency told lawmakers.EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the agency has made import enforcement a priority as it confronts what he described as unauthorised chemicals entering the US market.“We have pesticides that come in from out of the country… we have pesticides that get dumped here from China,” Zeldin told a …