Comments are being sought on this draft.
Realistically no major reforms are expected for the pesticides industry. Reduction in excise duty is very unlikely, as it would not solve the basic problem of spurious manufacturers.
Seeks cut in excise duty on pesticides from 8% to 4%, on furnace oil from 16% to 4% and removal of customs duty on Fuel Oil, LSHS, Coal
Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro has already met with anti-doping officials following his positive drugs test and a decision on his case could come later in the day, local media reported on Friday.
The industry wants the excise duty on pesticides to be reduced to 4% from the current level of 8%. It also seeks radical cut in excise duty on Furnace oil to 4% from the current level of 16%.
Behind nearly every major shift in IT policy in India, there was an intelligent -- and enterprisingly agile -- bureaucrat.
Tensions continue to rise at IIT Indore over apology letters and quality of food.
The Ahmedabad-based maxEEma Biotech has announced the launch of a herbal insecticide that effectively combats Mealybug attacks on crops.
Readers send us their best monsoon photographs.
'As the sun rises, so does my acquaintance with the neighbourhood's avifauna,' says Kishore Singh.
Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik has revealed that his marriage plans with an Indian girl ended because both families could not reach an understanding on certain issues.
South Africa's fiery seamer Duanne Olivier took five wickets as the hosts powered into the ascendancy on day two of the third and final Test against an outgunned Pakistan at the Wanderers on Saturday.
Two-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka advanced to the US Open final for the second time in her career with a 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-3 victory over big-hitting Jennifer Brady.
As Ronaldo cried over his fate while the moth sat on his eye, some smart folk decided to create a meme out of the situation.
One of the biggest advantages of the Harriers to the farmers is that their presence reduces the dependence of the farmers on the pesticides.
The Yartsa gombu, a rare species, is still not on the endangered list.
A study has found bees do not return to their hives if nearby mobiles are left switched on. When exposed, they lose their sense of direction.
Mumbai-based Naveen Sreepada aims his camera to capture the vagrant wildlife in motion.
India pacer Mohammad Shami has once again become a victim of social media trolling after he posted pictures of his wife during their daughter's second birthday celebrations.
The Natural History Museum's annual competition and exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year has been the longest-running and most prestigious nature and wildlife photography competition that has been recognising the world's best nature photography every year since 1965.
'How can a State, which claims to be a responsible power, unilaterally grab a "disputed" area to build a road on it?' asks Claude Arpi.
The eye-popping cover has her posing in just a bodysuit!
In the next 25 years or so, we will have intelligence in computers that will exceed man's in every way.
Locust swarms can vary from less than one square kilometre to several hundred square kilometres. There can be at least 40 million and sometimes as many as 80 million locust adults in each square kilometre of swarm. Here's everything you need to know about the latest threat to India from the skies.
The locusts initially entered Rajasthan from Pakistan and from there the swarms moved towards Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab over the last few weeks and are now threatening to enter Uttar Pradesh, putting at risk the summer crop.
Tejashwi has refrained from reacting in public but is understood to have been upset over the frequent outbursts of his elder brother.
The worms were detected in Elferri capsules, manufactured by a Goan company. The FDA has initiated a probe.
Eradicating the Aedes aegypti or developing a vaccine will take years. Genetic modification offers a way out; the question is how to scale it up across continents, says Devangshu Datta.
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.
Or a brief stop on the way to better times, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Most rituals that we blindly follow today have a scientific and logical history to it.
At least two children of a government primary school in Bihar's Saran district died on Tuesday after consuming the mid-day meal. Also, Over 80 children have taken ill fell, an official said.
Images from Friday's World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka, at Chester-le-Street.
This week's digest of stories that are weird, true and funny.
An official of the Sikkim Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday showed to the media in Gangtok two sealed bottles of popular soft drinks containing a bolt, a fly, ants and dirt.
Grand plan: 10% GDP growth; 175 million jobs; $10-trillion economy
