India importing pulses despite self-reliance

Despite the Centre's claims of not importing pulses the previous year, foreign dal still entered the country

Crying fowl

Food security

Centre levies 50 per cent import duty on peas; domestic prices likely to get a boost

The development will directly benefit chickpea farmers, who are likely to get higher price for chickpea crops this season

Thais dig deep into wallets for songbirds

Doves can cost a fortune in Thailand, where the people pay heavily to domesticate the bird.

Goa's food bowl getting bare

Environmental degradation, changing land use patterns and poor administrative planning is resulting in the destruction of a unique agro-system in Goa.

India's withdrawal from RCEP a breather on many fronts

India's decision to pull out of RCEP means its policy on access to inexpensive drugs will not be under pressure

Foreign food trade impacts importing countries’ environment too

Soybean farmers in a country that imports soybean have to switch to other crops on a land where there is leftover nitrogen after crop harvest

Abuse of the used

Nigerian environmentalists protest against the import of second-hand vehicles from Europe

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Free passage

Fishy business

The US policy to restrict tuna imports hampers free trade, says the GATT panel report

No wood, no pests

The logic of importing lowly dung

INDONESIA

RADIATION TREPIDATION

No more poison

Russia gets cracking on laws relating to the import of toxic waste into the country

The global junkstore

Courting justice

The law reigned supreme as recently, some environmental and public health truants were rebuked for cocking a snook at all set standards

SRI LANKA

Solidarlty

Plutonium Shipment

Fenced by law

Government sees record food grains output in 2016-17; doubts over claims remain

Despite importing wheat and pulses, government claims production of these grains will surpass previous record

Yen for ecofriendly grain

Japan will import Indian rice only if it is free from harmful chemical residues