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DGFT Notification 43/2026-27 of 12 October keeps imports of the herbicide restricted when the CIF value plus any anti-dumping duty is below INR 1,154 per kg, across eight HS codes.
The CVMP adopted a positive opinion on 8 October for Bovilis Lumpyvax, a live Neethling-strain vaccine from Intervet International, under exceptional circumstances. The European Commission will decide.
A risk assessment published on 6 October puts per-animal risk at Negligible for US imports and Very Low for Brazil and Argentina, but says larvae could survive in Britain from April to October.
SynTech India Regulatory Services will offer registration support, field studies and GLP study coordination to agrochemical, biological, plant nutrition and seed firms. Location and leadership were not disclosed.
A two-year pilot at ICAR-CIPHET Ludhiana will test alternatives to aluminium phosphide and malathion, after the government cited pest resistance of 72 to 100% in key states.
The dual-action product targets Oomycete diseases such as downy mildew and late blight. ADAMA has not disclosed pricing, launch states or Indian registration details.
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
