The way ahead for low-emission agriculture
Direct emission of greenhouse gases reduces substantially by switching to organic fertilisers
Pesticides Management Bill, 2020 will hurt farmers’ livelihood, say experts
Experts call for wider consultations on the bill and for it to be placed before a select committee
Synthetic pesticide use is on the decline; bio-pesticide use is up
Pesticides consumption in India is less than 1 kg/ha as against 4.5 kg/ha in USA and 11 kg/ha in Japan; Parliament panel recommends price control …
Civil society praises Centre’s draft order banning 27 pesticides
The pesticides in question continue to be used in India, but are already banned, restricted or withdrawn in other countries
Pesticide Management Bill 2020: What could have made it better
The bill was introduced after much delay