Pesticide consumption a leading cause of suicides worldwide: Report

Up to 168,000 people kill themselves by ingesting pesticides annually, it said

Fizzically unfit

Fixing of norms for pesticides in soft drinks delayed further

Pesticides not just threaten bees, but also food production

Experts say 80 per cent of food production depends on pollination, but pesticides are affecting pollinators like bees

US fines Dow Chemicals for bribery by Indian subsidiary

LIES, DAMN LIES AND ENDOSULFAN

KUSHAL P S YADAV blows the lid off dirty tactics adopted to give clean chit to endosulfan

Endosulfan: India in denial

Agriculture minister claims several states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

Push to revoke endosulfan ban

Official letter reveals how Kerala is succumbing to the pressure of pesticide lobby

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United Phosphorus loses 22-year-old defamation case against Sanctuary Asia

The magazine had reported on how UPL's chemcial and pesticide units were worsening pollution scenario in Vapi

Why India continues to use lethal pesticides

Death of cotton farmers due to pesticide poisoning in the Vidarbha region raises vital questions about the government's attitude towards …

Pesticide politics

As the endosulfan controversy erupts afresh, the Kerala government finds itself in a tight spot

US public seek phase out of endosulfan

Centre seeks view on endosulfan

States say all is well with the hazardous pesticide

Thinking afresh

Agriculturists in India are gradually moving away from chemical pesticides and fertilisers;

Giant leap forward

Bureau of Indian Standards frames draft norms for pesticide residues in soft drinks

Only inaction

On JPC report on pesticide residues in beverages

Bhopal : A Toxic Legacy

Dow subsidiary blacklisted

It bribed Indian officials to get approval for pesticides

Karnataka bans endosulfan

State appeals to the Centre for a nationwide ban

Europe to phase out major pesticides

EU decides to withdraw about 320 substances used in plant protection products - including pesticides, fungicides and herbicides - from markets by …

Punbjab university plays host to pesticide lobby

SC extends endosulfan ban

Pesticide makers claim inbreeding, not endosulfan, causing health problems in Kasaragod  

Rules and renegades

Pesticide regulations in India are lax. The industry has exploited the loopholes to corrupt the system. And the government has turned a blind eye …

Industry's Nemesis

A report by the National Institute of Occupational Health nails endosulfan. Is that why the pesticide establishment wants to keep it under wraps?

Buzz of distress

Thousands of bees are dying in France due to Bayer pesticide