Pesticide Management Bill 2020: What could have made it better
The bill was introduced after much delay
64% of world’s arable land at risk of pesticide pollution: Study
Asia home to largest land areas at high risk of pesticide pollution
Yavatmal farmers fight losing battle against pesticide poisoning; pin hopes on Swiss court hearing
There has been an inordinate delay in enacting the Pesticides Management Bill to replace the Insecticides Act of 1968
Simply put: Why pesticide
Simply Put: The war we do not see
Ban on pesticides: Plea in Supreme Court alleges restriction on reduced number of chemicals to protect companies
Next hearing on April 28; SC seeks reasons for the decision from Centre
Pesticide consumption a leading cause of suicides worldwide: Report
Up to 168,000 people kill themselves by ingesting pesticides annually, it said
Simply put: Farmer suicides continue unabated
Simply Put: Killing locusts
To protect India’s bees, we need to understand their impact on agricultural practices
Farmers worry about effect of genetically modified crops on honey bees
Centre restricts use of common weedicide glyphosate citing health hazards
Experts welcome move but call for a complete ban
Crows drop dead eating insects killed by pesticides in Bihar's Purnea
The birds being scavengers, are an important part of the area's ecology, they say
A dangerous pesticide isn’t being monitored in key bird of prey populations — we’re shedding light on that gap
DDT monitoring in raptors is heavily biased toward the global north
IIT-K scientists design mobile pesticide sprayer that runs on solar energy
The device will save labour and time for small and marginal farmers
Earwigs are the hero single mothers of the insect world – and good for your garden too
They are nature’s pest controllers
Union Budget 2022-23: How will ‘Kisan Drones’ benefit farmers, experts ask
‘Spraying pesticides and fertilisers will help industries the most‘
Hike in soy production in Brazil linked to higher child cancer deaths, finds study
Notes rise in pesticide use with soy expansion; timely mitigation mitigated link between expansion and cancer incidences
Illnesses were behind half the suicides in Punjab in 2021
Healthcare costs too high, farmers at risk due to pesticide use says expert
Climate change & locust infestations: FAO seeks adaptation plans at CoP26 event
Robust early warning system and governance with secured funding needed
Simply Put: Insect apocalypse
Silent fields: a cocktail of pesticides is stunting bumblebee colonies across Europe, study shows
The pollen that bumblebees collected and stored in their nests was contaminated with multiple pesticides, an average of eight different compounds …
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
Maharashtra consumed the most chemical pesticides in 5 years: Report
Pesticide consumption in India grew by 13.07 per cent in India between 2014-15 and 2017-18
Unauthorised use of 4 highly hazardous pesticides, claims report
Unapproved use of chlorpyrifos, fipronil, atrazine and paraquat in crops point to non-compliance with national regulation
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