POISON PALL

UK tackles pesticides

Tax on the anvil

P for pesticides

Misuse of insecticides is killing peacocks in Haryana

Operation clean up

Pesticide companies vow to dispose off their products in developing countries

Inhumane conclusion?

Human trials of pesticides can be permitted, state US scientists

Fabled frog

On its last legs?

Tarnished terrain

Pesticides used in rice cultivation are having just the reverse effect than the one intended -instead of decimating pests, extensive studies …

Market without a window

The domestic market of biopesticides is the best showcase of their plight. It is virtually bereft of buyers and sellers. Moreover, the niche …

Deadly bloom

Holland's thriving tulip flower industry is under pressure to clean up its act and save the environment from degradation caused by excessive use …

Brushing up

India's good old neem tree could be used by industry if it stands by its assurances of research and resources

Storm in the coffee cup

The coffee borer having developed resistance to the insecticide endosulphan, is threatening coffee plantations throughout the world

A leaf from history

The search for easily applicable environment-friendly plant protection technologies could very well find its answer in the pages of history

Producing poison

Russia continues to produce toxic chemicals even as its production and use has been banned in other countries

J S Banth , proprietor

M/s Banth Kheti Sewa Kender and Fertiliser store Dealers in insecticide, Pesticide sprayers, seeds and fertilisers: village Dher, district Ropar,…

Phase-out plan unveiled

Poignant Images

Pests get the better of pesticides

Cleaner and costlier

Stop spraying

Neem measures

Eco-friendly killings

ARGENTINA

INDONESIA

Bio-weapons

Tonnes of poison