Poisoned!

Playing it cheap

Rich nations refuse to contribute funds to clean the planet of lethal organic pollutants

Unsung babies

Exposure to ddt increases the risk of child mortality

End of innocence

Children exposed to DDT attain early puberty

Use me

How industrialised countries tried to make Africa the biggest dumping destination

Tender ones at risk

Children face increasing threat from garden pesticides

Organic cotton

Power off

Pesticides can affect the cells

Tightening up

To rein in beverages industry

Fishing with pesticides

Duping pests

Pesticides are not the only way

Fatal exposure

Workers exposed to pesticides over a long period of time may run the risk of contracting cancer

Popular poisons

Toxic pesticides that contaminate the soil and enter the food chain need to be replaced with non-toxic ones. But research in this area is still …

Peacock isn't a pest...

...but chemical pesticides don't discriminate; 77 national birds die after eating sprayed grains

Toxic city

Hell in our cities

Death at sea

Pollutants are killing whales near Mexico

Losing the poets

What can we do to save the birds and ourselves from the chemical menace?

Indian scenario

A crippling lack of data prevents researchers from reaching conclusions

The Silent killer

Pesticides kill insects. Then, they poison animals and birds. Humans are hardly out of reach

Justice done

On the prowl

Insecticides are being used to control a virus in the US

Pest mismanagement

The Pesticides Action Network reports lacunae in World Bank projects

Born loser

Herbicides are the culprits

Regulator under a cloud