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Free the air of mercury

Newly launched Minamata Convention weak on mercury released by thermal power plants

K Meerabi’s husband was disabled due to pesticides in 2008; this month, she earned acclaim for natural farming at Oxford

The Guntur farmer’s impact on the global stage signifies growing recognition of natural farming practices as a viable and transformative …

Why multiple committees for reviewing pesticide ban, SC asks government

The apex court sought the reason for appointing several committees when the initial panel had already recommended the banning of 27 pesticides

Humanity must prevent the insect apocalypse

Most insects are not harmful but beneficial to humans; without them, nature will lose its balance

Karnataka farmers want target cargill again

Opposition to multinationals in the agriculture sector in Karnataka may soon spread throughout India

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Watch before you eat

Air pollution contributes to heavy metals in vegetables

Rescued or doomed

Nations adopt a diluted agreement at Bonn on implementing the Kyoto Protocol. 180 countries finally reached an agreement on the rules to …

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Joint committee favours endosulfan exports

Cites lack of pesticide disposal facility

India softens its stand on endosulfan

Endosulfan: meet in Geneva begins, India still in denial

Sharad Pawar says many states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

ATM agriculture: There are reasons as to why there is so much resistance to the idea of natural farming

It is different. In this case, science promotes competition in the plants so that they can build soil reservoirs of fungi and bacteria and …

Not keeping pace

China set to wrest neem initiative from India

Locust attack: Excessive pesticide use will take its toll on Thar ecology

The strongest pesticides used to counter locust invasions will leech into waterbodies and crops, say experts

Fall Armyworm attack: Uganda’s concerted efforts at curbing infestation

The spread of FAW is alarmingly high in Uganda but the African country is also looking at every possible solution to fight the infestation

Pest attacks on rise across India, yet no discussion on spurious pesticides

As allegedly fake pesticides prove ineffective in controlling pests, farmers resort to indiscriminate spraying

Bayer-Monsanto deal likely to create another agribusiness giant

If cleared by regulators, such big-ticket consolidations will dominate the world’s seed and pesticide sales

Limited access to pesticides reduced suicides in Tamil Nadu villages: WHO report

In rural India, poisoning accounts for four in 10 suicides due to swallowing of pesticides

Neem gains honour as India's wonder tree

Known in ancient India as a tree with many wondrous properties, the neem tree is slowly drawing the attention of the country's scientific and …

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