The age of discovery

Research in rice genomics could be the key to eradicating hunger through environmentally sustainable methods, says Latha Rangan

Bayer to phase out toxic pesticides

Environmentalists say withdrawal because of economic viability

Scientists get legal notice for highlighting health hazards of endosulfan

Excel Crop Care asks them to withdraw report, apologise publicly by July 28

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Clipped wings

Modern farmland practices are leading to the extinction of many bird species in the UK

Prominent Indian tea brands contain pesticides: Greenpeace

Study finds 67 per cent of tested samples of packed tea leaves contained banned pesticide DDT; some samples had acutely poisonous monocrotophos

Even the womb does not protect against pesticides

Air pollution is certainly an enemy of health. But there are others that may be even nastier. Chlorpyrifos -- a pesticide that can easily enter …

Tit for tat

Deadly quick

Fungal enzyme that can make biopesticides efficient

Microplastics all around: A silent epidemic

All types of sea creatures ingest microplastics; as they move up the food chain, the plastic ends up in the human gut

Why Brazil’s new pesticide rules should worry India

The country’s dilution of rules for pesticides such as glyphosate could spell a health crisis in India, which consumes its beans

Kashmir’s Dal Lake harbours bacteria that can degrade pesticides

The presence of naturally-occurring bacteria that is resistant to an insecticide widely used in the region may help in bioremediation …

Can farming mean a permanent renewal of life?

For the past three decades, the practice of permaculture has found acceptance from not just rural communities in India but also from urbanites …

In the Parliament on March 15, 2016

Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues

World Cancer Day: 'Toxins in the environment are a major problem'

With the rise in the number of cancer cases reported in India every year, prevention and affordable treatment will become critical in battling …

Science & Technology - Briefs

We the regulators

A hurried job

Karnataka government’s survey to estimate the scale of endosulfan tragedy is a half-hearted attempt

'Contract farming and PPP can rev agricultural economy'

Industry, experts say investments and policy changes are needed

Unsafe pesticide

YAWN!

The Indian Science Congress 2001 represented the state of science in India

‘Policies will infuse objectivity in health research’

Several health and research policies in the country are either in draft stage or just recommendatory in nature. This hampers regulation of …

Simply Put: Killing locusts

Eliminating rats

Smart spraying can help cut pesticide use in orchards

Researchers reported that a sensor-based spraying system saved as much as 26% in the use of pesticides and achieved an efficiency level of 95% in …