Buzz of distress

Thousands of bees are dying in France due to Bayer pesticide

Swarm warning

Officials claim the locust problem is under control, but unless millions of hoppers -- young locusts -- stalking the deserts are exterminated …

Life industry goldrush

Trade in bio-industrial products is on in full swing, conjuring up visions of El dorado. But whether the Indian industry can embark on this …

In the red

Left at the mercy of brokers who dictate the market terms, many cultivators of Gloriosa superba have consumed the plant's poisonous tubers to …

Pesticide industry thriving on legal loopholes

The CSE's recent expos has blown the lid off the bottled water industry's tall claims on the purity of its products. Simultaneously, it has …

The Green Revolution and a dark Punjab

Punjab has paid a price for food security. The use of pesticides and fertilisers has resulted in a number of health issues for the state’s …

Pesticide test in 60 minutes

It can make monitoring market samples easy  

The air just got dirtier

Nonvolatile herbicides lost more through vapourisation

Contaminated wheat

Three new studies reveal pesticide residue in wheat flour

Stir bears fruit

Exporting toxicity

Chemicals banned in the US as poison are shipped to developing nations as pesticides

The curse of coca

The move to use a new herbicide to eradicate the coca plant spells trouble for South America's rainforests

A close hard look

Malaria is easy to check. Just do not let mosquitoes breed. This is the essence of the bioenvironmental way to control such tiny big disease …

A victim's saga

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Pesticides in food

Toxic waste

Ethical poser

US mulls use of data from pesticide tests on humans

The BIS saga: Real intrigue

Friendly demand

A complete American diet

Lethal and toxic chemicals found in US citizens

Pretence of safety

Study reveals that a new herbicide, Roundup, is also toxic

Farming for the future

Despite having the potential to give a green edge to the agricultural market, biopesticides are yet to make a mark in the agro sector. To create …

Lethal mix

Hormone disruptors like BPA and BPS cause more harm when acting in combination

Tracking the pests

Pesticide resistant flies are observed

Fine print hassles

Chemical manufacturers shaken by India's signing POPs convention