Zeroing in on persistent pollutants
Paints and refrigerants have chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which are difficult to remove …
What's eating the vulture?
There were 2,000 vultures in Bharatpur's Keoladeo National Park during the 1980s. In 1998 experts could spot only four . Ornithologist …
International journal vindicates endosulfan study
The strong case against endosulfan just got stronger. Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed scientific journal of international …
Lethal link
An expert on toxicology and a campaigner deeply concerned with the health impact of chemical pesticides, Romeo F Quijano was at the forefront …
Pesticide residues in bottled water
Packaged drinking water or natural mineral water is everywhere. It is now available in pouches, cups, bottles and bulky transparent jars. It is …
The vanishing lakes
There is more water than land in north Bihar. The rivers that ramble down from the Himalaya feed numerous depressions scattered all over the …
Beyond The Billion
If post-Independence leaders of India had ensured full literacy, a solution would have been in sight for a lot of problems. Population, for one. …
Pollution pays
Whenever the issue of how to end pollution is raised, it hits a block: technology. Take the case of air pollution: among other things, the issue …
Secretive tribunals, hidden damages
Canadian academic Gus Van Harten is well known for his efforts to reform the global investment treaty regime through his research papers, …
India’s many investment treaties make it vulnerable
Senior international lawyer Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, who heads the investment programme of the International Institute on Sustainable …
Organic thread
Even as Bt cotton invaded Indian fields in the past few years, some farmer groups kept pushing for organic cotton. In 2009-10, production in …
Organic Universe
Organic is all the rage. Organic food, cosmetics, clothes and even organic medicines. But mostly it is food. There are speciality stores that …
A masquerade
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Requiem
It was a strong anti -adulteration law aimed at the standardising of food stuffs. Stronger industrial lobbies and vested interests helped it die …
Farewell to fertilisers
The Netherlands' position as an agricultural superpower stands threatened... unless it shifts to eco-friendlier organic cultivation
Spray and forget
A clear, comprehensive policy on pesticide use and awareness about its harmful effects can help in solving the problems
DEFINING SAFETY
"All substances are poisons; the right dose differentiates a poison and a remedy". Modern food regulation is about determining what that right …
Pesticides leading cause of poisoning in India: Study
The second-most common cause of poisoning was miscellaneous agents, followed by drugs, venoms and corrosives
New fungicide is eco-benign
Scientists are thrilled by the discovery that fungal enzymes called chitinases are environment friendly fungicides.
Big bite
As the malaria parasite and its mosquito carrier become increasingly immune to pesticides and drugs, a recourse to vaccines seems to be the only …
The chlorine bomb
An used chlor-alkali plant is slipped through lax Indian laws on the import of hazardous technology
A pest of a problem
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Lethal gambit
The failure of the government to ban lethal pesticides, used to control the spread of malaria, poses a hazard to human health
The seeds of traditional wisdom
A farmer in northern India has adopted agricultural practices that are attuned -- and not disruptive -- to the rural environment. Moreover, he …
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 …
