Pesticides leading cause of poisoning in India: Study
The second-most common cause of poisoning was miscellaneous agents, followed by drugs, venoms and corrosives
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 …
Punjab wants farmers to stay away from 9 pesticides. Will it help?
Europe tightened import norms since 2018, has shown reluctance to import basmati rice with pesticide residues earlier
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
Centre wants to ban a host of pesticides: Here’s why
Centre proposes banning monocrotophos, methomyl and carbofuran, three Class I pesticides associated with high levels of toxicity that resulted in …
Why we must fix toxic chemical pollution to safeguard our planet and health
Leaders gathering at Bonn next week must strengthen a global agreement that prioritises accountability for pollution from chemicals
Dangerous pesticide use: What must be done to protect the health of Kenyans
At least 1,345 pesticide products are registered for use in crop production in Kenya, of which 11 are classified as highly hazardous
Why India needs to bring back nature-positive farming
The pandemic showed that human interventions in natural processes can have disastrous consequences; we should now scale up natural-positive food …
Eluru mystery disease: What needs to be done
Lead contamination in water samples, nickel poisoning in milk and pesticides in vegetables are being investigated
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
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
Killed in cold blood: Amphibians and reptiles are bearing the brunt of crop intensification
Loss of species due to rising farm productivity is inevitable, says research
Harnessing people’s power for climate action
As people join hands to increase awareness on climate change and call for action to reduce its impacts, we need to vouch for local solutions that …
Fungal scab attack can spell doom for Kashmir’s apple growers this year
Early, intense snowfall in November 2019 & a wet monsoon produced conditions for outbreak; lockdown abated it; farmers blame …
World Health Assembly: WHO to develop surveillance systems, robust database to track chemicals that impact health
Report on impact of the linkages between chemicals, pollution, waste and human health to be submitted before 6th UNEA next year
Dahej blast: 3 dead, 32 injured in chemical factory accident
The number of casualties is expected to rise as many victims have received 70 per cent burn injuries
Dahej blast: Experts call for utmost safety in operating industries after lockdown
Since the workforce running industrial units has changed post-lockdown, accidents can happen, they said
Organic livestock farming: A revolution in the making
Ensuring a profound balance in the functionalities between the organic suppliers and the global market might just turn out to be most influential …
India’s agrarian distress: How dissent has been on the rise
At least 50 major protests were reported across 20 Indian states in 9 months between January and September 2020
Tracking locust attack: Jaipur firemen go the extra mile to resist invasion
Officials destroy huge swarm of locusts that had taken residence at Mahar Kalan in Karanpur village
Locust attack: Nine Odisha districts under alert, officials asked to keep vigil
The government has started control rooms at state- and district- levels to ward off locusts
Tracking locust attack: In Rajasthan’s Dholpur, pest keeps villagers on toes
Damage to crops less as villages not heavily cultivated, according to preliminary estimates
Locust attack: 40 of MP’s 55 districts hit
Temporary control camps, continuous spray of insecticides are among measures taken to control locust attack
