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Pesticide makers file plea for exporting endosulfan formulations

Is it a ploy to expand export business?

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Between fungi

Science and Technology - Briefs

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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 …

Earth links

Phthalates could contribute to obesity, insulin resistance

Fungi fight malaria

Especially helpful against mosquitoes resistant to pesticides

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Sri Lanka’s agriculture department criticised for promoting pesticides

The department promotes toxic pesticides, fertilisers of multinationals despite kidney disease link, allege analysts

Supreme Court allows endosulfan export

Exports to be routed through public sector undertaking Hindustan Insecticides and two other companies

Introduction of ‘data exclusivity’ in pesticides Bill will affect farmers

Certain clauses in the Bill threaten to delay the entry of affordable generic products in the market

Nothing is good enough

Even pesticides based on herbal extracts can affect brain functioning

Supreme Court allows export of unused endosulfan

Calls for strict monitoring while packaging

SC seeks details on safe export of endosulfan

Interim ban on the pesticide to continue

A pill a day

Keeps death away

Budget pitches for agriculture

No incentives for organic fertilizers and sustainable farming  

Supreme Court asks Centre to submit endosulfan disposal plan

Sets deadline of July 23

Midday meal tragedy still haunts them

Children who survived food poisoning develop side-effects; parents worry over lack of facilities in home town Chapra

Pesticide manufacturers want to export more endosulfan

Apex court asks them to file application