Zeroing in on persistent pollutants
Paints and refrigerants have chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which are difficult to remove …
Drained India's inland wetlands
During the last ten years, India has lost about 38 per cent of its inland wetlands; in some districts, as much as 88 per cent of the wetlands …
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 …
Made it
Enabavi, a village of 52 families, is abuzz. It is hosting farmers from the nearby Kallem village who have come here for tips on profitable …
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 …
Interview w/ Konda Reddy (Non-Pesticidal Management in Andhra Pradesh)
Konda Reddy "Yield increase is not the main aim of NPM, its about bringing down the costs..."
Inteview w/ Srinivas Reddy (Non-Pesticidal Management in Andhra Pradesh)
Srinivas Reddy "Seeing the demand for NPM vegetables, I am planning to bring all my land under NPM..."
Inteview w/ Anusuyya Amma (Non-Pesticidal Management in Andhra Pradesh)
Anusuyya Amma "No pesticides...No debts..."
Inteview w/ Khairunnisa Begum (Non-Pesticidal Management in Andhra Pradesh)
Khairunnisa Begum "There is no fear of suicides, now. People will not consume the biopesticides made from cow dung and urine..."
Farewell to fertilisers
The Netherlands' position as an agricultural superpower stands threatened... unless it shifts to eco-friendlier organic cultivation
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 …
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.