But what about India?

A study in pure negligence

Toxic spray

No safety in numbers

Partial victory

Rule out the menace

Birth weights increase after USA bans two pesticides for household use

Compensating Campesinos

Toxic orphans

A masquerade

THT NEW JAPANESE PESTICIDE CARTAP (PADAN) S A Abbasi and Sujata Krishnan Publisher: Ashish Publishing House, Delhi Price: Rs 300

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.

Ashes to assets

Scientists come up with a way to make pure precipitate silica for industrial use

"Red army" thereatens crops

Fungicide liabilities

Garlic guard

DDT use endorsed

Marigold magic

An insecticide obtained from marigold flowers is effective against mosquito larvae

A pox on pests

Fatal blow

The truth about frogs

Scientists in the US are trying to find out the reason fordeformities in frogs

MONEYMAKERS

Dumped dangers