Pesticide safety plan on the anvil
Agricultural officers to carry out inspections at pesticide outlets The government is embarking on a programme to control the use of chemical pesticides by farmers and introduce certification for safe-to-eat
Agricultural officers to carry out inspections at pesticide outlets The government is embarking on a programme to control the use of chemical pesticides by farmers and introduce certification for safe-to-eat
Centre has banned practice; poultry owners say they are recouping losses. Hyderabad: Despite a ban imposed by the Union agriculture ministry on using growth hormones, poultry are being fed the same
Most companies using cotton do nearly nothing to improve environmental sustainability in its supply, environmental groups said on Tuesday, citing a report by an online green consumer site. Traditional
VISAKHAPATNAM: The state's second largest fresh water lake Kondakarla Ava is an area of rich aquatic biodiversity with lotus plants, fish and hundreds of species of resident avifauna and migratory birds
LAUREL, Md. -- New U.S. Geological Survey-led research suggests that even though amphibians are severely declining worldwide, there is no smoking gun - and thus no simple solution - to halting or reversing
Supposed to be incinerated, but actually they are dumped in water bodies Karnataka is said to generate a whopping 82 tonnes of biomedical waste each day that includes expired, spurious and substandard
FAO and WHO have released new guidelines aimed at reducing the damage done by pesticides that pose especially high toxic risks to human health and the environment. Products with high acute toxicity account
Persistent environmental pollutants may represent a modifiable risk factor involved in the gene-time-environment hypothesis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The objective of the study was to evaluate
Senior doctors said despite advancements in technology, dealing with brain surgeries requires much expertise. Hyderabad: Infections, haemorrhage, swelling and head injuries are some of the prime reasons
The European commission has ordered a ground-breaking moratorium on two endocrine-disrupting weedkillers that have been linked to thyroid cancer, infertility, reproductive problems and foetal malformations.
Jaipur: Giving a boost to organic farming, the state government will dedicate one block each in 11 districts for organic farming. The agriculture department has started process to identify the blocks in
LUCKNOW: Issuing a statement criticising the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India's decision to close down sub-regional offices in Lucknow and Chandigarh, the Centre for Science and Environment
The move of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to close down its regional offices in Lucknow and Chandigarh has been criticised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
<p>Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is known to increase risk of diabetes. The objective of the study was to determine which POPs are most associated with prevalence of diabetes in 601
Even as General Mills Inc and other companies vow to keep fighting mandatory labeling of genetically modified food ingredients, they have begun rolling out these disclosures across the United States to
Pest control company Terminix International Co LP and its U.S. Virgin Islands operation were charged on Tuesday with illegally applying a restricted-use pesticide in multiple residences in the Virgin Islands,
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Use of Banned Pesticides, 15/03/2016. There are 261 technical pesticides registered under section 9(3) of the Insecticides Act, 1968. The list is at Annexure-I. In addition,
<p>Insect pollinators are essential for both the production of a large proportion of world crops and the health of natural ecosystems. As important pollinators, bumblebees must learn to forage on flowers
Meerut: Four peacocks were found dead in an agricultural field on the banks of the river Ganga near Anoopshahr town in Bulandshahr district on Thursday. The carcasses were sent for post-mortem and it was
Putting health and ecology at risk, highly toxic pesticides, including endosulfan, are allegedly being used extensively by farmers in the district cashing in on the poor monitoring system of the agriculture