The Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers presented its report on ‘Insecticides and Pesticides – Promotion and Development including Safe Usage – Licensing Regime for Insecticides’ on December 19, 2023. Pesticides are broadly of four types: insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and bio-pesticides. Herbicides kill/control the growth of weeds, and have the …
Neonicotinoid pesticides are causing significant damage to a wide range of beneficial species and are a key factor in the decline of bees, say scientists. Researchers, who have carried out a four-year review of the literature, say the evidence of damage is now "conclusive". The scientists say the threat to …
Regulations on pesticides have failed to prevent poisoning of almost all habitats, international team of scientists concludes. The world’s most widely used insecticides have contaminated the environment across the planet so pervasively that global food production is at risk, according to a comprehensive scientific assessment of the chemicals’ impacts. This …
In protest against the government failure to honour the assurances it had given to the endosulfan victims, the public forum for endosulfan-affected would launch an indefinite hunger strike in front of the secretariat here on June 23. According to forum president T Sobha and secretary Ambalathara Krishnan, the state government …
Pregnant women who live near fields sprayed with pesticides can run more than three times the risk of having a child with autism, a study has found. It is feared that the crop chemicals stunt the development of the unborn child’s brain, setting it up for problems in years to …
KATHMANDU, JUN 19 - Amid concerns over health hazards of pesticides, the government has set up a lab to test the level of chemical inputs in vegetables sold in the Kathmandu valley. The Rapid Pesticide Residue Analysis Laboratory was inaugurated by Chief Secretary Leela Mani Paudyal at Kalimati Fruits and …
The adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to indigenous fish species particularly the small ones, reports BSS. Even in the month of Ashar, fish is not available in the local markets as most of the water bodies in the region are now dying due to …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the Assembly that all deserving will be included in the list of endosulfan victims, in the wake of reports that all victims have not been fully included in the list. ‘’The govt is very serious with respect to welfare of endosulfan victims. Now only people …
Directs State To Inform Court About The Steps Being Taken The Kerala high court on Thursday criticized the state government for delaying implementation of compensation and rehabilitation package for endosulfan victims in the state. During the hearing of a case questioning the delay, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Manjula …
Signs of improving water quality on the Great Barrier Reef will keep the iconic natural wonder off a list of world heritage sites considered "in danger", Environment Minister Greg Hunt says. The federal and Queensland governments have released a 2012-13 report card on the water quality problems plaguing the reef, …
There’s a novel experiment underway in an acre-and-a-half at Jind’s Nidana village. A group of farmers, most of them illiterate, are out to prove a point to scientists and experts: agriculture is possible without pesticides and more profitable than with the use of pesticides. Scientists of the Delhi-based National Centre …
Unchecked littering has cost us our rivers and this is particularly true about Sabarmati which today has more garbage than water downstream in the city. Religious paraphernalia thrown from bridges, agricultural waste, pesticides and fertilizers from monsoon run-offs, parts of riverbank turned into illegal garbage dumps and illegal discharge of …
Children today are sicker than they were a generation ago. The past few decades have seen a rapid rise in the consumption of synthetic pesticides. The world now uses about 2.3 million tonnes of pesticides every year, which is 50 times more than in 1950. The widespread use of pesticides …
The journal Nature has this week published a comment on how China must continue the momentum it has recently generated to protect its environment. Since the Chinese policy changes have received almost no attention in India, it is worth visiting it just once. At the end of April, China amended …
The Chinese State Council, the country's cabinet, has issued a guideline to boost food safety this year, a government statement said on Tuesday. More measures will be taken to deal with land and water pollution and those who are using banned pesticides and veterinary drugs will be punished, the statement …
Two green crusaders in West Bengal have made it to the record books for breeding plants to record heights and growing them two-way to counter effects of global warming. However, their lack of formal education as scientists is proving a deterrent for the duo in delivering their novel ideas to …
Marine Fauna Dying, Offenders Never Held Some 25 years back, Gomti had a thriving ecosystem which gave the river its special character. “The river was full of fishes, crabs, prawns and turtles with water birds and small birds feeding on its fauna and nesting on trees on its banks. But …
The Delhi government had claimed that it did not have adequate laboratories and could currently test for only 28 varieties of pesticides. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued draft regulations for food imports and may soon make it mandatory for importers of food and vegetables …
Pollution in the once clean and green Doon has become a cause for concern when it comes to public health. According to the Chief Medical Officer Dr Gurpal Singh, accumulation of garbage, improper sewage system, use of pesticides and other chemicals to increase agricultural yield affects humans adversely. Accumulation of …
Following a recent survey that found alarming levels of adulteration in different food products in Dhaka city, the Institute of Public Health (IPH) is set to conduct a fresh nationwide survey to analyse the country’s overall food safety situation. The IPH will collect samples of different fruits, vegetables, milk, milk …
Farmers of various villages of the district, who have been spreading awareness against the use of pesticides, shared their stories during a blood donation camp organised in the city by NGO ‘Awaz Jan Jan Ki’ at Shree Ram School today. These farmers, along with the NGO, have decided to approach …
