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 …
a team of Dutch and Israeli scientists has genetically engineered a plant to produce a scent that attracts protective insects. The idea could help plant breeders select crops producing high amounts of such smells, thereby reducing the need for pesticides. Many plants emit scents as an sos signal to attract …
Pesticide companies in Pakistan are experiencing rough weather. The agriculture department of Sindh province recently decided to not register any pesticide product until it is certified to be environmentally safe, with no hazardous effect on humans and animals. The Sindh Pesticides Standarisation Committee said the environmental impact assessment of pesticides …
the National Human Rights Commission (nhrc) recently issued a notice to Andhra Pradesh (ap) chief secretary on a complaint that chemical pesticides had threatened the right to life of farmers and agricultural workers. G V Ramanjaneyulu and Kavitaa Kuruganti of Secunderabad - based Centre for Sustainable Agriculture were the complainants. …
Over 90 per cent of us residents carry a cocktail of pesticides in them, according to the Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals released by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc) on July 21, 2005. The cdc bio-monitoring program tested the blood and urine of …
the chairperson of a government committee mandated to look into Kerala's endosulfan tragedy suppressed all dissenting voices within the committee to give a clean chit to the pesticide. A look at the final report of the Dubey committee, submitted in March 2003 and kept away from public scrutiny (marked "for …
bt cotton varieties grown in India are the least effective against bollworm, the most widespread cotton pest, as compared to those used elsewhere in the world, claims a study by the Central Institute for Cotton Research (cicr) in Nagpur. The finding appears to vindicate the stand of farmers, particularly from …
The us Environmental Protection Agency (epa) has once again encouraged an unethical practice, urging pesticide companies to go for human trials of their products. This, despite the us House of Representatives prohibiting the agency from accepting human pesticide dosing studies as evidence of safety (when other methods of determining a …
a herbicide, Roundup, based on the chemical glyphosate, is being promoted by multinationals as a solution to the problem of toxicity from pesticides. But a study by French scientists published in Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol 113, No 6, June 2005), shows both Roundup and glyphosate can be toxic to human …
at a time when grants dictate the direction of research, one of the greatest challenges for public health advocates is to find scientific research carried out in the public interest, as against research that is funded by private interests. Which is why, when a scientific paper throws light on the …
Thousands of campesinos of Nicaragua, who work in farms and have been affected by the use of the pesticide Nemagon, will benefit from a new pact they recently signed with the government. Nemagon is derived from dibromochloropropane (dbcp), a possible carcinogen. The agreement includes provisions for medical care of victims …
cancer risk among rural workers exposed to pesticides is almost twice as high as that for non-exposed workers, according to a Brazilian study published in the journal Environment International (July, Vol 31, No 5). Brazil is the world's seventh largest pesticide consumer. Researchers Illona Maria de Brito S
cattle feed manufactured in Punjab under various brand names contain harmful quantities of limestone powder (lsp) and urea, the Punjab Dairy Development Department (pddd) warned recently. This adversely affects the quality of milk produced, as well as the health of the cattle. In its report based on tests of cattle …
in response to Coca-Cola and PepsiCo's clarification applications, on June 1, 2005, the Rajasthan High Court (hc) issued final directions on the exact declaration regarding pesticide content to be made on the packaging of soft drinks by manufacturers. "...we require the applicants to declare on soft drink bottles, package or …
a european study reveals a link between pesticides and Parkinson's disease (pd), claiming the greater the pesticide exposure, the higher the risk of developing the ailment. pd is an incurable, degenerative neurological condition where people have difficulty in moving their limbs and develop tremors and facial tics. A survey of …
pesticide levels thought safe for pollinators may prove harmful for the wild bee, says a Canadian study. It shows adult bumblebees exposed to significant levels of the pesticide spinosad during larval development have impaired foraging (food collecting) ability. In developed countries, about one third of human food depends on pollinating …
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited at Plachimada has rejected the three-month conditional licence issued by the Perumatty Grama Panchayat describing it as a violation of the High Court order.The company, in its letter to the panchayat on June 8, 2005, said that "the grant of licence for a period of …
The uk government has taken a tough stance against companies failing to legally disclose the side effects of pesticides in their products. Its Pesticides Safety Directorate (psd) recently withdrew from the uk market over 30 products manufactured by 13 companies on this ground. psd took the step following an alert …
