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 …
In December last year, the government held a weeklong awareness campaign “Pesticides Harm Lives: Eliminate Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides” to educate people about the harmful use of pesticides on agricultural produce and their impact on human health. But this effort seems to have been fruitless with a recent study …
Two in every three loaves of bread sold in the UK contain pesticide residues, according to a new analysis of government data by environmental campaigners. Tests on hundreds of loaves also showed that 25% contained residues of more than one pesticide. The official tests are carried out by the government’s …
The government has formed a nine-member committee to conduct, supervise and systematize the ongoing pesticide residue checking system at the Kalimati Vegetables Market. The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) formed the committee on Sunday mainly to regulate and supervise the pesticide residue checking system at the Kalimati market. The ministry …
Around 50 lakh people of the country are becoming poorer every year as they have to spend a major part of their income on medical treatment, experts said on Tuesday. They opined that various types of diseases are found among consumers because of taking adulterated and contaminated food grains which …
A new scientific review claims organic foods are higher in nutrients and lower in pesticides compared with conventionally grown varieties. Its authors carried out an analysis of 343 peer-reviewed studies looking at the composition of crops and foods. They concluded organic crops had higher levels of certain antioxidants, such as …
A controversial insecticide that has become one of the most widely used pesticides in the world has for the first time been linked directly to the decline in the number of farmland birds. Scientists in the Netherlands have shown that 15 species of insect-eating birds, such as barn swallows and …
Insect-eating birds are in decline in parts of the Netherlands where farmers have used pesticides that are suspected of killing bees vital to crop pollination, a study showed on Wednesday. The report is the first evidence that neonicotinoid pesticides, restricted in the European Union because of worries about bees, are …
California regulators violated the law by approving expanded use of pesticides that have been shown to hurt honeybees needed for pollinating key American crops, according to a lawsuit filed against the state by environmental groups on Tuesday. The lawsuit seeks an injunction prohibiting the state Department of Pesticide Regulation from …
Bengal has more than 27 highly polluted areas, including one in the heart of the city. An area in Picnic Garden, where used batteries are dumped, has been listed among the worst-affected places of the world in terms of lead pollution. Former Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh said this on …
An initiative requiring mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods in Oregon moved one step closer to the November ballot on Wednesday after advocates said they submitted more than enough qualifying signatures to the state. New Approach Oregon officials say they submitted more than 155,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's …
As many as 750 victims of endosulfan spraying have suffered more than 50 per cent disability, according to a report of the State government. The report, submitted to the High Court of Karnataka on Monday, states that 410 people have suffered 25 to 50 per cent disability while 226 have …
The Status of Commercialized Bt Brinjal in Bangladesh is a comprehensive report on the status of commercialized Bt brinjal in Bangladesh. This brief presents a thorough review and analysis of the deregulation of Bt brinjal in Bangladesh – from the scientific and biosafety assessment and commercial release to the planting …
The Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, Updated Tables, July 2014 provides nationally representative biomonitoring data that has become available since the publication of the Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, 2009. The Updated Tables, July 2014 includes all the updates previously provided in …
Neurotoxic pesticides blamed for the world's bee collapse are also harming butterflies, worms, fish and birds, said a scientific review that called on Tuesday for tighter regulation to curb their use. Analyzing two decades of reports on the topic, an international panel of 29 scientists found there was "clear evidence …
Home Depot and other U.S. companies are working to eliminate or limit use of a type of pesticide suspected of helping cause dramatic declines in honeybee populations needed to pollinate key American crops, officials said on Wednesday. The moves include requiring suppliers to label any plants treated with neonicotinoid, or …
Obstetricians recognize that exposure to chemicals and metals can affect a pregnancy, but said in a new survey that they face barriers to counseling patients about environmental hazards. The first of its kind study found that U.S. obstetricians and gynecologists feel they lack the medical education and training, evidence-based guidelines …
If approved, up to one-third of UK oilseed rape crops could be treated with neonicotinoids Almost one-third of all oilseed rape in the UK could be treated with a banned insecticide if the government grants an “emergency” exemption from the pesticide manufacturer Syngenta, it has emerged. The agro-chemical company’s neonicotinoid …
If you think that those fresh veggies are going to make you healthier, you are in for a shock. More than 90 percent pesticide residue has been found in vegetables sold in the Kathmandu Valley. Though the acceptable limit of pesticide residue in vegetables is 35 percent, laboratory test conducted …
The indigenous species of fish are declining in the water-bodies of Chuadanga district due to widespread use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers on the cropland. The fishermen in the district are facing financial hardship nowadays as they are not getting fish adequately from the local water-bodies. Many fishermen are leaving …
Pregnant women who lived in close proximity to fields and farms where chemical pesticides were applied experienced a two-thirds increased risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental delay, according to a new study. The research discovered the associations were even stronger when the exposures occurred …
