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 …
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 for commercial exploitation. The severe summer took a huge toll on the birds and many of them died of …
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 farming of cotton, the second-biggest raw material for textile, makes heavy use of pesticides and water. Research by Rank a Brand …
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 . Located around 50 kilometres from port city, near Anakapalle, this scenic lake amidst small hills, attracts picnickers, bird …
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 these declines. "Implementing conservation plans at a local level will be key in stopping amphibian population losses, …
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 drugs, and pills, syringes and syrups. According to the Biomedical Rules 2016, expired or discarded medicines, which include …
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 for high numbers of immediate poisoning cases, particularly in developing countries, while products with chronic toxicity effects …
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 the association of occupational exposures and environmental toxins on the odds of developing ALS in Michigan.
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 for brain surgery but experts say taking the patient under the knife is the last option because of the complexities of the procedure …
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. Use of Amitrole and Isoproturon will now be banned from 30 September across Europe, after an EU committee voted unanimously for the first ever ban …
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 the 11 districts. An agriculture department official said that with in order to discourage use of pesticides and …
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 said on Monday the "CSE believes the move will give a wrong signal and impact food safety regulation in the country." …
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). The FSSAI has cited a regime of self-regulation and declaration, avoiding nuisance to businesses, limited manpower, and …
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 Akwesasne Native Americans. Original Source
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 comply a new Vermont law. The moves come as U.S. lawmakers are unlikely to derail Vermont's law requiring labels …
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, the U.S. Justice Department said. In a plea agreement, Terminix, a unit of ServiceMaster Global Holdings, has agreed to pay …
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, the details of the formulations registered are at Annexure-II. The Government registers pesticides only after a detailed evaluation …
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 to feed both themselves and provision their colonies. Increased use of pesticides has caused concern over sublethal effects on …
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 found that they had died after consuming a "poisonous substance". Police suspect the birds may have …
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 department and other law enforcing agencies. “Endosulfan and other banned pesticides smuggled to the district through the inter-state check …
On the eve of World Cancer Day, health experts blamed increasing urbanisation, lifestyle changes, high levels of industrial and environmental pollution and inadvertent entry of chemicals in the human food chain for an alarming rise in incidence of cancer in the country. The experts claimed that urbanisation contains several accompanying …
