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 …
75 per cent of pesticides used belong to Yellow category As Kerala grapples with the spectre of poisoned vegetables from across its borders, use of chemical pesticides in the State has peaked. Figures from the Department of Agriculture paint a grim picture. Pesticide consumption in the State rose to 1,173.62 …
Maggi brand has been under the regulatory scanner due to allegations that the product contains higher than permissible levels of lead and traces of monosodium glutamate (MSG). The Maggi controversy is likely to be a stepping stone in the evolution of country’s packaged and processed food industry, which could result …
Chandy to write to his counterparts seeking help The State government, as part of its efforts to bring in regulatory measures to check the import of vegetables with high pesticide residual content into Kerala from neighbouring States, has decided to work in cooperation with the neighbouring States so that the …
CHANDIGARH: As currently, the scarcity of potable water remains one of the major problems in the city, mainly during the summer season, the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) reveals a shocking fact, the groundwater level of the City Beautiful has drastically gone down in the past one decade. This has …
THANE: Following the recent controversy surrounding the ban on Maggi noodles, city doctors, environmental activists and field experts have said that anything that is considered a green and healthy diet could be drowned in pesticide and insecticide or irrigated by waste water along the railway lines. and field experts have …
It turns out that a commonly used household pesticide may lead to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young teens. Scientists have found a link between pyrethroid pesticide exposure and ADHD in boys. "Given the growing use of pyrethroid pesticides and the perception that they may represent a …
The export of Glyphosate will be banned in Sri Lanka from the next cultivation season, Agriculture Minister Duminda Dissanayake said. He said the banning of exporting glyphosate will not affect tea cultivation. "The government has also taken a decision to import glyphosate only through the Petroleum Corporation without giving permission …
U.S. environmental regulators on Thursday proposed a rule that would create temporary pesticide-free zones to protect commercial honeybees, which are critical to food production and have been dying off at alarming rates. The restrictions are aimed at protecting bees from "pesticides that are acutely toxic" to them, and would cover …
Activist body, best known for raising the pesticide in colas issue a decade before, say enforcement of food regulation must get stringent as consumption of packaged stuff grows Nestle’s travails with regulatory authorities over its Maggi brand last week is a wake-up call for food & beverage companies, says Delhi-based …
Tens of thousands of people marched in cities across the world on Saturday to protest against the American biotechnology giant Monsanto and its genetically modified crops and pesticides. The third annual March Against Monsanto – begun by the Occupy movement – was held in around 400 cities in more than …
The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the government and private airlines for not filing "satisfactory" reply on the plea of a US-based neurologist against spraying of pesticides on aircraft with passengers on board. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar granted last opportunity to the Centre and other …
The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the government and private airlines for not filing "satisfactory" reply on the plea of a US-based neurologist against spraying of pesticides on aircraft with passengers on board. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar granted last opportunity to the Centre and other …
With the help of a new training guide developed by FAO and the International Labour Organization (ILO), extension workers in Africa and elsewhere are engaging with rural communities to reduce children's exposure to toxic pesticides used in farming. Nearly 100 million boys and girls between 5 and 17 years old …
A review of scientific literature shows clear evidence that exposure to certain pesticides, currently allowed in European fields, is associated with different forms of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, and diseases of the newborn. This is the conclusion of a new report published by Greenpeace, Pesticides and …
The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to constitute a State Pesticides Regulatory Authority to curb the use of spurious pesticides which cause harm to fruit production and its quality. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting of Horticulture and allied Departments held under the chairmanship of Minister for …
Uganda's ruling party has approved a bill that will give the green light to superbananas and other genetically modified foods. The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary caucus has agreed on the controversial National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill, signaling that Uganda will soon adopt a "GMO bill", despite farmers' and …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking stay on the operation of all industries which are dumping untreated effluents into the Hindon river and its tributaries. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the ministry of water …
Usha Ghatowar smiles wryly when asked about the pay she earns picking leaves at a colonial-era tea garden in Assam. “Do you think `3,000 is enough when your monthly expenses can be double that?” she mumbles, as she puts on her “jaapi” hat of woven bamboo and palm leaves and …
The huge expenditure being incurred on pesticides and chemically manufactured fertilisers has turned farming into a non-profitable venture, said organic farming expert Subhash Palekar, adding that agriculture could be profitable if farmers used environmental-friendly methods. Speaking at a meet on 'Zero Budget Natural Farming' at the AU Convocation Hall on …
This study presents the findings of research into the global socio-economic and environmental impact of genetically modified (GM) crops in the eighteen years since they were first commercially planted on a significant area. It focuses on the farm level economic effects, the production effects, the environmental impact resulting from changes …
