Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order September 12, 2024. The matter related to the news item titled "People are breathing in cancer-causing chemicals in their cars study find" appearing in NDTV.com dated May 8, 2024. ARAI …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Jai Kumar Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 03/08/2015 regarding Indian rule of mandatory spraying of planes with pesticides Phenothrin 2% an organophosphorus neuro toxin which is injurious to human health as its use carries …
Occupational health has never been a priority for policy makers in India, despite 63% of the Indian population being in the economically productive age group. The study was designed to find out the morbidity as a result of long-term exposure to pesticides among professional pesticide sprayers in a rural block …
Wine-making is steeped in age-old traditions, but to address the threat of pests and concerns over heavy pesticide use, vintners are turning to science. With the goal of designing better grape breeds, scientists are parsing the differences between wild American grapes — which make terrible wine but are pest-resistant — …
Pesticide manufacturers, Bayer and Syngenta were involved in a meeting over whether to lift a ban on neonicotinoids in the UK, previously suppressed minutes reveal The manufacturers of controversial pesticides took part in a key meeting on whether a Europe-wide ban on their chemicals should be lifted in the UK, …
To provide technical information to farmers about the Kharif crops, a training camp under the guidelines of the state Agriculture Department and Mansa chief agricultural officer Rajinder Singh Brar was held at Budhlada. District Training Officer Guradita Singh SIdhu guided farmers about the crops and pesticide usage during the camp. …
Farmers allowed to use two neonicotinoid pesticides on their crop for 120 days despite concerns over serious risk to bees and other pollinators Farmers will be able to use blacklisted pesticides linked to serious harm in bees after the UK government temporarily lifted an EU ban. Opponents called the decision …
Residents say dam water will be contaminated The recent surge in pineapple cultivation on the slopes of Akamalavaram hills bordering the catchment areas of Malampuzha Dam has started raising widespread concern in Palakkad and surroundings as cultivators are spraying heavy doses of pesticides like ethephon on the crops. Lakhs of …
Mass deaths of honeybees are increasing in Japan, due apparently to pesticides used for killing stink bugs in rice paddies, according to a study by the agricultural ministry. The ministry found that many cases of large-scale honeybee deaths occurred when such pesticides were sprayed on paddies near apiaries, officials said. …
The study of heavy metal (HMs) contamination of environment is of great interest due to their serious health hazard. In this work, the contamination of tree leaves with the HMs in the most polluted industrial city, Korba, India is described. The leaves of common trees i.e. Azadirachta indica, Butea monosperma, …
Background Phthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that influence thyroid hormones and sex steroids, both critical for brain development. Aim We studied phthalate concentrations in house dust in relation to the risks of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or developmental delay (DD). Methods Participants were a subset of children from the CHARGE …
Food officials to meet July 21; kitchen gardens turn popular in State Even as the Crop Care Federation of India has questioned the Kerala government’s “unfounded allegation” of high doses of pesticide residues in vegetables brought from Tamil Nadu into the State, the State government has decided to call a …
The naturally forming element antimony is used as a flame retardant in textiles and plastics but advocacy groups want better oversight from US government An advocacy and research organisation, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), is hoping to educate the public about the toxin antimony, push manufacturers to stop using it …
Chemical carcinogens such as benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) may contribute to the etiology of human diet-associated cancer. Individually, these are genotoxic, but the consequences of exposure to mixtures of these chemicals have not been systematically examined. The objective of the study was to determine the mutagenic response to mixtures …
The new studies have raised concerns about fungicides: in one, foraging on fungicide-dosed flowers harmed bumblebees. Colonies were smaller, their workers tinier, their queens seemed sickly, it found. In the other, exposures were linked to declines in wild bees living in agriculture-intensive areas. They are only two studies, and far …
An inter-state secretary level meeting has been planned next month to discuss the matter Kerala has informed Tamil Nadu that vegetables brought from that state were found to have pesticide residues three to five times more than the permissible limit. This was noticed during random visits recently to certain farmlands …
Currently no direct evidence links in utero dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) exposure to human breast cancer. However, in utero exposure to another xenoestrogen, diethylstilbestrol, predicts an increased breast cancer risk. If this finding extends to DDT, it could have far-reaching consequences. Many women were heavily exposed in utero during widespread DDT use …
French Environment and Energy Minister Segolene Royal has asked garden shops to stop over-the-counter sales of Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller as part of a wider fight against pesticides seen as potentially harmful to humans. "France must be offensive on stopping pesticides," Royal told France 3 television on Sunday. She did not …
Lack Of Coordination, Reliance On Unscientific Methods Render Them Ineffective For a country that consumes one of the largest amounts of pes ticides in the world, the level of regulation is woeful. While there is no dearth of govern ment agencies to regulate use of pesticides in the country , …
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 …
Local agrochemical company will be prohibited from importing herbicide glyphosate with effect from June 11. A special gazette notification signed by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayaka was issued on June 11 to that effect. Describing the ban as a victory for the people, Kidney Disease Research Scientist Dr. Channa Jayasumana told …
