Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of New item titled "Â major fire breaks out at Bhagtanwala Dump” appearing in The Tribune dated 11.05.2024 dated 01/04/2025. The application, registered suo motu, the tribunal considered the issue of legacy waste which has been accumulated at Bhagtanwala garbage dump …
US-grown apples are widely coated with a pesticide that has been newly banned in the European Union amid health concerns, and the United States is at least a year behind in a required scientific assessment of the pesticide, an environmental group said on Thursday. The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit …
Jind soil lacks necessary nutrients, people falling sick Overdose of pesticides to increase productivity has not only created serious health problems for humans, but has also destroyed the health of the soil. During the past one year, the Jind Soil Testing Lab received 9,400 samples of sand, but all failed …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Government to make its laboratories fully-equipped for testing the presence of pesticide residues in samples of vegetables and fruits sold here so that traces of all chemicals can be detected. A Division Bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Government and the Union Agriculture Ministry to launch an awareness campaign about the harmful effects of pesticide residue in fruits and vegetable in the Capital and across the country respectively. Passing the direction, a Division Bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and …
Study Finds Residue In 96 Of 345 Samples Tested | Produce Collected From Vendors, Markets The advice to ‘watch what you eat’ may no longer apply only to the calorie conscious, with a recent study finding copious quantities of pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables. Of the 345 samples they …
This is the report of the expert committee set up by agriculture ministry as per order of Delhi High Court to frame a policy for Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in Fruits & Vegetables.
Statement of the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in response to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2567 for 18th February, 2014, asked by Shri Baishnab Parida regarding stringent checks for pesticides in fruits and vegetables. Minister Of Health And Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad has stated in Rajya …
‘Homestead farming can provide safe food for families’ Kerala needs a new green revolution that focussed not only on food security, but also on food safety, M.P. Vincent, MLA, has said. He was addressing a meeting organised here on Tuesday by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Thrissur, to launch activities in …
This phenomenon will pose a serious threat to the environment, he says S.S. Sreedhar, Chief Conservator of Forests, Wildlife Management, Eluru, on Thursday expressed anguish over the disappearance of vultures. Speaking at a seminar on ‘Green chemistry -- its impact on environmental protection’ held here under the aegis of Sir …
The annual Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Core Assessment Group on Pesticide Residues was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 17 to 26 September 2013. The FAO Panel of Experts had met in preparatory sessions from 6 …
‘Indian Council of Medical Research to take up the project in seven States’ An Indian Council of Medical Research-sponsored health impact study will be taken up in seven States which use maximum pesticides for agriculture, according to Dr. V.M. Katoch, Secretary, Department of Health Research and Director-General, ICMR. Talking to …
Government institutions overlook negative impact of highly hazardous pesticides on children's health despite the availability of safer alternatives to pesticides says this new book by Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP). It brings together research from across the world and includes India. Government institutions overlook negative impact …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted a government scientific panel’s finding that the chemical additives content in soft drinks were well within the safety levels and did not pose a health hazard to citizens. However it ordered the authorities to periodically inspect “fruit-based soft drinks” for high pesticide content. A …
In a major relief to cola manufacturers Pepsi and Coke, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to force them to list their ingredients on labels of aerated soft drinks. In a major relief to cola manufacturers Pepsi and Coke, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to force them to list …
Supreme Court has directed FSSAI to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks citing that the issue relates to fundamental right to life. Read text of this order issued by the apex court on 22 October 2013. Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on soft drinks, …
Exporters seek govt help as a close vigil by the US raises costs and obstructs sales Basmati rice exports to the US have plunged because many Indian firms are under an import alert by the US authorities, leading to a detailed scrutiny for pesticide residue in every grain being shipped …
The Kerala Agricultural University has found “dangerous levels” of pesticide residue in key vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower, vegetable cowpea ( achinga ), amaranthus red, small red onions, tomatoes, green chillies and curry leaves, among others. The residue includes that of the banned Profenofos, which falls into the yellow category (second …
Unscientific disposal of sewage and pesticide residue from farmlands have contributed to organic pollution and chemical contamination of surface and groundwater resources in four river basins across the State, namely Valapattanam in Kannur, Kallada in Kollam, Keecheri-Puzhakkal in Thrissur, and Chandragiri in Kasaragod district. An environmental monitoring programme on water …
If Delhi government has to make sure that residents don’t eat pesticide laced food, it will have to push neighboring states to reduce their pesticide usage. Most of Delhi’s fruits and vegetables come from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Agricultural experts say that while High Court-appointed panel’s recommendations on …
