Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Baiju K G & Others Vs Dr. V P Joy dated 18/08/2022. The matter related to medical and healthcare facilities available for the Endosulfan affected areas of Kasargod. The counsel representing the victims of Endosulfan (petitioners) submit that there …
Pesticide manufacturers have submitted before the Supreme Court that the plea of CPI-M activists for a ban on Endosulfan is politically motivated and sought dismissal of the petition. In its affidavit, the Pesticide Manufacturers & Formulators Association rejected the allegations made by Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) that there …
Focus on orchards at Muthalamada, Kollengode Steps to ensure safety of women on trains THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Health Department has detected the use of endosulfan in the orchards at Muthalamada and Kollengode in Palakkad, Health Minister Adoor Prakash has said. Replying to questions in the Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Prakash said …
AS MANY as 20 states have opposed a ban on endosulfan. At a meeting convened by the agriculture commissioner’s office on June 3, the states, except Kerala, said they were not aware of health problems caused by the pesticide. These include Karnataka, which has banned the pesticide, and Madhya Pradesh, …
Kasaragod, the northern district of Kerala, which is worst-affected by the use of endosulfan in cashew plantations, has been declared as organic farming district by the Government. Responding to a submission by Mr N.A. Nellikkunnu (IUML) in the Assembly, the Agriculture Minister, Mr K.P. Mohanan, said the pesticide had been …
KOCHI: Once Chinese nets and fishermen catching fish using this traditional gear was a common sight in Eloor situated on the banks of the River Periyar. Fishery resources from this region used to be a major means of income for thousands of families belonging to this area. However, effluent discharge …
Chrysotile asbestos will not be listed as a hazardous industrial chemical that can be banned from import after countries including Canada and Ukraine blocked consensus, a United Nations spokesman said Friday. The decision was taken at a meeting of states that have ratified the Rotterdam Convention despite the treaty's scientific …
In a turn of events, on June 22, India agreed to the listing of chrysotile asbestos in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention or the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) list. PIC list increases transparency between trading countries by letting the importer know that it is importing hazardous substance. India announced …
India opposed the listing of chrysotile asbestos in the PIC list on day two of the Rotterdam Convention. India cited pieces of national evidence suggesting that the substance can be used safely. Sudan too cited the same reasons for opposing the listing of chrysotile asbestos also known as white asbestos. …
KASARAGOD: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has announced a rehabilitation programme for endosulfan victims with a view to ensuring them relief in a time-bound manner. The victims should be provided relief on a priority basis, Mr Chandy said at a review meeting at the Collectorate conference hall here on Monday. …
THE Supreme Court has ordered a nationwide ban on manufacture, sale and use of endosulfan for the time being, citing its harmful health effects. Applying the precautionary principle, the court, in its interim order, said right to life, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution, is the most fundamental of …
Site identified for campus had been part of a cashew estate. The university is now functioning in rented building. Work on medical research wings to go on as scheduled KASARAGOD: The Central University of Kerala will seek the State government's intervention to speed up soil and water tests to ascertain …
Ban on popular but much-maligned insecticide endosulfan in Kerala and Karnataka due to its alleged health hazards is being seen by some experts as not just unreasonable and unscientific but also as one that could lead farmers to use potentially more dangerous and costlier insecticides, particularly in the cotton belt.
District-level squad formed to implement ban strictly. KATTAPPANA: The district administration will intensify checking on the border routes and plantation areas to counter the use of endosulfan which is reportedly being brought from Tamil Nadu in bottles with fake labels. The raids in the plantation segments would continue and cases …
Sengottaiyan recalls the contribution of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University COIMBATORE: Within a year all schemes and subsidies formulated for agriculture sector will be implemented to make Tamil Nadu a model State in agriculture, Minister for Agriculture K.A. Sengottaiyan said here on Thursday. Addressing the 41st Foundation Day of Tamil Nadu …
It is the improper mode of application, violating the law and regulations, that is responsible for the apparent adverse toxic effects of endosulfan. People marking their protest against endosulfan on a 'signature tree' in Kasaragod ahead of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants …
IN A tactical shift in position, India agreed to a global consensus to ban endosulfan at the recent Stockholm Convention, but asked for exemptions to continue using the pesticide at home for at least five years. So far India had been resisting the ban on the grounds that scientific evidence …
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Chandy says victims found it difficult to seek medical aid outside Kasaragod THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Thursday that a super-specialty hospital would be set up in Kasaragod for treating people suffering from the ill effects of endosulfan. Addressing a meeting of the Collectors here, the Chief …
Namakkal: A small-scale manufacturer of endosulfan at Pattanam, near Rasipuram, has been asked to stop production till further directions were received from the Supreme Court, sources from the Agriculture Department has said. The instruction was given to the manufacturer following an eight-week ban by the Supreme Court, an official said. …
