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 …
Hundreds of people come together to press for an immediate nation-wide ban on the pesticide Demonstrations, signature campaigns held as part of Anti-Endosulfan Day observance India should stand with the call for Endosulfan ban at the Stockholm Convention: Sudheeran Thrissur: Hundreds of people, including environmental activists, health professionals, students, and …
Kerela's raging pesticide politics saw the Left, BJP and the Church join hands on Monday, seeking a countrywide ban of endosulfan even as the Centre rejected the demand. Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan led a seven-hour-long
India is seeking a postponement of the decision on a global ban on Endosulfan to the next meeting of the conference of parties to the Stockholm Convention in 2013, according to observers. C. Jayakumar and Dr. Mohammed Asheel, observers from Kerala to the ongoing conference of parties to the Convention …
Coincides with Conference of Parties to Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan went on a seven-hour fast at the Martyrs' Column here on Monday demanding a ban on Endosulfan and seeking Central assistance for the victims of the pesticide. About 500 people from different walks …
India is strangely reluctant to ban this pesticide despite mounting evidence of its collateral damage As the stage is set for the crucial meeting of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP), a global regime to protect human health and the environment from dangerous chemicals, to be held in …
Eighty-one countries have either banned endosulfan or are in the process of banning it. As the fifth Conference of Parties (COP) of the Stockholm Convention meets in Geneva from April 25 to April 30 to decide the fate of the pesticide, India still remains in denial mode.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran wrote to Union Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar on Wednesday urging him to initiate urgent action to ban the manufacture and use of Endosulfan and its formulations under different trade names in the country and also to move the Stockholm Convention for a consensus to …
KASARAGOD: The district, where Endosulfan has wreaked havoc on lives in 11 panchayat areas, will witness massive agitations from Monday to mount pressure on the Union government to vote against the use of the deadly pesticide at the Conference of Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in …
Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has posed a few questions to the Union government with respect to its stand on the State's demand for banning the pesticide Endosulfan. In a statement here on Sunday, he asked why, rejecting the unanimous plea of the people of Kerala, who had seen first-hand the …
Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar is rooting for endosulfan just before the fifth Conference of Parties (COP) of the Stockholm Convention meets in Geneva India softens its stand on endosulfan Day 5- April 29: The last day of the Stockholm Convention, ushered some good news for all those crusading against …
Day 5: April 29 The last day of the Stockholm Convention, ushered some good news for all those crusading against endosulfan in India. Endosulfan has finally been brought under the Annex A of the Stockholm Convention, which means that Endosulfan should be banned globally. Endosulfan: meet in Geneva begins, India …
This committee report submitted to Gujarat Health Ministry has disfavoured ban on endosulfan production in the state saying there are no health effects on humans as a result of exposure to the insecticide. This committee was constituted following representation from endosulfan workers in Gujarat, who urged the state government not …
Alternative too may pose health problems But most are not persistent in environment THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Several alternatives exist for Endosulfan in the country though those opposing its ban ignore that. An expert committee of the Central government had listed alternatives to Endosulfan for 47 out of 55 pests affecting 29 crops …
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday observed that it was not right to make public comments on the endosulfan ban. Four companies which have challenged the ban had contended that public comments were having an adverse effect. The court held that the matter was sub judice and nothing could …
On Monday, when the four-day Stockholm convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants begins in Geneva, Kerala would observe Anti-endosulfan Day with government-sponsored programmes across the state. Besides, an all-party delegation would meet the Prime Minister, demanding pan-Indian ban on the pesticide. Last year, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) proposed a …
Centre weighed down by plant-protection cost Package for victims may be more costly THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre government is ruling out a national ban on Endosulfan or support for the cause at the Stockholm Convention on the ground that no cheap alternatives to Endosulfan are available to farmers. But the Centre …
