Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
If endosulfan is evil, why does the Indian farmer use it? Surely, there is a farmer's point of view. The first reports linking endosulfan to health problems and birth defects in Kasaragod, Kerala were published in February 2001 in Down to Earth. The Supreme Court has now banned the use …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) welcomes the shift in Indian government's position on on endosulfan at the Stockholm Convention and wants government to expedite the phase out as its health hazards are now known and accepted. See Also Document: Contact Group on new POPs SC-5 : Listing of endosulfan …
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 …
Report of the Community Based Study : Epidemiological study of health status of Population at Kasaragode District, Kerala. www.cseindia.org/userfiles/endo-study_brief.pdf
Field-scale environmental models have been widely used in aquatic exposure assessments of pesticides. Those models usually require a large set of input parameters and separate simulations for each pesticide in evaluation. In this study, a simple use-exposure relationship is developed based on regression analysis of stochastic simulation results generated from …
The “Endosulfan poisoning “ at Kasargod was first reported in the media in 1979 by Sri. Shreepadre farm journalist from the village Padre. The Plantation Corporation of Kerala started areal spraying of endosulfan in its cashew plantations in Kasargod district in 1976. The struggle against aerial spraying was started as …
Endosulfan manufacturers formulators and welfare association (EMFWA) filed an amendment application on March 22 in the Bangalore High Court rubbishing the argument put forth by the Karnataka government to ban endosulfan in the state. Related Articles • Another Kasaragod • State of endosulfan • Endosulfan sufferers don't count • Centre …
It has been more than a dozen years since health professionals in north Kerala started noticing unusual health disorders in the tracts where there had been aerial spraying of the pesticide endosulfan on cashew plantations. Surveys, studies and countless media reports have brought out the burden of endosulfan. The Government …
The Karnataka government has banned use of pesticide endosulfan with immediate effect for a period of 60 days. The state Cabinet, chaired by chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, announced the decision on February 17. It took note of reports of severe health problems, like physical deformities, caused by aerial spraying …
THE Karnataka government has banned use of pesticide endosulfan with immediate effect for a period of 60 days. The state Cabinet, chaired by chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, announced the decision on February 17. It took note of reports of severe health problems, like physical deformities, caused by aerial spraying …
The documentary Bananas! highlighted plight of Nicaraguan banana plantation workers who brought a legal case in the US against the use of a banned pesticide DBCP by the Dole Food Company. Tom Levitt reports.
The report by an Expert Committee (EC–II) and approval of Bt brinjal by the Genetic Engineering Approval (now Appraisal) Committee (GEAC) in October 2009 led to considerable public outcry and an ongoing debate.
Endosulfan poisoning in Kasaragod district has made the Kerala government cautious in its approach to use of pesticides. Agriculture minister M Retnakaran recently announced that the ban on extremely and moderately hazardous pesticides in Kasaragod will be extended to Idukki district. The news augurs well for Idukki, known for its …
Farmers have been asked to restrict use of chemical insecticides as the incidence of pests and diseases was found below economic threshold levels in the districts of the State. Light traps According to experts from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, farmers should monitor the movement of adult insects by setting up …
THE country’s regulators have failed to check the flow of pesticides into the food chain, suggests a monitoring report of the Department of Agriculture and the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, the country’s premier institute. Fruits, vegetables, poultry and milk are all laced with high pesticide residues —much above the maximum …
This report analyses major new developments regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in various regions around the world, including new evidence and testimony from Friends of the Earth International’s member groups. This 2011 edition focus particularly on pesticide use, increasing public and legal opposition to GMOs, and the biotech industry’s move …
