Aerial Spraying

Report by MCD regarding a drain in Greater Kailash, Delhi attracting swarms of mosquitoes, 13/01/2025

Status report on behalf of MCD in the matter of news item titled "Greater Kailash lesser comfort life amid foul air mosquitoes" appearing in the Times of India dated 22/04/2024. In the original application, registered suo motu, the tribunal is examining the issue of emitting intolerable stench from a drain …

Lethal mix

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 …

Endosulfan spraying impoverished local people in Kasaragod: studies

Evidence is piling up showing the aerial spraying of Endosulfan in Kasaragod district by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala not only caused deleterious health effects but also impoverished the local population. The State-owned Corporation is yet to offer any relief, though it has agreed to follow government directive in respect …

Green city: Aerial spraying of seeds on hills near Jodhpur

Ajay Parmar | TNN Jodhpur: Jodhpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has undertaken a project to make the hills around the city green. Cashing in on the rainy season, the corporation has decided to go for aerial spraying of seeds of the local flora on these hills. The mayor, Rameshwer Dadhich flagged …

Itching Towards Death

THE KARNATAKA government acknowledged the link between the spraying of endosulfan in South Canara district and the incidence of congenital birth defects, skin diseases and motor ailments, saying victims would be given financial aid. The government was spurred into action when MLA and former minister Shobha Karandlaje presented disturbing statistics …

Australia Sprays Oil Slick Amid Wildlife Fears

Aircraft sprayed chemicals to break up a large oil slick off Australia's northwestern coast on Sunday as environmentalists expressed fears for rare wildlife from oil gushing into the sea from an uncapped well. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said the slick from the West Atlas offshore drilling rig had …

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