Endosulfan, a toxic pesticide, does not cause harm to human beings and animals if used in the manner prescribed, Parliament was informed to...

A central expert committee has given a report to the Supreme Court endorsing ban on sale and use of endosulfan in Kerala and Karnataka but ...

The Supreme Court on Friday took a serious note of government's failure to meet the two-month deadline on submitting its interim report on ...

The move is in response to the Supreme Court imposed ban on sale of the controversial pesticide in the country for two months from mid-May ...

"SC order banning the production, sale and use of Endosulfan ahead of the coming kharif season would harm the interests of growers."

The Supreme Court Friday banned the production, distribution and use of endosulfan because the pesticide has debilitating effects on humans...

Indian Council of Agricultural Research director general S Ayyappan today said the controversial Endosulfan pesticide had no "residual affe...

Rejecting suggestions that Govt was against a ban on Endosulfan, Jairam Ramesh said the country could phase out the pesticide before the 11...

Rejecting suggestions that Govt was against a ban on Endosulfan, Jairam Ramesh said the country could phase out the pesticide before the 11...

The listing in the Annexe will take one year to be effective, and exemptions are valid for five years, with the provision for renewal.

India is strangely reluctant to ban this pesticide despite mounting evidence of its collateral damage.

Amid growing demand by environment activists and various political parties for a central ban on the use of endosulfan, environment minister...

Congress in Kerala today demanded a nationwide ban on endosulfan, in view of the serious health problems caused to the residents in Kasargo...

The Kerala cabinet today decided to seek a special assistance of Rs 100 crore from the centre for relief and rehabilitation of those affect...

Organisations fighting for an end to the spraying of endosulfan in Kerala’s Kasaragod – which was once marked by pristine forests are deman...

Farmers do not have basic knowledge of usage of pesticides, a survey by the National Institute of Advanced Studies found.

The government today said that there are 66 pesticides such as DDT and Endosulfan, which are either banned or severely restricted in other ...