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A termite pesticide banned in 1988 is still turning up in wildlife; researchers found toxic brain levels in nearly half the sick skunks they examined near DetroitA banned pesticide, chlordane, used for termite control, is causing severe neurological damage and death in urban skunks, according to new ...- UP: Highly toxic pesticide behind vulture deaths in Dudhwa reserve buffer zone, says lab reportScientists at IVRI Bareilly have identified the pesticide 'carbofuran' as the cause of death for 25 vultures in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve bu...
- 12 proven ways to stop snakes from getting into your yardSnakes are entering suburban backyards more often. This is due to landscaping that offers food and shelter. Homeowners can make their yards...
- Expert committee to review proposal to ban 27 pesticidesThese are part of the 66 contentious pesticides which are being reviewed for their toxicity. In 2018, the government had already banned 18 ...
- Rice exporters in India seek European pesticides norms“In many cases, pesticide manufacturers are unwilling to register their products in high potential markets as they find the process costly ...
- Bacteria that can degrade pesticide linked to Bhopal Gas tragedyThe bacteria uses the pesticide as food. The researchers speculate that the genes that allow the bacteria to breaking down carbaryl may hav...
- Government bans 12 pesticides with immediate effect, activists say not enoughActing on advice of an expert committee, the Centre has banned use of 12 pesticides with immediate effect and issued orders for banning six...
- Farm activist urges Centre to ban toxic pesticidesFarm activist and chief of the Maharashtra government's task force, Kishor Tiwari, claimed that last year more than 60 farmers died in the ...
- 7 deadly pesticides world has banned used in India7 hazardous pesticides are on the list of 18 Class-I (classified as extremely/highly hazardous), which accounted for nearly 30% of the tota...
- Centre to ban use of 18 pesticides harmful to humans and animalsThe Union Agriculture Ministry has issued a draft order, asking manufacturers, importers and state authorities to completely ban 12 of the ...
- Agriculture Ministry to use fewer animals in testing of pesticides: PETAThe animal rights group said that it is "encouraged" by the progress made so far but maintained that there is more to be done.
- Pesticide control in India: Three government agencies present but no actionWhile there is no dearth of government agencies to regulate use of pesticides in the country , what is absent is action on the ground.
- Why just air pollution? Even the Delhi food might be hazardous to your healthThe need of the hour, she points out, is strict enforcement of rules and even stricter penalties for flouting norms.
- CAG slams Kerala Ayurveda company for laxity in manufacturingThe report also said the company admitted that it has the facility to test only microbial and physico-chemical parametres of products.
- CUTS International expresses concerns over excessive use of pesticidesSheetal Prasad Sharma, Additional Director- the state agriculture department, briefed about the National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture.
- Fertiliser Minister Ananth Kumar to recommend ban on pesticides hazardous to nature"There is need for holistic green revolution in the country and our motto should be less chemicals-more crops," Kumar said.
- Indian tea safe to drink: Southern plantersSouth India tea planters strictly followed the guidelines given by UPASI Tea Research Foundation, Peter Mathias said in a release.
- Further restriction on Monocrotophos after expert report: GovernmentThe pesticide, the presence of which in the mid-day meal was confirmed in a forensic report, has been described as highly toxic by FAO and ...
- On cross-country mission for a green planetAfter spreading awareness about organic farming through his documentary 'Toxic Tears', Dutch researcher Tom Deiters is on a tour to various...
- Endosulfan is a toxic pesticide to be used as per directions: MoS for Agriculture Harish RawatEndosulfan, a toxic pesticide, does not cause harm to human beings and animals if used in the manner prescribed, Parliament was informed to...
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