These are part of the 66 contentious pesticides which are being reviewed for their toxicity. In 2018, the government had already banned 18 ...

“In many cases, pesticide manufacturers are unwilling to register their products in high potential markets as they find the process costly ...

The bacteria uses the pesticide as food. The researchers speculate that the genes that allow the bacteria to breaking down carbaryl may hav...

Acting 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 and chief of the Maharashtra government's task force, Kishor Tiwari, claimed that last year more than 60 farmers died in the ...

7 hazardous pesticides are on the list of 18 Class-I (classified as extremely/highly hazardous), which accounted for nearly 30% of the tota...

The Union Agriculture Ministry has issued a draft order, asking manufacturers, importers and state authorities to completely ban 12 of the ...

The animal rights group said that it is "encouraged" by the progress made so far but maintained that there is more to be done.

While there is no dearth of government agencies to regulate use of pesticides in the country , what is absent is action on the ground.

The need of the hour, she points out, is strict enforcement of rules and even stricter penalties for flouting norms.

The report also said the company admitted that it has the facility to test only microbial and physico-chemical parametres of products.

Sheetal Prasad Sharma, Additional Director- the state agriculture department, briefed about the National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture.

"There is need for holistic green revolution in the country and our motto should be less chemicals-more crops," Kumar said.

South India tea planters strictly followed the guidelines given by UPASI Tea Research Foundation, Peter Mathias said in a release.

The 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 ...

After spreading awareness about organic farming through his documentary 'Toxic Tears', Dutch researcher Tom Deiters is on a tour to various...

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