The Pesticides Management Bill, 2017
A Bill to regulate the import, manufacture, export, storage, sale, transport, distribution, quality and use of pesticides with a view to— control pests; ensure availability of quality pesticides; allow
Pesticide Industry
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SRF gets green nod for Rs 4,800-cr expansion project in Guj
Multi-business entity SRF Ltd has received green nod for expansion of its specialty chemicals, pesticide and fluoro chemicals manufacturing plant at Dahej in Gujarat, which will entail an investment of
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding insecticide manufacturers are circumventing the mandatory requirement of obtaining EC, 27/07/2017
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Karukampally Vijayan Biju Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/07/2017 regarding insecticide manufacturers are circumventing the mandatory
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Pesticide manufacturers' own tests reveal serious harm to honeybees
Unpublished field trials by pesticide manufacturers show their products cause serious harm to honeybees at high levels, leading to calls from senior scientists for the companies to end the secrecy which
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Tribunal asks PCB to inspect areas near Hindustan Insecticides Ltd
KOCHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the pollution control board (PCB) to inspect the secured landfill areas and effluent collection tanks at Kuzhikandom Thodu on the Eloor-Edayar belt
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Personal care products pack toxic microbeads
As we finish using an aesthetically designed tube of toothpaste, face wash or face wash, thousands of microbeads and microplastics would have mixed with the water systems, thereby causing serious environmental
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China needs further action to stop water pollution: vice premier
China faces a "formidable task" to clean up its rivers and lakes and needs a fundamental change in attitudes to prioritize the environment over economic development at all cost, vice premier Wang Yang
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EU watchdog says pesticides harmful to bees, industry disagrees
Widely-used pesticides made by Bayer CropScience and Syngenta pose a risk to bees, the European Union's food safety watchdog said on Wednesday, reinforcing previous research that led to EU restrictions.
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Brazil prosecutors seek $16 million from pesticide makers
May 18 Brazilian prosecutors said on Monday they would seek at least 50 million reais ($16.6 million) from multinational pesticide manufacturers for alleged safety violations at a collection facility for
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China to ban water-polluting paper mills, oil refineries
China will ban water-polluting paper mills, oil refineries, pesticide producers and other industrial plants by the end of 2016, as it moves to tackle severe pollution of the country's water supply.