Trade and food standards
Participation in the development of international food standards for trade is essential if countries are to reap the benefits of booming global trade and prepare for imminent technological changes, according
Pesticides And Toxins
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U.S. state prosecutors join push to ban pesticide chlorpyrifos
Six state prosecutors are seeking to join a lawsuit to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos from use on U.S.-grown fruits and vegetables, according to court
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Nicotine-based pesticides harm bees despite corporations' claims, major study finds amid calls for total ban
Researchers found a 24 per cent reduction in bee populations at test sites in Hungary was linked to use of neonicotinoids, but also some 'positive' effects of its use in Germany A major £2.7m study
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French PM says no repealing bee-harming pesticide ban
France's government will not repeal a planned ban of bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides, the prime minister's office said on Monday after the country's farm minister said it should not be applied.
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EU declared Monsanto weedkiller safe after intervention from controversial US official
The European Food Safety Authority dismissed a study linking a Monsanto weedkiller to cancer after counsel from a US Environmental Protection Agency officer allegedly linked to the company. Jess Rowlands,
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of lead in manufacturing of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes and other products, 25/05/2017
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jan Sahyog Manch Vs Ministry of Environment and Forest & Others dated 25/05/2017 regarding environment and ecological damage caused by the
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EU to propose 10-year licence renewal for weed killer glyphosate
Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller atomizers are displayed for sale at a garden shop at Bonneuil-Sur-Marne near Paris, France, June 16, 2015. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (This version of May 17 story removes
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Tughlakabad Gas Leak, Delhi, 15/05/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. NCT, Delhi & Ors.dated 15/05/2017 regarding Tughlakabad Gas Leak.</p> <p>NGT directs Dr. Y.K. Gupta, Head of Pharmacology
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State yet to fully comply with SC order
Payment of compensation to endosulfan victims Despite the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) recommendation to the State in December, 2010 to provide compensation to endosulfan victims, over
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B&Q to stop selling plants grown with bee-harming pesticides
All flowering plants sold by B&Q are to be grown without using pesticides that are harmful to bees, the retailer has announced. A series of scientific studies have shown that bees are exposed to neonicotinoid