OBSERVATION: Chemical roadmap
If the industry wants to survive in an environmentally conscious world, the search for chlorine alternatives must go hand in hand with product stewardship
If the industry wants to survive in an environmentally conscious world, the search for chlorine alternatives must go hand in hand with product stewardship
'Corporate Responsibility' has died a fancy death at the altar of public relations. A recent chemical analysis of branded packaged drinking water commonly called bottled water conducted by the Pollution Monitoring laboratory of the Centre for Science an
A recent study gives disturbing revelations about the impact that everyday use chemicals may have on the human sperm count and even induce sex change
A regional pact in Geneva proposes to ban or restrict the use of persistent organic pollutants
The government bans the use of BHC. The industry files a petition and the issue hangs fire
<font class="UCASE">on november</font> 9, papers in Punjab ran stories about a study exposing high levels of pesticides in blood samples of people in the state. Pesticides were also on the agenda that day at a symposium at the Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana. But the "experts' gathered at the meet were not there to allay concerns raised by the report.
USE OF additives, irradiation and the threat of pesticide residues and food-borne infections have led to the quality of diet being questioned these days as never before. Factory Farming comes as a
Some now ways of using fortilisers which will prevent nitrogen seepage into the water table
After generating a lot of scientific interest worldwide, neem is now attracting pesticide manufacturers and pharmaceuticals keen to exploit its various properties.
Dutch export of flowers has fallen in the face of increasing competition from other countries and a drop in the quality of plants at home.
As the malaria parasite and its mosquito carrier become increasingly immune to pesticides and drugs, a recourse to vaccines seems to be the only option
Pakistan faces trying times ahead, as insecticide resistant cotton pests threaten to devastate the country s fledgling economy
New findings suggest the vulture might be falling prey to an infectious disease. The scientific community is not yet certain if the vulture s drooping head explains it all
The fiery issue revolving Bt Cotton has little to do with farming and more with politicking
Since September this year, panchayats of Maharashtra's Nagpur region have complained that even large quantities of pesticides have had no effect on the brown aphid (delfocidas) pest rampant among
Despite its negative effect on human health, chemical farming based on the use of pesticides and fertilisers is widespread. In volume terms, developing countries use these chemicals less than the
Growing use of pesticides in agriculture has increased human consumption of chemicals. According to studies, around three new synthetic chemicals are introduced each day in the agricultural sector.
Cotton, grown on just five per cent of Indian agricultural land, consumes more than 50 per cent of the total pesticides used in India. Cotton gowers rely heavily on pesticides to control insects,
Why are there pesticide residues in bottled water? This isn"t an isolated query. It condenses 3-4 lines of questioning: • What kind of water do companies use as raw material?
Bihar wetlands may be the only place in the world where makhana is grown on a commercial basis