The Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers presented its report on ‘Insecticides and Pesticides – Promotion and Development including Safe Usage – Licensing Regime for Insecticides’ on December 19, 2023. Pesticides are broadly of four types: insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and bio-pesticides. Herbicides kill/control the growth of weeds, and have the …
Peerzada Abdul Ali Zakir Usmani, President of Anjuman Kashtkaran Punjab (AKP) has stressed the need for introduction of Organic Agriculture System (OAS) in Pakistan to bring a green revolution as organic agriculture is considered to be a holistic food production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. …
M.P. Veerendrakumar, president the Socialist Janata (Democratic), has accused endosulfan manufacturers of resorting to corporate bullying by threatening legal action against four doctors of government medical college in Kozhikode for blaming endosulfan for the health problems in Kasaragod. In a statement, Mr. Veerendrakumar, who was in forefront of the anti-cola …
Though the south-west monsoon has been normal in many parts of the country, barring a few, farmers have raised concerns about high prices of pesticides and agro-chemicals, which may rise further. Prices of key insecticides and pesticides have increased 5-15 per cent over the past year and experts see prices …
The government plans to amend the Pesticide Control Act, which was introduced in 1980. Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane said that the Pesticides Control Act No. 33 was 30 years old and thereby the contents of pesticides are monitored by using old technologies. Therefore, to find solutions to pesticide-related problems, …
S Ganesan on behalf of Excel Crop Care, the biggest endosulfan manufacturer in the country, has sent a legal notice to the Government Medical college, Calicut for their report on endosulfan. The report indicted endosulfan for the health problems of those living in the cashew plantations in Kasaragod district of …
The government will amend the Control of Pesticides Act to find solutions to problems relating to pesticides, said Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane at a press conference at his ministry recently. It is permitted to import, packaging, labeling, storage, formulation, transport, sale and use of pesticides according to the Control …
Mangalore: The Supreme Court has allowed Navdanya, a recognised premier network of organic farmers headed by Dr Vandana Shiva and human rights activist and environmentalist Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag to file an intervention application in the case filed by Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) seeking a country-wide permanent ban on …
As of July 15, one more country was declared free of the guinea worm: Sudan. But it was a hollow victory. That was the date Sudan split in two and South Sudan became the world
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday gave the central government three weeks to file its interim report on the harmful effects of endosulfan, particularly on the pesticide makers' plea to allow them to meet their export commitments. A bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia expressed concern over how …
Supreme Court grants further three weeks' time to file an interim report The Supreme Court on Friday granted further three weeks' time to the Centre to file an interim report on the study by an expert committee on the harmful effects of endosulfan. A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice S.H. …
The South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation conference on exchange of information regarding pesticides will commence tomorrow in at the Inservice Training Institute in Gannoruwa, Peradeniya of the Kandy district in Sri Lanka. The conference will be held until July 01 with the participation of the scientists from the SAARC …
Focus on orchards at Muthalamada, Kollengode Steps to ensure safety of women on trains THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Health Department has detected the use of endosulfan in the orchards at Muthalamada and Kollengode in Palakkad, Health Minister Adoor Prakash has said. Replying to questions in the Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Prakash said …
Chrysotile asbestos will not be listed as a hazardous industrial chemical that can be banned from import after countries including Canada and Ukraine blocked consensus, a United Nations spokesman said Friday. The decision was taken at a meeting of states that have ratified the Rotterdam Convention despite the treaty's scientific …
Agreement may be worked out before closure of conference India maintained silence on listing of endosufan under the Rotterdam Convention at the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, which opened in Geneva on Monday. The Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous …
The Sri Lankan government says it would promote organic farming as a precaution to prevent any threat that could arise from pesticides that may contain arsenic. Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has said agro chemicals containing banned substances would not be allowed to reach the local market. However, Abeywardena has …
India opposed the listing of chrysotile asbestos in the PIC list on day two of the Rotterdam Convention. India cited pieces of national evidence suggesting that the substance can be used safely. Sudan too cited the same reasons for opposing the listing of chrysotile asbestos also known as white asbestos. …
KASARAGOD: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has announced a rehabilitation programme for endosulfan victims with a view to ensuring them relief in a time-bound manner. The victims should be provided relief on a priority basis, Mr Chandy said at a review meeting at the Collectorate conference hall here on Monday. …
Under the Mukhyamantri Peyajal Yojna, a sum of Rs. 32 crore 59 lakh was sanctioned for 29 tap-water scheme from B.R.G.F at the district planning committee meeting chaired by Minister of State for Home, Jail and Transport Narayan Singh Kushwah at Shivpuri the other day. At the meeting, progress of …
The residents of Jaffna and its vicinities could be adversely impacted due to the high volumes of pesticides and fertilisers used by the agricultural sector in the area, the Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS) warned. IFS Researcher Dr. Meththika Vithanage speaking to Daily Mirror yesterday said various chemical compounds contained …
