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 …
Ankita Rai New Delhi: The issue of data protection over and above the WTO norms in Pesticide Management Bill 2008 has not got down well with the industry bodies. To tackle the menace of spurious pesticides and to regulate the pesticide market the Pesticide Management Bill 2008 was introduced. The …
THE Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has decided to oppose the Pesticides Management Bill, 2008, on the ground that that certain clauses had been inserted in it under pressure from the West and were inimical to the country
KOLKATA, 3 MAY: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will set up a study centre at the Alipore Correctional Home this year where courses on human rights, Bachelor Training Programme and others will be offered at to inmates. According to IGNOU officials, the total number of inmates who have enrolled …
The current production of endosulfan worldwide is estimated to range between 18,000 and 20,000 tonnes per year. Production takes place in India, China, Israel, Brazil and South Korea. Endosulfan is used in varying amounts in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, the USA and some other countries. Its use as …
Encourage farmers to use bio-fertilisers, organic pesticides, report urges State government KODAYAR river, one of the major sources of water for drinking and agriculture in Kanyakumari, Nagercoil and surrounding areas, has been facing major pollution challenges from agricultural and industrial activities, according to a recent study conducted by the Institute …
Siliguri: More than 75 per cent of the bought-leaf factories in north Bengal have closed down because of acute shortage of tea leaves triggered by low rain and pest attacks during the time of first flush when the best quality brew is produced. To tide over the crisis, BLF owners …
Washington: Genetically engineered crops are profitable for farmers and may help protect people and the environment from an overload of pesticides, a panel of experts has reported. But there is a risk that weeds are developing resistance to Roundup, a weedkiller that is used to treat fields planted with certain …
At the fourth meeting of the POPRC in October 2008 the European Community and its Member States being parties to the Stockholm Convention have proposed endosulfan to be listed in Annex A, B or C of the Convention (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/14). At its 5th meeting in October 2009 the POPRC reviewed and …
Soft drink companies must pay for the water they use While a Kerala government committee has said that the Coca-Cola plant at Plachimada in Palakkad district caused Rs 216 crore of damage to the environment before it shut down in 2004, the company has categorically denied this. It has argued …
RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI On World Water Day, Dr P. Indira Devi from the department of agricultural economics of the Kerala Agriculture University, has warned that irrigated water in India has become so
FOR ENVIRONMENT: Registrar of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University P. Subbian speaking at a training programme on pesticide management at the university in Coimbatore. COIMBATORE: According to the World Health Organisation, one million human pesticide poisoning cases are reported all over the world with one-third of these occurring in farm workers. …
MLA K Vasanth Bangera said a total of 500 fresh applications have been received seeking compensation for the reported effects of endosulfan. Talking to reporters after receiving applications from the members of the public at Kokkada near here on Sunday, he said deserving people can still apply for the compensation. …
Reema Narendran Citizens rejoice! Our city is developing at such a remarkable rate that the city ponds are becoming experimental grounds for pesticides and herbicides hitherto unknown in the country. And the cityfathers at the Corporation, either consciously or otherwise, have given a silent nod. What we are talking about …
