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 …
This booklet is about how nongovernmental organization (NGOs) and other civil society organizations (CSOs) can help protect farmers, workers, communities and the environment from harms caused by hazardous pesticides. It was produced for an international consortium of NGOs as part of a global NGO campaign to encourage organizations in all …
This study sets out the importance of analysing a specific situation in order to develop a holistic strategy of interventions which will be appropriate to the vectors and the local conditions. The strategies proposed recognise the importance of community participation, health education, surveillance, improving public health systems, decentralization of malaria …
Genetically-engineered corn, soybeans, and cotton now account for the majority of acres planted to these three crops. A model was developed that utilizes official, U.S. Department of Agriculture pesticide use data to estimate the differences in the average pounds of pesticides applied on GE crop acres, compared to acres planted …
Anti-pesticide council to meet Prime Minister THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Various environmental groups and activist groups are spearheading a campaign for a total ban on the production and marketing of Endosulfan in India. Their efforts have got a boost with the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants considering a proposal for inclusion of …
Roy Mathew Kasaragod: People exposed to pesticide Endosulfan in Kasaragod district continue to suffer. Despite government promises, official efforts to treat and rehabilitate the victims and protect them from exposure to contaminated soil and water are wanting. While the incidence of children born with neurobehavioural disorders, congenital malformation and other …
Plastics, pesticides and even common prescription drugs are releasing synthetic and natural hormones into rivers and streams, which is leading to unintended consequences on wildlife, causing some male fish to become feminised and lay eggs. In a recent report, it was found that one third of small mouth bass were …
Population density intensifies in every country around the world. Recent statistics shows (World total population Wikipedia) the total population in the world is around 6.78 billion people whereas in 100 years before the overall population was approximately 2.0 billion. 100 years ago most of the countries were dependent on agriculture. …
Occupational exposure to pesticides is very common among workers in the agricultural sector in developing countries. The study suggests that pesticide use is often unscientific at all levels of use-from the selection of chemicals and handling practices to averting behaviour. This results in health damages to the extent of Rs. …
This review provides applications of conventional and non-conventional adsorbents for removal of pesticides from waste-waters. The data presented are mainly based on laboratory studies and show potential advantages for treatment of pesticides bearing wastewater by various adsorbents.
The endosulfan tragedy which occurred in Kasaragod district of Kerala, India is now well known. It is considered by many experts in the field of pesticide toxicity as one of the worst pesticide disasters to happen to a region and its people. The tragedy occurred for various reasons, starting with …
Report of the Expert Committee (EC-II) to review findings of large scale trials and the related biosafety studies on Bt brinjal submitted to GEAC on Oct 8, 2009. Concludes that that development and safety assessment of Bt brinjal is fully compliant with the conditions stipulated by GEAC. M/s Maharashtra Hybrid …
National Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture here on Monday directed the agriculture ministry to redraft the agriculture pesticides bill 2009. Committee asked the ministry to incorporate recommendations of the committee in the draft and resubmit the draft of the proposed bill for in-depth analysis. Committee met in the parliament house …
WARANGAL: Three persons died and five others fell ill after drinking contaminated water near Kodakandla mandal here on Tuesday night. Eight agricultural labourers who consumed the water fell seriously ill at Ramulugunda village in Tirumalagherry mandal in Nalgonda district. The labourers belonged to Maidamcheruvu thanda in Kodakandla mandal of Warangal …
Sept. 23: Three women died after drinking pesticide-mixed water by mistaking it for drinking water at Tirumalagiri village in Nalgonda district. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening. According to sources, seven women and three men from Balu Tanda of Mondrai village under Kodagandla mandal went to Tirumalagiri to work in …
SAMBALPUR: The recent rains may have given some solace to the farmers panicked by the drought-like conditions. But the worries are far from over. They are fighting the problem of wild grass and attacks by stem borer and blast pests. With many of them having already pumped in their savings …
KALPETTA: With the season of butterfly migration nearing, nature lovers and experts are a worried lot. Mindless use of pesticides and chemicals for farming in the district causes widespread destruction of the butterfly population, according to environmentalists.
This paper examines the effectiveness of damage control mechanisms to reduce crop losses from agricultural pests. It uses data from a sample of Cole crop (Cauliflower and Cabbage) growing households in the Bhaktapur district of Nepal to study the impact of pesticides on agriculture production. The results suggest that the …
The Agro-Biotechnology can play an important role in the agriculture development of the country. The products of agriculture biotechnology, especially the disease resistance crops, high yielding varieties and new varieties with essential nutrients can fulfil our present and future needs. This was stated by International Centre for Chemical and Biological …
