Nine die of waterborne diseases in relief camps
Five people died in Umerkot and four in different parts of Nawabshah district on Thursday because of gastroenteritis, malaria and waterborne disease. Mir Muhammad Rind, 55, of Sufi Nawaz village died
Five people died in Umerkot and four in different parts of Nawabshah district on Thursday because of gastroenteritis, malaria and waterborne disease. Mir Muhammad Rind, 55, of Sufi Nawaz village died
'The industry has no experience of disposing pesticides and the Ministry of Environment and Forest have not provided any definite procedure for the purpose'- This was the reply of the Supreme Court appointed
It is wrong to label Punjab as the cancer capital of the country as the quality of life and expectancy is much better compared with the national average, experts said. They said lifestyle was a bigger
The Anti-Endosulfan Campaign Committee, on Monday, launched its “third phase of agitation” to enforce blanket ban on the pesticide in the country. In a function at Bovikkanam, Malayalam film actor Suresh Gopi declared formally launched the new phase of agitation. Addressing the gathering, the actor said the country had of late initiated policies hostile to society and to the Earth. “Such evils should be nipped in the bud through active involvement of people,” he said.
Several varieties of fresh water fish that live on streams, oyas and rivers in Sri Lanka are in the verge of extinction due to water pollution and selling them to foreign tourists. Some farmers wash
In this report, Christian Aid calls on donors and national governments to increase their support for sustainable small-holder farming to avert rising hunger and poverty caused by climate change. The report
About 50 people were hospitalised late on Tuesday night after they fell unconscious after drinking highly contaminated water supplied by the town`s water supply agency. The ponds from where the town
Environmentalists accuse the government of encouraging big time businessmen to destroy forests. A group of environmental activists, including Piyal Parakrama of the Environmental Foundation (EF), disclosed,
<p> She recalled that the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Council Bill, introduced in the House in June 2009, had become an Act. As per the sub-section three of the section 1, the law would come into force from the date to be decided by the government through a notification. The notification was not issued, she said, responding to observations of the Communist Party of India deputy leader, S. Gunasekaran, who described the Act as a black law.</p>
DuPont was ordered by the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to stop selling and recall its Imprelis herbicide, following thousands of complaints that the treatment kills trees. The order came
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> The government's argument in the court appears weak in science and perhaps strong in commerce</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> A master plan prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for implementing various schemes proposed to improve the basic infrastructure
<p> Kerala banned the use of 15 pesticides in May this year. However, about a dozen pesticides which were either banned or severely restricted in other countries continue to be used in Kerala, C. Jayakumar of Thanal (an advocacy organisation campaigning against pesticides) told The Hindu. Moreover, several of the banned pesticides are still in use and some of the alternatives suggested officially are pesticides banned in other countries.</p>
<p> In view of the plea for permitting the export of endosulfan pesticide, the production and sale of which was banned by the Supreme Court after the reports on its serious effect on human health and environment, the top court on Friday sought clarification from the monitoring panel on certain aspects,</p>
<p> New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday refused to relax the countrywide blanket ban on manufacture, sale and use of pesticide endosulfan. However, the apex court sought views from an expert committee on allowing export of the existing stock of endosulfan.</p>
The Supreme Court on Friday asked an expert panel to find out the quantity of the pesticide endosulfan made in India ready for export against pending orders. The court directed the panel appointed by
The crop protection industry has joined hands with Crop Life India, an association of technology-driven agriculture companies, to form an Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force in a bid to check the rampant growth
The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka today has granted permission to hear a petition filed on imported agro chemicals that contain arsenic. The court granted permission for the petition, filed by the Center
<p> Health Minister Adoor Prakash said here on Friday that the Government would be taking a strong stand in favour of ban on endosulfan. However, he parried questions whether the State government would implead as a party in case seeking ban before the Supreme Court.</p>
A Bill to prohibit the use of endosulfan pesticide in agricultural activities with a view to preventing its harmful effects on human beings, environment and to provide relief to persons affected by the