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BJP to oppose Pesticides Bill
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
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IGNOU to set up study centre at Alipore Correctional Home
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.
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I want to be a coach, not a captain
Coca-Cola
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Risk management evaluation endosulfan
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.
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Kodayar pollution up: PWD study
Encourage farmers to use bio-fertilisers, organic pesticides, report urges State government
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Tea scarcity shuts factories
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 have sought government intervention.
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Killing fields of Dakshin Kannada
Karnataka
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Genetically modified crops benefit farmers
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.
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Endosulfan: draft risk management evaluation
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 adopted a revised draft risk profile on endosulfan.
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Beyond the fizz
Soft drink companies must pay for the water they use
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Water contaminated with pesticides
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
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TNAU calls for new pesticide management strategies
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.
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500 fresh applications seek compensation to endosulfan victims
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.
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Sowing the seeds of organic farming
When he would come home from his modest half-acre farm after sundown, Ramesh Pradhan wouldn
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Migratory birds easy target for hunters
Killed For Food, Medicine Near Garhmukteshwar Garhmukteshwar (Ghaziabad): People seem to be forgetting the time-tested tradition of Atithi Devo Bhavah
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The pesticide on the brinjal plate
Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh
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Thiruvananthapurams toxic lab
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.
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Who benefits from GM crops?
This report by Friends of the Earth - International shows that there is growing opposition to genetically modified (GM) crops in many parts of the world. People and governments are extremely cautious about the adoption of GM crops due to escalating public concern about their socio-economic, environmental, and health impacts.
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Neonatal organophosphorus pesticide exposure alters the developmental trajectory of cell-signaling cascades controlling metaboli
Recent studies have indicated that organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) may disrupt metabolism by altering the expression or function of adenylyl cyclase (AC; the enzyme that catalyzes the formation of cAMP from ATP) or G-proteincoupled receptors and G-proteins involved in the AC signaling cascade.