Poison in plenty
CSE confirms the presence of pesticides in animal carcasses, vultures’ main food source
CSE confirms the presence of pesticides in animal carcasses, vultures’ main food source
There were 2,000 vultures in Bharatpur s Keoladeo National Park during the 1980s. In 1998 experts could spot only four . Ornithologist Asad Rahmani fears that the vulture is disappearing throughout India. To find out the reason for this decline,
In this study, a new clean up method was developed for the routine multiresidue determination of organochlorine
Agent Orange claims second generation victims in Vietnam
THE European Union (EU) has warned consumers that a large proportion of fruits and vegetables are contaminated with pesticides. The problem could be big enough to warrant checks on imported foods
Cross border trade in hazardous chemicals and pesticides threatens the ecology with dire consequences. Sixty one nations get together to ward off the threat. This is important for developing countries as they lack the resources to manage these lethal comp
In spite of ample evidence highlighting the adverse effects of pesticides on wildlife, it continues to be used indiscriminately in India. Worse, the government has not yet incorporated any of the findings in its policies, nor has it conducted serious rese
Government agencies acknowledge that Delhi's water is unfit for drinking
It is very interesting to compare the costs of carrying out bioenvironmental control measures and chemical spray ing. "It is the cheapest way of preventing malaria, cheaper even than DDT,'
For mysterious reasons, the state government is highly sceptical of the MRC s work
Even the memory of initial success of bioenvironmental approach has been wiped off
New bye laws might help in dealing with malaria
The malaria control operations have been successful only because of help from a large public sector corporation
This is where it all started. And now, there is no sign of past successes
Although the MRC s work is still going on, the community remains has not been educated to continue with it
MRC s operations are still going on in this Karnataka district, but their fate is uncertain
Communities and state governments have to play a more important role
Malaria <i>is</i> easy to check. Just do not let mosquitoes breed. This is the essence of the bioenvironmental way to control such tiny big disease carriers. But the administration never took this strategy up seriously. Fifteen years of bureaucrat
Russia continues to produce toxic chemicals even as its production and use has been banned in other countries
<font class='UCASE'><font color=red>P K Ray</font></font> an eminent immunotoxicologist and director, Bose Institute, Calcutta, spoke to <font class='UCASE'><font color=red>Amit Nair</font></font> on the various issues related to human health