Carcinogenic pesticides
Three agricultural pesticides most widely used in the US will be reviewed for potential cancer risks by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Two of the pesticides -- atrazine and cyanazine -- are
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There's more to trees than timber
New thinking on forestry management calls for reducing the emphasis on sustainable timber production and concentrating instead on the protection of countries' ecosystems.
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Colombian refugees demand compensation for destroyed coca crops
The tussle on the Colombia-Ecuador border over the spraying of herbicide by Colombia has taken a new turn. The spraying, done to eradicate coca plantations, had driven many Colombians to take
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EPA approves controversial pesticide
The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved the use of a new pesticide despite opposition from more than 50 scientists across the country, including five Nobel Prize-winning chemists.
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Centre eases quarantine norms for wheat imports
food and environmental safety in the country has been stoked with the centre's decision to ease the quarantine norms for 5.5 million tonnes of imported wheat. The first tender for this was released
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New fungicide is eco benign
Scientists are thrilled by the discovery that fungal enzymes called chitinases are environment friendly fungicides.
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Plant a repellant
IRKSOME mosquitoes? Forget mosquito repellant mats, grow a geranium instead, and have the odour of citronella waft the annoying creatures away. An Australian company has developed a new plant --
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Who s afraid
Of commercial farming?
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Evergreen options
The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) organised the Third Agricultural Science Congress in collaboration with the Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, Punjab, on March 12. The
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immune system: Scientists in the UK are building a mathematical model of immune responses in people. The work will improve the understanding of the human immune system by allowing all the
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African invasion
African locusts, which have been infesting parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan since mid-July, are keeping pest control experts on their toes. The agriculture ministry has pressed into action two
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Much ado over nothing
When the Union agriculture ministry announced in July, with great fanfare its decision to ban 12 pesticides and restrict 13 others, it received much kudos from nongovernmental organisations and
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No tax cuts for pesticide industry in 2007 budget
the 2007 Union budget has brushed representations for tax reliefs from the pesticide industry. While environmental groups are relieved, pesticide manufacturers have criticised the government's
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Skewed approach
When government agencies do give out information, they think it is above reproach
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Popping situation
to help various countries assess the complexity of the hazards posed by persistent organic pollutants ( pops) , the United Nations Environment Programme recently held a meeting in
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Closed systems, open minds
The Centre for Science and Environment CSE has been doing research on health and environment in the public interest. But most government agencies, which are there to serve the people, not only refuse to share information but also create obstacl
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DDT use endorsed
Research indicates that there is still a place for that much maligned pesticide DDT, in controlling the Tse-tse fly, a vector in the debilitating disease trypanosomiasis -- the dreaded sleeping
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TRUE TO HYPE
Government agencies have kept people in the dark on matters which relate to public health and environment. He who pays the piper calls the tune
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Government turns vicious
Haryana government turns round on official for telling the truth
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Lord of the juggle
Transparent workstyles of the bureaucracy