Meriel Watts may be unknown to the people of the endosulfan-hit villages of Kasaragod, but the campaign the New Zealander had run on their behalf for getting the highly toxic pesticide banned globa

Environmental activist Medha Patkar will inaugurate a protest by the victims of pesticide endosulfan in front of the Secretariat here on Monday.

A session of the ongoing independent hearing by the Permanent People's Tribunal, organised by the Pesticide Action Network, an international non-governmental organisation, here on Sunday was dedica

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 29: Fish markets in and around Jalpaiguri experienced a sharp decline in sales today even though prices were slashed by 50 per cent.

Jalpaiguri, Nov.

People suffering from diseases suspected to be caused by exposure to aerial spraying of endosulfan will be provided free treatment at a medical college in Mangalore.

As per a memorandum signed by the district administration and Yenepoya Medical College in Mangalore, the hospital would provide free treatment and required medicines to the victims while the district administration would bear the cost of the medical bill.

Manmohan to take up the issue with Pranab Mukherjee

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Monday with a delegation of eight of his Cabinet colleagues and sought over Rs.11,000 crore as a special financial package for the development of the State.

Organisation collected Rs.87,26,804 to help the victims

The international phase-out of endosulfan with certain exemptions under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants will come into effect by the end of October next year.