This study presents the findings of research into the global socio-economic and environmental impact of genetically modified (GM) crops in the nineteen years since they were first commercially planted on a significant area.

Two of the world’s most widely used insecticides cause significant harm to bumblebee colonies, a new study has found, but a third had no effect.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Adverse Effect of Insecticides, 26/04/2016. The Central Government monitors pesticides residues in various agricultural commodities etc. under the central scheme “Monitoring of Pesticides Residues at National Level” (MPRNL). The annual report of MPRNL for 2014-15 shows that 2.6 % of all samples of commodities contained pesticide residues above the Maximum Residues Limits (MRLs) fixed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.

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Bijnor: Despite district administration's decision to teach farmers about organic farming, especially along the banks of the Ganga, cultivators and land mafia groups have already started farming wi

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Tamil Nadu HDPE Knitted Fabrics Manufacturers Association Vs Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee & Others dated 15/12/2015 regarding certain industries involved in the illegal sale of hazardous waste materials to the public by misusing the export quota.

During 2007, counties across the Midwestern US with relatively high levels of landscape simplification (i.e., widespread replacement of seminatural habitats with cultivated crops) had relatively high crop-pest abundances which, in turn, were associated with relatively high insecticide application. These results suggested a positive relationship between landscape simplification and insecticide use, mediated by landscape effects on crop pests or their natural enemies.

With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO today claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather "harmful" effec

The fogging drive carried out by the Delhi Government is ineffective against mosquitoes which are responsible for causing the dengue outbreak, according to the Centre for Science and Environment (C

With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO on Tuesday claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather "harmful"

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