At Down To Earth (DTE) we believe that truth withheld is truth denied. Fresh evidence suggests a web of lies and deceit was weaved to declare that the pesticide endosulfan is not responsible for the horrendous mutations and ailments that many in the villages of Kerala’s Kasaragod district are suffering from.

The multi-disciplinary study of histopathology and toxicology of Bhopal gas tragedy resolved several issues. First, the progression of severe pulmonary oedema to chronic fibrosis was confirmed experimentally, following a single exposure to MIC. Analysis of the residue in Tank 610 revealed over 21 chemicals.

Thousands of bees are dying in France due to Bayer pesticide

Twenty years ago around half a million people were exposed to toxic chemicals during a catastrophic gas leak from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. More than 7,000 people died within days. A further 15,000 died in the following years. Around 100,000 people are suffering chronic and debilitating illnesses for which treatment is largely ineffective.

The strong case against endosulfan just got stronger. Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer reviewed scientific journal of international repute, has published the Ahmedabad based National Institute of Occupational Health s damning research on the orga

Pesticide industry targets activist

Nidhi Jamwal and Kushal P S Yadav, prosecuted as trespassers

Good news for the ever manipulative pesticide industry: the Dubey committee

EU decides to withdraw about 320 substances used in plant protection products including pesticides, fungicides and herbicides from markets by July, 2003

Greenpeace and Bhopal disaster survivors transported toxic waste from the Bhopal disaster site to Dow Chemical Co's largest European operation, Dow Benelux, in the Dutch town of Terneuzen. About 20 activists were arrested after they unloaded 250 kg of the

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