It is indeed strange that public consciousness of the problem in India is almost non-existent. I am reminded of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyyat
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/research-without-change
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects