Monocrotophos

Bihar tragedy: How the govt's serving poison on a plate

Nearly a decade ago, the government ruled out a ban on the production and use of monocrotophos, the highly toxic pesticide that killed 23 children this month in a Bihar village school providing free lunches under the government-sponsored midday meal programme.

Bihar midday meal: When will govt take responsibility for the tragedy?

Nearly a week after 23 children lost their lives in Bihar, the Bihar Police have set-up an eight member SIT headed by the Sarang SP Sujit Kumar to investigate the incident. While no arrests have been made in the case yet, the tragedy seems to go beyond mere negligence.