Pesticides

World Bee Day 2019: Flower corridor in London's parks a welcome gift for honeybees

The important pollinating insects are on a decline & scientists hope this flowery invitation will boost their population.

No pests in nature: Insects killed by pesticides have far more medicinal value than humans realise

Many insects, used in alternative medicine, are now being tested for mainstream medical products

Of all the many kinds of waste, what's the most toxic garbage that humans produce?

Here are five top-of-the-line forms of waste that experts think the world is buckling under.

This topical gel could protect farmers from the deadly effects of harsh pesticides

The team now plans to develop an active mask to deactivate pesticides that can be inhaled.

Dal Lake in Kashmir harbours bacteria that can degrade pesticides, study finds

The finding opens up the possibility of using microbes to remove pollutants from contaminated water

Women in Punjab’s Bhotna village say no to 'cancerous farming', adopt organic methods to save state's soil

Often called the cancer capital of India, Punjab's Malwa region has registered around 42,000 cases of this killer disease in the past decade.

India bans 18 pesticides after reviewing 66 out of 104 used in country, leaves out monocrotophos, glyphosate

While there are 104 pesticides that are used in India but are banned in other countries, the Central government’s is reviewing only 66 pesticides of them.

Suicides due to pesticide poisoning: Activists slam 'delaying tactics' as UK study stresses need to ban toxic chemicals

Late last year, the issue of pesticides took centre stage in the national conversation as at least 40 people had died after accidentally inhaling them.

Animal testing is costly and inefficient; investment in more humane science may yield better solutions

It is time we looked at a smarter science that is human-relevant and can provide safer and more effective solutions to human health needs.

Budget 2018: By hiking minimum support price, Modi govt makes good 2014 promise, but all is not as it seems

By taking a lower cost as the baseline for computing minimum support price, the government is resorting to sleight of hand, moreover one that most farmers are unlikely to miss.