SC extends endosulfan ban

Pesticide makers claim inbreeding, not endosulfan, causing health problems in Kasaragod  

New endosulfan ploy

Industry is sidestepping issues by pitching the proposed UN ban on endosulfan as the battle between generics and patented pesticides

Exodus at Rollapadu

Why are birds abandoning the Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh?

Dangerous pesticide use: What must be done to protect the health of Kenyans

At least 1,345 pesticide products are registered for use in crop production in Kenya, of which 11 are classified as highly hazardous 

Why we must fix toxic chemical pollution to safeguard our planet and health

Leaders gathering at Bonn next week must strengthen a global agreement that prioritises accountability for pollution from chemicals 

Biopesticide delay plagues malaria control plan

As scientists debate which of two new pesticides should be used in the fight against malaria, the toll in the disease slowly rises.

Neem "green"

The menace of pesticide-resistant varieties can be effectively managed with the help of neem-based pesticides

Locust menace worsens in Ladakh

US Environmental Protection Agency allows organophosphates

China bans five pesticides

A revolution gone awry

Easy access to agro-chemicals in Sri Lanka blamed for public health scare

Endosulfan: India in denial

Agriculture minister claims several states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

Sikkim is 100% organic! Take a second look

The state's transition to organic farming is yet to become a true success

Lab-made pyrethrin will hi t Kenyan growers

Winds of change

Organic farm in California gets compensation for pesticide drift

Sugar kills

Rs 250 for endosulfan victims in Kerala

Government’s way of acknowledging suffering

Eluru mystery disease: What needs to be done

Lead contamination in water samples, nickel poisoning in milk and pesticides in vegetables are being investigated

#FitnessChallenge: A life cycle of challenges I throw at PM Modi

Being conceived is like being punished to a slow death owing to environmental pollution that needs a reality check

Why India needs to bring back nature-positive farming

The pandemic showed that human interventions in natural processes can have disastrous consequences; we should now scale up natural-positive food …

From identifying plant pests to picking fruit, AI is reinventing how farmers produce your food

A sophisticated form of artificial intelligence known as deep learning could help make agriculture more efficient and environmentally friendly

Neem gains honour as India's wonder tree

Known in ancient India as a tree with many wondrous properties, the neem tree is slowly drawing the attention of the country's scientific and …

A whiff of death

Researchers are now trying to develop natural weapons to scare off pests by studying the olfactory mechanism of plants that emit odours when …

Natural-born killers

A naturally occuring bacterium in milk can save the losses incurred by mal1scale dairy farmers who do not own refrigeration facilities

Wood does a lot of good

It was the bane of the rubber tree, as the fungus Phytophthora literally ate into its every part. With the discovery of antifungal wood extracts, …