A leaf from history
The search for easily applicable environment-friendly plant protection technologies could very well find its answer in the pages of history
Producing poison
Russia continues to produce toxic chemicals even as its production and use has been banned in other countries
Market without a window
The domestic market of biopesticides is the best showcase of their plight. It is virtually bereft of buyers and sellers. Moreover, the niche …
J S Banth , proprietor
M/s Banth Kheti Sewa Kender and Fertiliser store Dealers in insecticide, Pesticide sprayers, seeds and fertilisers: village Dher, district Ropar,…
Wanted: professionals who care
Lack of ecological concerns among today's professionals have led to a dichotomy between development and the environment.
There's more to trees than timber
New thinking on forestry management calls for reducing the emphasis on sustainable timber production and concentrating instead on the protection …
Organic cotton is catching on
Health concerns have led to increasing production of organically grown cotton, which uses less pesticide
The gender benders
A recent study gives disturbing revelations about the impact that everyday-use chemicals may have on the human sperm count and even induce sex change
High-five
Scientists are rediscovering the value of the unique combination of five products of the cow, especially as pesticide
Flowery woes
The crisis of pollination assumes greater significance in the face of declining numbers of species which act as useful pollinators
Be kind to the vulture
There is obviously something wrong with the health of the nation if institutions cannot diagnose the health of the vulture
Soiled schemes
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Bloom fades on Holland's famous flower trade
Dutch export of flowers has fallen in the face of increasing competition from other countries and a drop in the quality of plants at home.
India's miracle tree ready to storm markets
After generating a lot of scientific interest worldwide, neem is now attracting pesticide manufacturers and pharmaceuticals keen to exploit its …
Should customs concessions be withdrawn?
Proposal by manufacturers to withdraw import concessions on certain pesticides is resented by farmers who fear that it will result in major price …
Uncertain future
If use of pesticides cannot be banned altogether and at once then, at least, some measures can keep them fenced out
Till death do us apart
Despite tonnes of evidence about the ruinous import of pesticides, humankind, especially in the South, are using just that much -- tonnes of it
Pest of a problem
Despite stringent criticism directed at its safety standards, DDT still rules as the major pesticide used by India's health sector
Whre science and tradition join hands
The Gloria Land farm in Pondicherry and another run by a couple in Karnataka, show natural inputs can effectively replace factory produced …
Pitching for sustainability in agriculture
Two films, shown recently in the Capital, focus on alternative farming strategies as a counterbalance to the ecologically destructive Green Revolution
The ACD of malaria control
With the discovery that not all four anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria, programmes to control the disease need fresh appraisal
Tea time tales
Darjeeling tea estates turn bio-organic as Germany threatens to boycott tea containing pesticide traces
Pesticide use results in dwindling exports
Despite restrictions on harmful pesticides, their use by farmers continues. This is forcing foreign countries to reduce imports substantially of …
Working wonders with neem
There has recently been a flurry of international activity centred around the versatile neem.
Research without change
Robert Repetto and Sanjay Baliga quote a number of studies carried out by Indians in India and abroad on the impact of pesticides on the immune …