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Visakhapatnam: Mother dead, 2 sons critical after drinking pesticide
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): A woman died and her two sons are critical after the three allegedly committed suicide by drinking pesticide here on Tuesday.
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Karnataka food poisoning: Police confirms presence pesticide in 'prasad'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Presence of pesticide Monocrotophos was found in the 'prasad' that was consumed by devotees at Maramma temple here on December 14 which led to the death of 13 people and many admitted to the hospital.
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Tadweer eliminates over 2 million mosquito breeding sites in Abu Dhabi
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Oct 1 (ANI/WAM): As part of its ongoing efforts to protect public health in Abu Dhabi, the Public Health Pest Control Projects Division at Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) has executed an intensive programme to control mosquitoes and other public health pests acro
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Parijat educates farmers on safe use and disposal of pesticides' in Mahara
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 26 (ANI): In keeping with its commitment for disseminating training to farmers on safe use, storage and handling of pesticides and container management, Parijat Industries India Pvt Ltd. in association with of Department of Agriculture conducted a mega farmer interacti
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Kachai gets its first market shed to promote organic products
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kachai (Manipur) [India] Sep 03 (ANI): Untouched by the Green Revolution, many parts of the northeastern region remain pure organic, where a very little amount of fertilizers and pesticides are used in agriculture.
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5 easy hacks for a better and healthy garden
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 19(ANI): Having your own garden is nothing less than a blessing. All gardeners must follow important steps, ranging from keeping the pests away to choosing the suitable soil, in order to have a healthy garden.
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Mothers' pesticide levels may lead to autism in children
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 18 (ANI): A new study has found that elevated pesticide levels in pregnant women are associated with an increased risk of autism among their children.
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Parijat launches three new products in India during this Kharif season
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Agrochemical firm Parijat Industries has launched three new products Aadat, Tegata & Rakha in India this Kharif season for control of different insects, pests and diseases and to improve farmers' yield.
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Reducing exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals to tackle obesity
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): According to a study, minimising exposure to common hormone-disrupting chemicals may help reduce obesity rates.
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Signs that your co-workers secretly hate you
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Apr. 16 (ANI): Be it taking credit for a business idea or chewing food in an irritating manner, sometimes we do not realise that we are pestering our co-workers because of these annoying behaviour.
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I smell a rat in Mantralaya's pest control scheme, says Eknath Khadse
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai [Maharashtra] [India], March 23 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and a minister in Maharashtra government Eknathrao Ganpatrao Khadse on Friday demanded an enquiry into a rat company given a contract to kill the rodents.
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Agrochemicals leading patent activities for Agri sector: Study
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): During 2014-2017, the India Patent Office received 5,448 patent applications from the agriculture sector, majority of which were filed in the agrochemicals segment (biocides, pesticides, herbicides, pest repellents), according to a recent Study conducted by Ei
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