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Yavatmal farmer deaths: Maharashtra Govt. suspends DOA
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) [India], October 13 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government has suspended the District Agriculture Development Officer (DOA) Dattatreya Kalsai, in connection with deaths of farmers due to infection caused by spraying of pesticide in Yavatmal.
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Farmers' death in Yavatmal a 'genocide' by MNCs, Maharashtra Govt.: VNSS c
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], October 10 (ANI): The chief of the Vasantrao Naik Shetkari Swavalamban Sanstha (VNSS), Kishore Tiwari, has said that the death of farmers in Maharashtra's Yavatmal due to pesticide poisoning was a 'genocide' committed by multi-national companies (MNCs) and the s
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Pesticides death in Yavatmal: NHRC issues notices to Maha Govt., Centre
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Centre and Maharashtra Government over deaths of farmers due to infection caused by spraying of pesticide in Yavatmal District of the state.
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Exposure to pesticide during pregnancy ups risk of brain tumor in kids
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 04 (ANI): Mommies-to-be, please take note! Exposure to pesticides, particularly insecticides, during pregnancy increases the risk of brain tumor in kids, finds a study.
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Pesticide exposure speeds up puberty in boys
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA]. April 2 (ANI): Chinese researchers have warned environmental exposure to pesticides that kill mosquitoes, insects and sprayed on crops, may cause boys to reach sexual maturity early at the age of nine.
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Strawberry lovers...all is not well with your favorite fruit
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 12 (ANI): Strawberries are easily one of the most popular fruits across the globe and its flavor gives chocolate a tough competition in the dessert spectrum making it a world-wide favorite, however, a recent report has found that the red fruit tops in the list of produc
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Scientists discover 'BioClay' for pest-free crops
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 11 (ANI): Scientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, have found a nano-sized degradable clay, an alternative to chemicals and pesticides, that protects plants from specific disease-causing pathogens.
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32nd anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy being observed
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India] Dec. 3 (ANI): Bhopal is observing 32nd anniversary of gas leak tragedy today as on the intervening night of December 2 and 3 in 1984, several hundred people were killed and scores of people were maimed for life when the Methyl Isocyanate gas was leaked from th
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Pesticide exposure leads to changes in oral microbiome: Study
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov.14 (ANI): A recent study has found that pesticide exposure in farm workers from agricultural communities is linked with changes in the oral microbiome.
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New tactic to fight mosquitoes in more efficient and sustainable way
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug. 27 (ANI): A recent research shows that chemical substances emitted by one of the mosquito's natural enemies, the backswimmer bug make the biological pesticide Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) more deadly.
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