Colombia Reports, 20 Mar 2019
President Ivan Duque and the administration of US President Donald Trump suffered a major setback in their attempt to regain permission to spray glyphosate on Colombian coca fields, when a US jury–in a widely-watched case–ruled that the pesticide was a “substantial factor” in causing cancer.
Madras Courier, 19 Mar 2019
Unless we put a check on the uncontrolled use of pesticides and weedicides, we are paving the way for disaster
Firstpost, 13 Mar 2019
Punjab’s Malwa region, of which Sangrur is a district, has hundreds fighting cancer.
Hindustan Times, Anand Zachariah and Michael Eddleston, 12 Mar 2019
The ban of HPP as a public health strategy can reduce deaths in the young and active working population to protect life and contribute to the health of the country.
CBC News, 12 Mar 2019
Canadian firm hired to recruit scientists to publish studies that ultimately defended Roundup's key ingredient
The Guardian, 14 Feb 2019
Study says evidence ‘supports link’ between exposure to glyphosate and increased risk
Scroll, 16 Feb 2019
Two labourers died of suspected pesticide poisoning in Kuttanad, the state’s rice bowl, in January.
The Guardian, 10 Feb 2019
The world’s insects are hurtling down the path to extinction, threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, according to the first global scientific review. More than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered, the analysis found. The rate of extinction is eight times faster than that of mammals, birds and reptiles. The total mass of insects is falling by a precipitous 2.5% a year, according to the best data available, suggesting they could vanish within a century.
Eco-Business, 8 Feb 2019
In the Indian province of Andhra Pradesh, ditching chemical pesticides and fertilisers in favour of natural farming has led to big increases in output and income for farmers. So what’s stopping nationwide adoption of soil-friendly natural farming, writes Sourajit Aiyer.
The Hindu, 4 Feb 2019
Harmful effects on human health and environment cited. The State government has banned the sale and distribution of the weed-killer Glyphosate and all products containing it citing its harmful effects on human health and the environment.