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Extended periods of stress can cause bee colony failures, according to a new study.
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UN body Food & Agriculture Organisation asked developing countries like India to speed up the withdrawal of hazardous pesticides from their markets.
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The European Commission received the go-ahead Monday to slap a two-year ban across the European Union on the use of pesticides blamed for a sharp decline in bee populations, an EU diplomat said.
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Two studies suggest a common type of pesticide is causing problems for honeybees and bumblebees.
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At least 40 people were taken ill after inhaling toxic gas leaked from a pesticide plant at Maitapur in Simulia area of Odisha`s Balasore district.
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The Delhi High Court was on Wednesday informed that no banned pesticides were detected in tests conducted on vegetable samples collected from markets in the national capital.
Last Updated: Friday, March 11, 2011, 17:53
As many as 67 pesticides that have either been banned or severely restricted by some countries, have been allowed for use on crops in India, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar admitted in the Rajya Sabha.
Last Updated: Friday, March 11, 2011, 13:10
Two children died and five others were hospitalised in Uttar Pradesh after they consumed potatoes that may have contained too much pesticide, medical officials said on Friday.
Last Updated: Friday, January 21, 2011, 16:27
The use of a new generation of pesticides could be blamed for bees` mysterious decline.
Last Updated: Friday, December 3, 2010, 20:51
Passage of bills to check spurious seeds and pesticides has been delayed and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is blaming the Opposition-engineered deadlock in Parliament for it.
Last Updated: Sunday, November 28, 2010, 14:02
Kerala government has asked the Centre to delegate the responsibilities of managing the use of pesticides to the states.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 09:30
A resurgence of bedbugs across the US has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers.
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