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28 Apr 2024

How Long-Term Pesticide Exposure Increases Parkinson's Risk: Study Claims

Rare gene variants may explain why long-term pesticide exposure spikes the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a study said on Thursday.

31 May 2023

Man Injects Pesticide Into Infant Daughter Suspecting Wife's Illicit Affair

According to the police, Chandan Mahana and his wife Tanmayi were blessed with a baby girl on May 9. Tanmayi was staying with her parents at Singhiri village under Nilagiri police limits after the delivery in a local private hospital.

05 Sep 2017

EU says 40 countries now affected in tainted egg scandal

Millions of eggs across Europe have been destroyed after they were found to contain traces of Fipronil.

27 Jul 2017

Revealed: Litchi deaths not caused by the fruit, banned pesticide 'Endosulfan' is to blame

A new study has revealed that the delicious tropical fruit is not responsible for the untimely deaths of the children, but the banned pesticide Endosulfan is the real cause.

Jammu and Kashmir

16 May 2017

Jammu and Kashmir govt bans sale of pesticide used in ripening fruits

The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned the sale of the pesticide Ethephon, widely used in ripening fruits and regulating plant growth, citing harmful effects on human and plant health.

07 Aug 2016

Shocking! 25 blackbucks found dead after reportedly consuming pesticide in Telangana

In what could be stated as a tragic incident, 25 blackbucks were found dead after reportedly consuming fertiliser and pesticide used for maize crop in Telangana.

19 May 2016

Did you know green chillies of Uttar Pradesh are the hot sellers worldwide?

Chillies of various varieties -- soldier, Gomti, 917 and divya jyoti -- are purchased from places like Kursi Road, Dewa and Malihabad, and then packed at Rehman Kheda here before being sent to Amausi airport for shipment.

Pakistani shopkeeper

06 May 2016

Pakistani shopkeeper killed dozens with 'revenge' sweets

The poisoned batch of sweets were bought by a local man who gave them to family and friends celebrating the birth of his grandson.

male infertility

24 Jan 2016

Not just male infertility, endosulfan damages liver, lungs in mice: Indian scientists

The precise mechanism by which endosulfan exerts its effect, however, remains largely unclear.

10 Dec 2015

Three-decade old pesticide in milk linked with Parkinson's

A pesticide used prior to the early 1980s and found in milk at that time may be associated with signs of Parkinson's disease in the brain, researchers reveal.

04 Dec 2015

Pesticide exposure linked to weaker breaths in children

Taking a deep breath might be a bit harder for children exposed early in life to a widely used class of pesticides in agriculture, according to a new study.

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