Endosulfan Effect Truths- Endosulfan - A Victim of Dirty Politics
- The Battle between European Pesticide Manufacturers and India’s Farmers
- Reviewing the Alternatives of Endosulfan
- Will The Government Force Farmers To Commit More Suicides?
- Petition
- The Predicament of Agriculture without Endosulfan in India
- Karnataka high court gives state govt one last chance in endosulfan case
- Endosulfan: ryots want to be impleaded
- Farmers Know Best
- Media Becomes Fuel for Endosulfan Fire
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The Battle between European Pesticide Manufacturers and India’s Farmers
Since India overtook the global production of Endosulfan, Indian farmers were able to amply reap the benefits of this beneficial-friendly, cost-effective pesticide. Assumed to be in use for almost three decades in India prominently in the states of West Bengal, … Continue reading
Reviewing the Alternatives of Endosulfan
Since EU lost its share of the Endosulfan pie when it went generic decades ago, their recent promotion of patented pesticides is only part of its attempt to re-enter global pesticide trade. Since their attempts to compete with Indian Endosulfan … Continue reading
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Endosulfan – Recommendations of Expert Committee
Government constituted Expert Committee under the chairmanship of Dr. C.D. Mayee to evaluate whether there is any link between Endosulfan and alleaged health effects. Recommendations of the Expert Committee 1. There is no link established between use of Endosulfan in … Continue reading
‘Move to ban Endosulfan will hit Indian farmers’
The Pesticide Manufacturers and Formulators Association of India (PMFAI) expressed concern over European Union’s proposal to categorise Endosulfan as a persistent organic pollutant (POP). According to PMFAI, EU’s proposed move to launch new, patented, expensive products in the Indian market … Continue reading
Proxy battle over endosulfan
Strange is the interplay of money power, business interests and NGO politics. In most cases, farmers turn out to be victims. A recent notification of the Kerala government is a good instance. The State Government recently issued guidelines which render … Continue reading
Ban on Endosulfan is meaningless
The ban on Endosulfan is meaningless. There is either very little or no agricultural activity in counties where Endosulfan is banned, or the use of Endosulfan in those countries was negligible. For example, in Europe only 201 tonnes of Endosulfan … Continue reading
Kerala’s pesticide puzzle
Twice every year, between 1981 and 2000, a helicopter would whirr around the hills of the Western Ghats in Kasargod, a district in north Kerala bordering Karnataka, spraying endosulfan over the cashew plantations on the upper reaches. Children would rush … Continue reading
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Fabricated False Evidence against Endosulfan
Activists have created stories and have fabricated false evidence against Endosulfan. Obviously they were funded for carrying out campaigns against Endosulfan. Many useful products like Endosulfan have become off-patent today, in due course of time. As anyone can manufacture these … Continue reading
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