Draft Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2022
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on January 20, 2022 has issued the Draft Insecticides ( Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The following amendment has
Insecticide
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Anti-dengue fogging drive not effective, affects health: CSE
With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO today claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather "harmful" effects on
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Anti-dengue fogging drive not effective, affects health: CSE
Fogging mix usually contains around 95% of diesel along with an insecticide, mostly malathion while at times, petrol is also added With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO today claimed
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Anti-dengue fogging drive not effective, affects health
With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO on Tuesday claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was “not effective” in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather “harmful” effects
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Anti-dengue fogging drive not effective: CSE
With over 12,500 dengue cases in Delhi, a green NGO on Tuesday claimed that the ongoing fogging drive in the city was "not effective" in fighting the vector-borne disease, and has rather "harmful" effects
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Organophosphate insecticide metabolites in prenatal and childhood urine samples and intelligence scores at 6 years of age: Results from the Mother-Child PELAGIE Cohort (France)
<p>Several studies suggest that exposure to organophosphate insecticides (OP) during pregnancy impairs neurodevelopment in children. The researchers evaluated associations between biomarkers of prenatal
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Home pesticide use tied to child cancer risk
Children exposed to insecticides at home may have a slightly increased risk of developing leukemia or lymphoma, a new review finds. The analysis, of 16 studies done since the 1990s, found that children
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How time of exposure to the amphibian chytrid fungus affects hyla chrysoscelis in the presence of an insecticide
<p>Effects of pathogens on host life-history characteristics can be influenced by changes in the immune system that occur during development as well as by environmental factors that negatively affect immune
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Insecticide linked by some to honey bee die-offs found in U.S. stream samples
A type of insecticide under scrutiny by the White House because of fears about its impact on honey bees has been found in more than half of streams sampled across the United States, according to a study
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Are insecticides more toxic than we think?
Insecticides that are sprayed in orchards and fields across North America may be more toxic to spiders than scientists previously believed. A McGill research team reached this conclusion after looking
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DDT-based indoor residual spraying suboptimal for visceral leishmaniasis elimination in India
<p>Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is used to control visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in India, but it is poorly quality assured. Quality assurance was performed in eight VL endemic districts in Bihar State,