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Climate change has exacerbated India’s locust threat

-The Hindu Business Line While dealing with an ongoing invasion, the government should, however, desist from using Organophosphates right at the outset, as these could have serious health and ecological consequences After nearly three decades, India is faced with a serious locust invasion. While early swarms have already reached Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, a massive surge is expected in July as swarms are expected from West Asia and as far as the...

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Wake up to children's exposure to pesticides -Reena Gupta

-The Hindu Business Line Organophospates, despite being banned elsewhere, have a high presence in India’s food products As parents, we are constantly striving to provide the right environment for our children. As a mother living in a metro, this writer is of the view that our kids are falling sick more often compared to the previous generation of children. Doctors are of the opinion that since our children are growing up in...

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This gel can protect farmers from toxic pesticides -Dinesh C Sharma

-The Hindu Business Line The gel, poly-Oxime has been prepared by InStem researchers from nucleophilic polymer New Delhi: Indian farmers usually do not wear any protective gear while spraying chemicals in fields. This exposes them to harmful toxics contained in pesticides, causing severe health impacts and even death in extreme cases. Indian scientists have now developed a protective gel to address this problem. The gel can be applied on skin and can break...

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