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Yavatmal pesticide poisoning: Lack of accountability, negligence and abysmal medical facilities behind farmers' deaths
Meena Menon •Pesticide deaths are not new to Yavatmal and according to information recently obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by this correspondent, the district reported two deaths each year in 2013-14 and 2014-15. In 2015-16, eight people died due to pesticide poisoning.
Union minister says cotton production nearly doubled since Bt Cotton's introduction in 2002; facts show yields have stagnated
Indiaspend •Cotton yields have stagnated in the past decade even as the proportion of Bt Cotton in India's total cotton harvest rose seven times, a FactChecker analysis of government data shows.
Yavatmal cotton farmer deaths Part 1: Blame games galore as toxic pesticides continue to claim lives
Karthikeyan Hemalatha •It is mostly landless labourers who put their lives at risk to earn anywhere between Rs 250 to Rs 500 a day.
Centre for Science and Environment demands ban on toxic pesticides following death of Yavatmal farmers
•The death of farmers in Maharashtra allegedly due to pesticide poisoning highlights gross negligence, CSE said and demanded a ban on the use of toxic pesticides
Pesticide deaths: Monocrotophos, which helps plants look green, is killing farmers in India
Rishirajbhagawati •Monocrotophos, which has been was found to be in common usage in Yawatmal among other substances, is a harmful pesticide which has been linked to farmer deaths
Maharashtra pesticide poisoning: 14 new patients admitted to various hospitals in Yavatmal
•Fourteen new patients of pesticide poisoning were admitted in various hospitals of the district on Sunday, said a senior district official
Bayer launches open offer to buy up to 26% in Monsanto India at Rs 2,481.60 a share
•The offer price is 4 percent higher than the Monsanto India's closing rate of Rs 2,390 per share today on the BSE
The case for pesticide lockers: Suicide 'relief packages' for farmers may not be the answer
Fp Archives •Indian farmer suicide rates are not extraordinarily high. Suicide rates among city youth is much higher than among farmers.
Common pesticide may increase risk of ADHD
Fp Archives •Exposure to a common household pesticide may increase the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, a new study has found.
Shocker: Forensics show Bihar food had 5 times the poison of pesticide
Fp Staff •The forensic report says that the poison levels in the food were five times more than what was found even in insecticides and pesticides.