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Agroecology Workshop held for Farming Community in Ghatanji, Yavatmal
Posted on 27 March 2019Continue readingPress Note | PAN India | 27th March 2019 PAN India has been working on pesticide poisoning, for decades. A range of activities, from documenting pesticide poisoning to the realization of agro-ecology as way of life, have been undertaken. In the past three years, pesticide poisoning in Yavatmal has been highlighted through various means […]
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Farming Community in Yavatmal came up with a Declaration to stop pesticide Menace on the World Soil Day and No Pesticide Use Week
Posted on 7 December 2018Continue readingPress Release | PAN India | 6th December 2018 ‘Maharashtra Association of Pesticide Poisoned Persons’ formed on the World Soil Day and No Pesticide Use Week in Yavatmal in the Farmers Meeting on “Impact of Pesticides on Soil and Children of the Soil” On 5th December, 2018, commemorating World Soil Day, amidst observing ‘No Pesticide […]
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Draft Pesticide Management Bill-2017 not comprehensive enough to address issues on pesticides in India
Posted on 15 March 2018Continue readingDraft Pesticide Management Bill-2017 not comprehensive enough to address issues on pesticides in India In its comments submitted to joint secretary (Plant Protection), PAN India presented a detailed deliberation on problems, concerns and challenges on the Bill. Further PAN India demanded transparency and comprehensive consultation process before the bill is finalized. Pesticide Action Network […]
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END CORPORATE GREED! RIGHTS NOW!
Posted on 3 December 2017Continue readingA Sign-On Statement To Stop The Poisoning Of The People And The Planet Thirty-three years ago today, the horrendous Bhopal gas tragedy at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in India immediately killed 3,000 people and 15,000 more subsequently. Survivors, exposed to the deadly gas and their children, continue to suffer from the world’s worst industrial […]
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Untold Realities of Pesticide Poisonings in Yavatmal District in Maharashtra
Posted on 28 October 2017Continue readingUntold Realities of Pesticide Poisonings in Yavatmal district in Maharashtra PAN India Releases Assessment Report on Yavatmal Poisonings and Deaths -Various pesticides used by a cotton farmer in Yavatmal Pesticide Action Network (PAN India) today released its assessment report on the unfortunate incident of deaths and poisoings of small scale farmers and farm workers happened […]
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Chemical leak in Delhi – PAN India urge to establish pesticide free buffer zones around schools
Posted on 11 May 2017Continue readingChemical leak in Delhi – PAN India urge to establish pesticide free buffer zones around schools Press Release | 10th May, 2017 Toxic chemical leak in Delhi had left children breathless and in agony Chemical leak near two schools in New Delhi reminds us of the urgent need to create chemical-free buffer zones around education […]
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PAN Welcomes Listing of Pesticides under the Rotterdam Convention
Posted on 6 May 2017Continue readingPAN Welcomes Listing of Pesticides under the Rotterdam Convention Press Release | 6th May 2017 Pesticide Action Network (PAN) welcomes the positive outcomes and discussions at the 8th Conference of Parties (COPS) to the Rotterdam Convention that held from 24 April to 5 May 2017. In particular, we are pleased that two pesticides, carbofuran and […]
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PAN India support listing of 5 pesticides in Anex III of Rotterdam Convention
Posted on 29 April 2017Continue readingPAN India support listing of 5 pesticides in Anex III of Rotterdam Convention Blog | 29th April 2017 PAN India support listing of all the five dangerous pesticides in the Annex III of Rotterdam Convention. The Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure of the Rotterdam Convention is a means for formally obtaining and disseminating information that […]
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Consolidated List Of Banned Pesticides-Pan International
Posted on 24 April 2017Continue readingConsolidated List Of Banned Pesticides-Pan International Press Release | PAN International | 24th May 2017 Pesticide Action Network (PAN) has frequently been asked for information on pesticides that have been banned by countries. The Consolidated List of Banned Pesticides (CL) has been developed to identify which pesticides have been banned by particular countries because there […]
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PAN International Press Release in Advance of the Conferences of the Parties to the 2017 Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Posted on 21 April 2017Continue readingPESTICIDES DON’T RESPECT NATIONAL BORDERS 21th April 2017 | PAN International PAN International Press Release in Advance of the Conferences of the Parties to the 2017 Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Pesticide Action Network International (PAN International) looks forward to the meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions […]
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