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Indian Firm Seeks To Flush Toxic Pesticides Into South Africa Sea: Report
Indian agrochemicals manufacturer UPL Ltd has applied for permission to flush water contaminated by a toxic pesticides spill in South Africa's city of Durban directly into the sea or the sewerage system, the company said on Saturday.
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At Event Organised by Pesticide Firm, 1 Farmer Dies Of 'Food Poisoning', 69 Others In Hospital
One farmer died due to suspected food poisoning and 69 others were admitted in hospitals after they had meal at a seminar organised by a pesticide producing company near Nashik in Maharashtra, a health official said.
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Monsanto Shareholders Back Bayer Deal, CEO Hopeful Of US Nod
If the deal closes, it will create a company commanding more than a quarter of the combined world market for seeds and pesticides in the fast-consolidating farm supplies industry.
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32 Years After Bhopal Tragedy, Indian Rapper Targets Chemical Giant Dow
A rapper is targeting Dow Chemical with rhymes - demanding the US company pay more in victims' compensation and environmental damages stemming from a horrific chemical gas leak that killed thousands of people and sickened countless others.
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Digital Farming Could Spell Shake-Up For Crop Chemicals Sector
Global pesticides, seeds and fertiliser companies may be forced to re-engineer their business models as farmers adopt specialist technology that helps maximise harvests while reducing the use of crop chemicals.
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European Shares Dented by Weak Earnings but Syngenta Surges on Deal
European shares fell on Wednesday, as weak earnings from some leading companies weighed on markets, although Syngenta surged after ChemChina agreed on a $43 billion bid for the Swiss seeds and pesticides group.
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Standing in His Ruined Fields, Ramesh Khamankar Drank a Bottle of Pesticide
In January, Ramesh Khamankar, a cotton farmer in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district walked to his ruined fields and drank from a bottle of pesticide. He died a few hours later. He was 57.
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Chhattisgarh Sterilisation Deaths: Officials Admit Possibility of Presence of Pesticide in Medicines Given to Women
Five days after botched sterilisation surgeries in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, claimed lives of 13 women, the administration has officially admitted a strong possibility of the presence of zinc phosphide in the Ciprocin 500 tablets allegedly manufactured by Mahawar Pharmaceuticals, a drug company and given to the women in the camps.
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Chinese City Erects Giant Dome Over 'Stinky' Former Factory
A Chinese company in the eastern city of Hangzhou has constructed a massive inflatable dome over the site of a closed down pesticide factory, state media reported on Wednesday.
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Indian Firm Seeks To Flush Toxic Pesticides Into South Africa Sea: Report
Indian agrochemicals manufacturer UPL Ltd has applied for permission to flush water contaminated by a toxic pesticides spill in South Africa's city of Durban directly into the sea or the sewerage system, the company said on Saturday.
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At Event Organised by Pesticide Firm, 1 Farmer Dies Of 'Food Poisoning', 69 Others In Hospital
One farmer died due to suspected food poisoning and 69 others were admitted in hospitals after they had meal at a seminar organised by a pesticide producing company near Nashik in Maharashtra, a health official said.
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Monsanto Shareholders Back Bayer Deal, CEO Hopeful Of US Nod
If the deal closes, it will create a company commanding more than a quarter of the combined world market for seeds and pesticides in the fast-consolidating farm supplies industry.
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32 Years After Bhopal Tragedy, Indian Rapper Targets Chemical Giant Dow
A rapper is targeting Dow Chemical with rhymes - demanding the US company pay more in victims' compensation and environmental damages stemming from a horrific chemical gas leak that killed thousands of people and sickened countless others.
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Digital Farming Could Spell Shake-Up For Crop Chemicals Sector
Global pesticides, seeds and fertiliser companies may be forced to re-engineer their business models as farmers adopt specialist technology that helps maximise harvests while reducing the use of crop chemicals.
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European Shares Dented by Weak Earnings but Syngenta Surges on Deal
European shares fell on Wednesday, as weak earnings from some leading companies weighed on markets, although Syngenta surged after ChemChina agreed on a $43 billion bid for the Swiss seeds and pesticides group.
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Standing in His Ruined Fields, Ramesh Khamankar Drank a Bottle of Pesticide
In January, Ramesh Khamankar, a cotton farmer in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district walked to his ruined fields and drank from a bottle of pesticide. He died a few hours later. He was 57.
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Chhattisgarh Sterilisation Deaths: Officials Admit Possibility of Presence of Pesticide in Medicines Given to Women
Five days after botched sterilisation surgeries in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, claimed lives of 13 women, the administration has officially admitted a strong possibility of the presence of zinc phosphide in the Ciprocin 500 tablets allegedly manufactured by Mahawar Pharmaceuticals, a drug company and given to the women in the camps.
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Chinese City Erects Giant Dome Over 'Stinky' Former Factory
A Chinese company in the eastern city of Hangzhou has constructed a massive inflatable dome over the site of a closed down pesticide factory, state media reported on Wednesday.
