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Infant Mortality Rate and Decline of Bat Population Might Have a Strange Correlation, Study Claims
- Sunday September 8, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
In 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome began decimating bat populations across New England. Over the following decade, the loss of these bats, essential for controlling insect populations, led to significant consequences for agriculture and human health, according to a new study. With fewer bats around to consume insects, farmers reso...
- www.gadgets360.com
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South Africa To Bomb Island With Pesticides To Kill Mice That Eat Albatrosses Alive
- Saturday August 24, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Conservationists said Saturday that they plan to bomb a remote South African island with tonnes of pesticide-laced pellets to kill mice that are eating albatrosses and other seabirds alive.
- www.ndtv.com
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Food Authority Denies Claims Of High Pesticide Residue In Spices As Baseless
- Monday May 6, 2024
- Somdatta Saha
This comes amid the reports of the ban imposed by Hong Kong on some spice mixes of two leading Indian brands on the alleged presence of ethylene oxide in samples.
- food.ndtv.com
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"False": Food Authority On Claims It Permitted Spices High In Pesticide
- Sunday May 5, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday denied reports in a section of media, claiming that it permitted higher pesticide residues in herbs and spices.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Untrue, Lacks Evidence": MDH On Presence Of Ethylene Oxide In Its Spices
- Sunday April 28, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
MDH, a leading spice brand, on Saturday assured consumers that its products are 100 per cent safe and rejected the allegations of the presence of certain pesticides in some products by Hong Kong and Singapore food regulators.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Singapore, Hong Kong Bans Sale Of MDH, Everest Spices
- Monday April 22, 2024
- India News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
Hong Kong has banned the sale of popular Indian spice brands MDH Pvt. and Everest Food Products Pvt. after the alleged detection of the carcinogenic pesticide ethylene oxide in several spice mixes.
- www.ndtv.com
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Singapore Recalls Everest Fish Curry Masala Over Alleged Pesticide Contamination
- Friday April 19, 2024
- Edited by Neha Grover
The Centre for Food Safety in Hong Kong issued a notification regarding the recall of Everest Fish Curry Masala from India due to the presence of ethylene oxide.
- food.ndtv.com
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Singapore Recalls Everest Fish Curry Masala, Alleges Presence Of Pesticide
- Friday April 19, 2024
- World News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
Singapore has recalled Everest Fish Curry Masala, a popular spice product imported from India, alleging the presence of elevated levels of ethylene oxide, a pesticide deemed unsuitable for human consumption in the spice blend.
- www.ndtv.com
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17-Year-Old College Dropout Dies After Consuming Pesticide In Rajasthan's Kota
- Monday December 25, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Police are yet to ascertain if it is a case of suicide or accidental consumption of the poisonous substance.
- www.ndtv.com
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1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy: One Of The World's Major Industrial Accidents
- Saturday December 2, 2023
- India News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
At least 3,787 people were killed after toxic gas leaked from the now-defunct Union Carbide pesticide factory here on the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984.
- www.ndtv.com
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Girl Forced To Consume Pesticide By Father Over Relationship, Dies: Cops
- Tuesday November 7, 2023
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A 14-year-old girl, who was allegedly beaten by her father and forced to consume pesticides for being in love with a boy of another religion, died at a private hospital on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Man Forces Daughter, 14, To Consume Pesticide For Speaking To Boy
- Wednesday November 1, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A father allegedly beat up his 14-year-old daughter and forced her to consume a pesticide for continuing her relationship with a boy against his wishes, police said in Kochion Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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On Camera, Cop Tries To Save Snake's Life By "Giving It CPR"
- Thursday October 26, 2023
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
A Madhya Pradesh constable has made headlines, thanks to a viral video that shows him trying to give CPR to a snake. Yes, you read it right. The cop tried to revive a snake, which had become immobile after consuming water laced with a pesticide
- www.ndtv.com
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Brazilian Woman Dies After Eating Chocolate Given By Palm Reader; Police Find Pesticides In Body
- Tuesday October 3, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
A toxicology report revealed that Ms Pinto's body had harboured high concentrations of the pesticides sulfotep and terbufos.
- www.ndtv.com
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Infant Mortality Rate and Decline of Bat Population Might Have a Strange Correlation, Study Claims
- Sunday September 8, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
In 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome began decimating bat populations across New England. Over the following decade, the loss of these bats, essential for controlling insect populations, led to significant consequences for agriculture and human health, according to a new study. With fewer bats around to consume insects, farmers reso...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
South Africa To Bomb Island With Pesticides To Kill Mice That Eat Albatrosses Alive
- Saturday August 24, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Conservationists said Saturday that they plan to bomb a remote South African island with tonnes of pesticide-laced pellets to kill mice that are eating albatrosses and other seabirds alive.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Food Authority Denies Claims Of High Pesticide Residue In Spices As Baseless
- Monday May 6, 2024
- Somdatta Saha
This comes amid the reports of the ban imposed by Hong Kong on some spice mixes of two leading Indian brands on the alleged presence of ethylene oxide in samples.
- food.ndtv.com
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"False": Food Authority On Claims It Permitted Spices High In Pesticide
- Sunday May 5, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday denied reports in a section of media, claiming that it permitted higher pesticide residues in herbs and spices.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Untrue, Lacks Evidence": MDH On Presence Of Ethylene Oxide In Its Spices
- Sunday April 28, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
MDH, a leading spice brand, on Saturday assured consumers that its products are 100 per cent safe and rejected the allegations of the presence of certain pesticides in some products by Hong Kong and Singapore food regulators.
- www.ndtv.com
-
After Singapore, Hong Kong Bans Sale Of MDH, Everest Spices
- Monday April 22, 2024
- India News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
Hong Kong has banned the sale of popular Indian spice brands MDH Pvt. and Everest Food Products Pvt. after the alleged detection of the carcinogenic pesticide ethylene oxide in several spice mixes.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Singapore Recalls Everest Fish Curry Masala Over Alleged Pesticide Contamination
- Friday April 19, 2024
- Edited by Neha Grover
The Centre for Food Safety in Hong Kong issued a notification regarding the recall of Everest Fish Curry Masala from India due to the presence of ethylene oxide.
- food.ndtv.com
-
Singapore Recalls Everest Fish Curry Masala, Alleges Presence Of Pesticide
- Friday April 19, 2024
- World News | Edited by Samiran Mishra
Singapore has recalled Everest Fish Curry Masala, a popular spice product imported from India, alleging the presence of elevated levels of ethylene oxide, a pesticide deemed unsuitable for human consumption in the spice blend.
- www.ndtv.com
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17-Year-Old College Dropout Dies After Consuming Pesticide In Rajasthan's Kota
- Monday December 25, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Police are yet to ascertain if it is a case of suicide or accidental consumption of the poisonous substance.
- www.ndtv.com
-
1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy: One Of The World's Major Industrial Accidents
- Saturday December 2, 2023
- India News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
At least 3,787 people were killed after toxic gas leaked from the now-defunct Union Carbide pesticide factory here on the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Girl Forced To Consume Pesticide By Father Over Relationship, Dies: Cops
- Tuesday November 7, 2023
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A 14-year-old girl, who was allegedly beaten by her father and forced to consume pesticides for being in love with a boy of another religion, died at a private hospital on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Man Forces Daughter, 14, To Consume Pesticide For Speaking To Boy
- Wednesday November 1, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A father allegedly beat up his 14-year-old daughter and forced her to consume a pesticide for continuing her relationship with a boy against his wishes, police said in Kochion Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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On Camera, Cop Tries To Save Snake's Life By "Giving It CPR"
- Thursday October 26, 2023
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
A Madhya Pradesh constable has made headlines, thanks to a viral video that shows him trying to give CPR to a snake. Yes, you read it right. The cop tried to revive a snake, which had become immobile after consuming water laced with a pesticide
- www.ndtv.com
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Brazilian Woman Dies After Eating Chocolate Given By Palm Reader; Police Find Pesticides In Body
- Tuesday October 3, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
A toxicology report revealed that Ms Pinto's body had harboured high concentrations of the pesticides sulfotep and terbufos.
- www.ndtv.com