Jul.11th, 2020: Webinar on “Why Govt’s Proposal to Ban 27 Pesticides is a Welcome Development”
More details on this webinar are available here: https://kisanswaraj.in/2020/07/10/2-part-webinar-jul-1114-2020-on-why-governments-proposal-to-ban-27-pesticides-is-a-welcome-development/
ASHA’s letter to Secretary, Dept of Chemicals & Petrochemicals on his letter to the Ministry of Agriculture about proposed ban on 27 pesticides
———- Forwarded message ——— From: ASHA Kisan Swaraj <asha.kisanswaraj@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 1:37 PM Subject: Withdrawal of letter to... Read More
Amendments sought in Pesticides Management Bill 2020
The new Pesticides Management Bill 2020 has been circulated to Rajya Sabha MPs and it is expected to come up for discussion... Read More
ASHA’s inputs on Pesticides Management Bill, expected to be introduced in the Parliament in Winter Session of 2019
—– Forwarded message —– From: Kavitha Kuruganti <kavitha_kuruganti@yahoo.com> To: jspp-dac@gov.in <jspp-dac@gov.in> Cc: ns.tomar@sansad.nic.in <ns.tomar@sansad.nic.in>; kotharin@nic.in <kotharin@nic.in>; asha.kisanswaraj@gmail.com <asha.kisanswaraj@gmail.com>; catish@ias.nic.in <catish@ias.nic.in>; rajesh.malik1@nic.in <rajesh.malik1@nic.in> Sent: Wednesday, 27 November... Read More
ASHA’s submission: Comments on the Report of the Committee on Labeling of Pesticides as per Toxicity
—– Forwarded message —– From: Kavitha Kuruganti <kavitha_kuruganti@yahoo.com> To: cibsecy@nic.in <cibsecy@nic.in> Cc: vivek.narayan14@nic.in <vivek.narayan14@nic.in>; viveknarayan77@gmail.com <viveknarayan77@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 10:00:37 GMT+5:30 Subject: COMMENTS ON THE... Read More
“”Withdraw Pesticides Management Bill 2017, if the Objective is not right”
March 5, 2018 To: The Joint Secretary (Plant Protection), (Room # 238), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation... Read More
Submission to Competition Commission of India, seeking to stop Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto in India
To: January 17th, 2018 The Secretary, Competition Commission of India, 18-20, 7th Floor, Hindustan Times House, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110001... Read More
ACTIVISTS SLAM TAMIL NADU GOVT’S LACK OF ACTION ON PESTICIDE POISONINGS: “CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO LIFE BEING VIOLATED BY WILFUL CONTINUATION OF DEADLY PESTICIDES”
Chennai, December 7th 2017: A fact finding team that investigated the recent spate of pesticide poisonings in Perambalur and Ariyalur districts of... Read More
INDIAN FARMERS’ LIVES COME CHEAP FOR GOVERNMENTS & INDUSTRY FACT-FINDING REPORT ON PESTICIDE POISONINGS IN YAVATMAL DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA
The full fact finding report can be downloaded here: http://indiaforsafefood.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/pesticidepoisoning-yavatmal-FFT-report-oct12-2017.pdf The above is the report of a fact finding team that tried... Read More
Stop the merger of Dow and DuPont: ASHA writes to Competition Commission of India
April 11th 2017 To: The Secretary, Competition Commission of India, 18-20, 7th Floor, Hindustan Times House, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110001 Email: secy@cci.gov.in ... Read More