Killing fields
The Punjab is where India's Green Revolution began in 1965, leading the Indian subcontinent out of periodic cycles of famine and realising the dream of self-sufficiency in food. The north-western Indian state is the nation's biggest user of fertilisers, consuming 18% even though it constitutes only 1.5% of the area under cultivation. Some of these pesticides are highly toxic and banned, but they are easily accessible in the public marketplaces through ... Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
