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The College of Family Physicians of Ontario recently released a comprehensive report on pesticide exposure and health risk, concluding that various pesticides had adverse health effects. The pesticide industry says that pesticides are "safe" when used as directed because they are studied and approved by governmental agencies. Yet many municipalities, including Canada's three largest, and the province of Quebec have enacted bans on cosmetic use of pesticides, largely in response to health concerns. Reviewing the report, the status of regulation of pesticides and the limitations of studies and of regulation in Canada, it appears that on the basis of evidence available to date, public health officials should support a ban on cosmetic use of pesticides.

The present study was conducted among the Government and Private students of secondary school for checking the climate change knowledge. A total of 90 students were selected from six schools for both open and close ended questions consisted of statements regarding causes, impact and mitigation of climate change. It was depicted that there was not much significant difference between them regarding the knowledge of climate change. In addition to this education community was emerged as a primary source of information followed by media. Therefore, it was clear that not only education community, media is also plays an important role in propagating the knowledge of climate change. Study of students' knowledge about the global warming can help policy makers to make holistic approach in mitigating of this critical environmental problem.

This book studies the relevance of dowry as a customary practice in Indian marriages. It examines the historical articulation between traditional cultural texts and modern statutory law to understand how daughters are valued and how dowry as a custom defines this value. The author creates a conceptual link between modern, medieval and ancient marriage rites that formulate and embed dowry behaviour and practice within Indian society. This book also provides a critique of the cultural textual tradition of India and South Asia. It asserts for the first time that Vedic materialism is at the core of an adequate understanding of how dowry as wealth comes to occupy such a central position in the field of marriage. An important study into the custom and tradition of South Asia, this book will be indispensable for students and researchers of cultural studies, women's studies, gender studies, religion, history, law and South Asian studies.