"For many years, the country has believed these pesticides are vital to keeping away starvation, to advance the green revolution. The main concern was food production and disease control - not public health safety. Some of us believe this must change, but it . . . will take some time."
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Environmentalists from IndiaAnimal rights activistsWomen politicians in IndiaBharatiya Janata Party politiciansWomen’s and minorities ministers
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Commenting on a pesticide-poisoning incident, "Where Toxic Pesticides Seep Into Everyday Life", The Philadelphia Inquirer (23 September 1990)
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Maneka Gandhi
Maneka Gandhi (born 26 August 1956) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party and an animal rights activist. She was appointed the Minister of Women and Child Development on 26 May 2014.
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