How USAID's assistance brought a poisonous 'alien' plant to India on request of Jawaharlal Nehru, and its still troubling us

The article discusses the outbreak of Parthenium, an invasive weed, in India during the 1950s. This unwelcome species, which came with grain shipments under the US PL 480 scheme, caused extensive health and agricultural issues. Despite various control measures, the weed continues to spread across the country.