Centre bans 2 rice cultivation insecticides

New Delhi: The Centre has imposed a ban on two widely used insecticides in rice cultivation – Tricyclazole & Buprofezin – through the Insecticide Prohibition Order 2020 under Gazette notification. The Central Government, after considering the views expressed by an Inter-Ministerial Committee, concluded that the use of Tricyclazole and Buprofezin involves health hazards to human beings, animals and the environment. The SC had directed to constitute an Inter-Ministerial Committee to review the use of insecticides and hazardous chemicals. "No person shall import, formulate, manufacture, sell, transport, distribute, stock and use Tricyclazole and Buprofezin. The certificate of registration granted for Tricyclazole and Buprofezin under Section 9 of the said Act shall be deemed to be cancelled," said the draft order. (IANS)

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