{"id":16024,"date":"2025-04-26T01:03:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16024"},"modified":"2025-04-26T01:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:04:06","slug":"chlorpyrifos-the-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/chlorpyrifos-the-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Chlorpyrifos: The Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Chlorpyrifos Under Scrutiny at International Conventions:<\/strong> The 2025 Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions in Geneva (April 28-May 9) are addressing hazardous chemicals, including chlorpyrifos.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Global Concerns:<\/strong> Chlorpyrifos, classified as &#8216;moderately hazardous&#8217; by WHO, is banned in over 40 countries but still used in India on 18 crops.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Health and Environmental Risks:<\/strong> Chlorpyrifos is linked to neurotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, irreversible brain damage in unborn children, and ecosystem contamination.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>PAN India Advocacy:<\/strong> Pesticide Action Network (PAN) India is advocating for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inclusion of chlorpyrifos in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention (prior informed consent for trade).<\/li>\n<li>Inclusion in Annex A of the Stockholm Convention (global ban), citing safer alternatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Illegal Use in India:<\/strong> A 2022 report revealed unauthorized use of chlorpyrifos and other agrochemicals, raising regulatory and enforcement concerns.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>CIBRC&#8217;s Role:<\/strong> The Central Insecticides Board &amp; Registration Committee (CIBRC) regulates insecticides in India, operating under the Ministry of Agriculture &amp; Farmers Welfare, established under The Insecticides Act, 1968.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Indian Experts Call for Ban:<\/strong> Indian experts are urging an immediate ban on chlorpyrifos, emphasizing its continued threat to public health, future generations and ecosystems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chlorpyrifos Under Scrutiny at International Conventions: The 2025 Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions in Geneva (April 28-May 9) are addressing hazardous chemicals, including chlorpyrifos. 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