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Review of 66 pesticides in India: Report of the Expert Committee -Volume-II

This report is on the review of 66 pesticides under the Chairmanship of Dr. Anupam Varma. The main parameters emphasized by the Committee to review the products were uses approved under the Insecticides Act, 1968. Six pesticides to be phased out by 2020. Ban of use of Fenitrothion in agriculture to continue.