The Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers presented its report on ‘Insecticides and Pesticides – Promotion and Development including Safe Usage – Licensing Regime for Insecticides’ on December 19, 2023. Pesticides are broadly of four types: insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and bio-pesticides. Herbicides kill/control the growth of weeds, and have the …
The Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers presented its report on ‘Insecticides and Pesticides – Promotion and Development including Safe Usage – Licensing Regime for Insecticides’ on December 19, 2023. Pesticides are broadly of four types: insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and bio-pesticides. Herbicides kill/control the growth of weeds, and have the …
The Government of India has introduced the Insecticides (Prohibition) Order, 2023. It was published on 3rd October, 2023 and has come into immediate effect. This Order aims at regulating and restricting the usage of specific insecticides, carries significant implications for the insecticide industry and agriculture.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, (MoAFW) on September 01, 2023, published the Draft Insecticides (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2023 to further amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The following has been stated namely: In rule 10 which states “Licence for sale, etc., of insecticides” in clause (iii) of sub-rule (3A): …
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW;) on February 02, 2023, issued the draft of Insecticides (Prohibition) Order, 2023 under the powers conferred by sub-section 2 of Section 27 read with section 28 and sub-section (1) of section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968. This order may be called …
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on 24th November 2022, published the Insecticides (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The amendment is brought under rule 9 which deals with licenses to manufacture insecticides in which after sub-rule 3(iii) the following has been notified: 3(iii): …
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) on November 22, 2022, published the Draft Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2022. To further amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971 They shall come into effect on November 22, 2022. The Amendments are as under: In rule 6, which states “Manner of registration” in sub-rule …
The Ministry of agriculture and farmer’s welfare (MoAFW) on October 27, 2022, issued a notification to further amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971. this has come into force on October 27, 2022. The amendments were made as follows: in sub-rule (1) of rule 19 which states “Manner of labeling” in clause …
Genetically modified (GM) crops have increased global food, feed and fibre production by nearly 1 billion tonnes (1996-2020), whilst helping farmers who grow these crops to reduce the environmental footprint associated with their crop protection practices by over 17 percent. It has also reduced carbon emissions, by 39.1 billion kilograms, …
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on January 20, 2022 has issued the Draft Insecticides ( Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The following amendment has been made: In rule 19, which specifies Manner of Labelling, sub-rule (5) has been substituted, namely: “(3). The lower …
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on September 03, 2021 has issued the Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The following amendment have been made: In rule 10, after sub-rule (1A), the following Sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:- (1B) A person who applies for …
The Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare on June 23, 2021 has published a draft of Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971 and to inform all persons likely to be affected thereby. The draft Rules will be taken into consideration after the expiry of …
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on April 24, 2020, publishes the Insecticides (Second Amendment) Rules, 2020, to further amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The people covered under these rules shall apply for new registration of leaflets and labels within 90 days. In addition to this any other insecticide …
In its "The Insecticides (Second Amendment) Draft Rules, 2020" draft order, the Agriculture Ministry points out that these are products that are likely to involve risk to humans and animals and has called for suggestions before a final order is passed. Provided that all persons with valid certificates of registration …
According to the Notification of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare on the 31st January, 2020 in New Delhi. Whereas the Central Government, in pursuance of the orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its judgment in the case of Writ …
The insecticides we use for agriculture and for vector control often arrive in water bodies, where mosquito larvae may be exposed to them. Not only will they then likely affect the development of the larvae, but their effects may carry over to the adults, potentially affecting their capacity at transmitting …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Interglobe Aviation Limited Vs Union of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Secretary & Others dated 29/11/2019 regarding disinfecting of aircraft with passengers on-board. The issue of disinsecting of aircraft involves, on the one hand, concerns relating …
The study aimed to document and assess local knowledge on the use of insecticidal and insect repellent plants to manage disease-transmitting, nuisance and crop pests in Raya-Azebo district of Tigray region of Ethiopia. Ethnobotanical data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with purposively selected informants. Simple preference ranking exercises were …
Rivers in England are contaminated with powerful insecticides, new testing has revealed, increasing concerns over the impact of the toxic chemicals on fish and birds. Neonicotinoids were banned from use on flowering crops in the European Union in 2013 due to the harm they cause to bees and other vital …
LONDON (Reuters) - The largest genetic study of mosquitoes has found their ability to resist insecticides is evolving rapidly and spreading across Africa, putting millions of people at higher risk of contracting malaria. This 2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) photo shows two "Anopheles gambiae" mosquitoes, the principal …
Several European countries face a growing scare over millions of eggs that have been contaminated with the insecticide Fipronil.Getty A European Union official said on Tuesday (5 September) that 40 countries have now been affected by a Europe-wide contaminated egg scandal. More on the egg scandal The figure includes 24 …
