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Pesticides makers threatens to move to court over ban on 27 products

They claim the govt acted at the behest of foreign NGOs in imposing the ban

Pesticides makers threatens to move to court over ban on 27 products
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The ban will shrink India’s export capability by more than 50 per cent and hand over a market worth Rs 12,000 crore to Chinese competitors

Dilip Kumar Jha Mumbai
Pesticides manufacturers in India have threatened to drag the central government to court due to abrupt ban on production, distribution and sale of 27 pesticides that are used on cotton, grapes and other crops.

The Centre issued a draft gazette notification on May 20 proposing a ban on 27 pesticides that are actively used across all agricultural commodities in India and abroad.

“The government of India acted at the behest of some foreign funded non-government organisations (NGOs) with vested interest. The move not only challenges the Make in India initiative and export of these pesticides, but also India’s food security at large.

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