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Chlorpyrifos in India
April 29 , 2025
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- The Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COP) was held in Geneva.
- India urged parties to the Stockholm Convention to list chlorpyrifos under Annex A — a designation that calls for a global ban.
- Chlorpyrifos is a toxic pesticide still widely used in India despite bans in over 40 nations.
- It is a pesticide classified as ‘moderately hazardous’ by WHO.
- It continues to be used in India on a variety of crops, posing a serious threat to farmers, consumers, future generations and ecosystems.
- The Stockholm Convention, adopted in 2001, aims to eliminate or restrict the persistent organic pollutants.
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