Alternatives to Endosulfan available

The Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Review Committee to theStockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants approved the assessment of 100 chemical alternatives to insecticide and acaricideEndosulfan.  The committee also suggested its non-chemical alternatives.

Which of the approved alternatives are used in India?

Among the approved alternatives which are used in India, some are:-

• Malathion
• Aldicarb
• Carbofuran
• Cabaryl
• Fipronil
• Methyl parathion
• Pyrethrin

Q) what is Endosulfan ? why it is in news recently ?

Ans: Endosulfan is an off  patent  organochlorine  insecticide and acaricide that is being phased out globally. Endosulfan became a highly controversial agrichemicaldue to its acute toxicity, potential for bioaccumulation, and role as an endocrine disruptor. Because of its threats to human health and the environment, a global ban on the manufacture and use of endosulfan was negotiated under the Stockholm Convention in April 2011. The ban will take effect in mid 2012, with certain uses exempted for 5 additional years. More than 80 countries, including the European Union, Australia and New Zealand, several West African nations, the United States,Brazil and Canada had already banned it or announced phase outs by the time the Stockholm Convention ban was agreed upon. It is still used extensively in India, China, and few other countries. It is produced byMakhteshim Agan and several manufacturers in India and China.