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endosulfan
Endosulfan is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide that is being phased out globally. The two isomers, endo and exo, are known popularly as I and II. Endosulfan sulfate is a product of oxidation containing one extra O atom attached to the S atom. Endosulfan became a highly controversial agrichemical due 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 five additional years. More than 80 countries, including the European Union, Australia, 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 by Makhteshim Agan and several manufacturers in India and China.
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Investor Opinion
March 23, 2018
Global and Chinese Endosulfan Industry, 2018 Market Research Report offered by DecisionDatabases.com is an informative study covering the market with detailed analysis. The report will assist reader with better understanding and decision making. The report provides key statistics on the market statusÃâà...
fnbnews.com
March 20, 2018
Under the National Health Mission, an approval of Rs 22.19 crore has been provided for the relief and rehabilitation of patients affected by endosulfan as per the proposal by the state of Kerala between 2012-13 and 2017-18. The ministry of agriculture and farmers' welfare has informed that the followingÃâà...
The New Indian Express
March 20, 2018
In another major decision, the government will make available Rs 30 crore to grant financial aid to the Endosulfan-affected. A high level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took the decision to write off loans ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 3 lakh availed by the Endosulfan victims. A decision toÃâà...
Business Standard
March 20, 2018
It was also decided to give immediate assistance to all victims of Endosulfan as per recommendations of the National Human Rights Commission and government would make available rs 30 crore for the same, the release said. State Revenue minister E Chandrasekharan, Health minister, K K Shylaja,Ãâà...
onmanorama
March 18, 2018
She never complained when her daughter came with multiple illnesses. Her world came crashing down when the child was admitted to the Kasaragod general hospital after a bout of epilepsy. The doctors and other staff denied the child treatment even though they knew she was a victim of endosulfan.
The Hindu
March 13, 2018
The committee will also focus on endosulfan victim voters to ensure that they got all help, he said. The Election Commission has taken a special interest in helping physically challenged voters to vote. “It is a significant step and a humane measure,” he said, adding that it showed the human side of theÃâà...
The Hindu
March 13, 2018
Stating that the UDF government had taken steps to continue relief packages and other financial assistance to the endosulfan victims, Mr. Behnan accused the LDF of driving the victims to launch intensified agitations like satyagrahas in front of the State Secretariat. Mr. Behnan's remarks comes as theÃâà...
onmanorama
March 8, 2018
Kasaragod: Until Karuppaiyah came face to face with the horrors of endosulfan poisoning in Kasaragod, little did he know that his daughter too was a victim of the unscientific and indiscriminate spraying of hazardous pesticides in his village in Tamil Nadu. Karuppaiyah, since he was a 12-year-old boy, hasÃâà...
Asianet Newsable
February 22, 2018
Endosulfan was sprayed in the plantations of the Kerala Cashew Corporation in northern Kasaragod from 1978 onwards three times every year, to contain the menace of the tea mosquito bug. Thousands have been affected, resulting in diseases ranging from birth disorders, physical deformities, cancerÃâà...
News Today
February 21, 2018
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking Rs 200.3 crore as central share to give compensation to the endosulfan victims as directed by the Supreme Court and the National Human Rights Commission. In the letter, Vijayan requested theÃâà...
Times of India
February 20, 2018
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking central assistance for providing compensation to endosulfan victims. Vijayan has demanded that the Centre should bear 50% of cost as the order for compensation was issued by national humanÃâà...
Mathrubhumi English
February 18, 2018
Kasaragod: The Endosulfan affected villages witness the loneliness of mothers who have lost their children in the pesticide impact. Devaki and Lakshmi are only examples of the elderly mothers who are left alone in the region. These mothers were concerned of who will take care of their children after theirÃâà...
Chemistry World
February 15, 2018
The pesticides banned include phosphamidon, endosulfan, triazophos, alachlor and monochrotophos. Many of these chemicals are banned in a number of countries but are still in use in many parts of India. The Stockholm Convention banned endosulfan in more than 120 countries in 2011, including India.
The Hindu
February 4, 2018
With many issues plaguing them remaining unaddressed, the endosulfan victims and their mothers are planning to launch an indefinite day-night agitation in front of the Secretariat from April 3. The Endosulfan Peeditha Janakeeya Munnani (EPJM) is launching the agitation as the fresh official list preparedÃâà...
The Hindu
January 30, 2018
Victims of indiscriminate spraying of pesticide endosulfan in Kasaragod district staged a day-long agitation in front of the Secretariat on Tuesday, demanding that the State government implement the Supreme Court order issued in January last year to disburse ₹5 lakh as compensation to all victims on theÃâà...
The Hindu
January 12, 2018
The victims of indiscriminate spraying of pesticide endosulfan in the district will stage a day-long agitation in front of the Secretariat on January 30, accusing the State government of “adopting a lax attitude” to their issues. The agitation by the mothers of the victims, spearheaded by the Endosulfan PeedithaÃâà...
onmanorama
December 31, 1999
Kasaragod: Until Karuppaiyah came face to face with the horrors of endosulfan poisoning in Kasaragod, little did he know that his daughter too was a victim of the unscientific and indiscriminate spraying of hazardous pesticides in his village in Tamil Nadu. Karuppaiyah, since he was a 12-year-old boy, hasÃâà...
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