Glyphosate

  • The Centre has officially restricted the use of the widely used herbicide, glyphosate, fearing risk to human and animal health.
  • Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide and crop desiccant.
  • It is an organophosphorus compound, specifically a phosphonate, which acts by inhibiting the plant enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase.
  • From now, glyphosate will be applied only through pest control operators (PCOs).
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer published a study in 2015 that said glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to humans”.
  • Glyphosate has been majorly used in tea plantations in ....
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