Petition filed by Prashant Bhushan has demanded a policy to regulate use of chemical pesticides in farming.
There are 93 types of pesticides which are banned abroad but not in India. There are many pesticides which are banned in India but still used blatantly. Also the spraying of herbicides are also entering our food chain and depleting crop production. This leads to famer suicide. Petitioner wants to phase out chemical pesticides gradually.
Govt will reply in four weeks
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