Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar is rooting for endosulfan just before the fifth Conference of Parties (COP) of the Stockholm Convention meets in Geneva
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India softens its stand on endosulfan
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The last day of the Stockholm Convention, ushered some good news for all those crusading against endosulfan in India. Endosulfan has finally been brought under the Annex A of the Stockholm Convention, which means that Endosulfan should be banned globally. India softened its stand and agreed to the listing without any opposition. This was a welcome move as India had become almost notorious for opposing any ban on endosulfan in the international arena ever since it was introduced as a persistent organic pollutant in the fourth Stockholm Convention in 2008.
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| Ahead of the COP |
- Awareness march by medical students in Kerala to culminate at Kasaragod on April 25
- Kerala proposes to observe April 25 as Endosulfan Day
- Kerala CM to send all-party delegation to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi
- Environmental health groups urge Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) to ban endosulfan
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Pawar’s lies
| THE DAMAGE DONE |
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4,273 victims identified in Kasaragod
38 per cent of the victims suffer from neuro-behavioural, cognitive disorders
15 per cent suffer from endocrine, reproductive disorders
RTI application filed in Dakshin Kannada reveals aerial spray was done in 96 villages; a preliminary count suggests 6,000 victims in these villages
*Source: Sneha Santhwanam, Kerala’s rehabilitation programme for endosulfan victims |
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