Why does it take a Supreme Court to ban Endosulfan? Someone should do an analysis of why the regulatory mechanism breaks so often that the Supreme Court needs to intervene to force executive decisions...
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CSE welcomes endosulfan ban by the Supreme Court
The Centre for Science and Environment, one of India's foremost environmental groups, welcomed the Supreme Court's move to ban controversial pesticide Endosulfan today.
It also accused two Committees preferred by the Government, the O P Dubey committee and the C D Mayee committee, of manipulating 'facts' to favor continuance of the use of Endosulfan in plantations
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The recent decision by Honourable Supreme Court of India to ban controversial insecticide Endosulphan is a welcome step towards making the Indian Government to think in the lines of exploring the possibilities of making biopesticide more popular. Having known for its notorious health effects, stakeholders were divided on the decision to ban this chemical. However, often it is known that, since these type of chemicals are established in our farming practices, its socio-economic implications prevent taking any decision immediately, which warents Supreme Court's intervention to force executive decisions...
But Government prefers poisoning people...the State government that took action is out of power...now it is freedom of lobby,,,
There is not need for a detailed analysis on such issues. Bribes play the role, politicians are involved, or else how can one explain the Government granting permission to this pesticide banned in many countries. The bribe effect is still there, because Indian Govt is seeking more time at International level, to consider banning the pesticide.
Bribe effect is very evident in other fields as well, for example in GM organisms. Now, very rich MNCs like Monsanto is making policies for the countries, anyone who speaks against GM plants can be jailed !! In this case the MNC is not only bribing politicians but extending briby-grants to Ag scientist of the Country.