Acting on advice of an expert committee, the Centre will ban use of 18 pesticides in India as it involves risk to humans and animals.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/centre-ban-use-18-pesticides-harmful-humans-and-animals
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vishwa-mohan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-agricultural-research-institute-iari
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides-and-toxins