With respect to the ‘chlorpyrifos’, consider the following statements:

It is a flame retardant.

It was registered under the Insecticide Act of 1968.

It is one of the ten pesticides banned by Punjab and Haryana governments in August 2022.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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The United Nations Environment Programme’s proposal to list chlorpyrifos as POP was resisted by India.
India had also opposed the decision to list flame retardant dechlorane plus.
Chlorpyrifos was registered under the Insecticide Act of 1968 since 1977 and Anupam Verma Committee recommended its review for continued use in 2015.
China and India are among the largest producers of chlorpyrifos. Nearly 48 per cent of chlorpyrifos or 24,000 tonnes was produced in India. Globally, some 50,000 tonnes of chlorpyrifos is being used annually, according to estimates by the China Crop Protection Industry Association.
Chlorpyrifos was approved for agricultural use in 2021, which includes its use as a pesticide against pests affecting Bengal gram, rice and cotton.
It is one of the ten pesticides banned by Punjab and Haryana governments in August 2022.
Chlorpyrifos is approved for 18 crops in India, while it was being used for 23 crops.

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The United Nations Environment Programme’s proposal to list chlorpyrifos as POP was resisted by India.
India had also opposed the decision to list flame retardant dechlorane plus.
Chlorpyrifos was registered under the Insecticide Act of 1968 since 1977 and Anupam Verma Committee recommended its review for continued use in 2015.
China and India are among the largest producers of chlorpyrifos. Nearly 48 per cent of chlorpyrifos or 24,000 tonnes was produced in India. Globally, some 50,000 tonnes of chlorpyrifos is being used annually, according to estimates by the China Crop Protection Industry Association.
Chlorpyrifos was approved for agricultural use in 2021, which includes its use as a pesticide against pests affecting Bengal gram, rice and cotton.
It is one of the ten pesticides banned by Punjab and Haryana governments in August 2022.
Chlorpyrifos is approved for 18 crops in India, while it was being used for 23 crops.

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