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Toh hua yun ki, medical research mein yeh pata chala hai ki Paraquat dichloride naam ka ye herbicide (weed marne wala chemical) farmers aur workers ki kidney fail hone, lungs fibrosis aur Parkinson's jaisi beemariyon ka karan ban raha hai. Isliye abhi desh bhar mein ispar ban lagane ki maang tez ho gayi hai.
Telangana toh already ispar ban laga chuka hai, lekin abhi central government kaadi action ka wait kar rahi hai. February 2026 mein jo naya Pesticides Management Bill, 2025 aane wala hai, usme iske rules update hone hain. Lekin critics keh rahe hain ki ye bill bhi kaafi kamzor hai, isme manufacturer ki liability (galti ki zimmedari) clear nahi hai aur enforcement bhi strong nahi lagti.
Isi beech, jab tak ye bill aayega aur laagu hoga, jo naye aur surakshit alternatives hain, unki maang badh rahi hai. India mein kheti mein weed control bahut zaruri hai, kyunki isse 15-30% tak crop loss ho sakta hai. Isliye herbicide exports bhi salana 20% badh rahe hain. Agrochemical market toh $9 billion se badh kar $13 billion hone wala hai 2030 tak. Ab log sirf chemical par depend nahi karna chahte; crop rotation, mulching aur mechanical weeding jaise tareeke bhi popular ho rahe hain. Haan, Glyphosate aur Glufosinate Ammonium jaise alternatives hain, lekin unke bhi alag risks hain.
Ab bade agrochemical companies jaise UPL Ltd., PI Industries, aur Rallis India bhi is race mein hain. Ye companies saalana $9.59 billion ke market mein kaam karti hain. UPL ki market cap lagbhag ₹56,500 crore hai aur PI Industries ki ₹46,500 crore ke aas paas. Agar Paraquat jaise purane chemicals par ban lagta hai, toh un companies ko nuksan ho sakta hai jo is par zyada depend karti hain, jaise ki Rain Bio Tech Industries aur Eagle Plant Protect Pvt. Ltd.
Sahi kahu toh, India ka agrochemical regulation system kaafi complicated hai. Bill mein deri aur uski kamzoriyan farmers ko risk mein daal rahi hain. Plus, fake pesticides bhi ek problem hain. Jo companies abhi bhi purane chemicals par atki hain, unko future mein mushkil ho sakti hai. Analysts keh rahe hain ki future sustainable aur bio-based inputs ka hi hai. Jo companies eco-friendly solutions par dhyan dengi, wahi aage badhengi.