{"id":121269,"date":"2026-08-27T14:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=121269"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:38:57","slug":"carbosulfan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/carbosulfan\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbosulfan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Carbosulfan Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Central government has proposed a complete ban on Carbosulfan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Carbosulfan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>an insecticide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to the <\/span><b>carbamate group.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been used to control a <\/span><b>range of insect pests affecting crops.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its use has been reported across several agricultural sectors, <\/span><b>particularly in paddy, cotton and horticultural production.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Properties\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>synthetic 1-benzofuran<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> compound and <\/span><b>carbamate acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is characterized as a <\/span><b>toxic and nonpersistent<\/b> <b>orange-yellow or brown viscous liquid,<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>low aqueous solubility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is <\/span><b>not volatile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and, based on its chemical properties, it would not normally be expected to leach to groundwater.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would <\/span><b>not normally persist in soil or water systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>rapidly metabolize to carbofuran<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a highly toxic metabolite responsible for severe cholinesterase inhibition and acute systemic toxicity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Impact of Carbosulfan<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbosulfan is <\/span><b>minimally irritating to the eye<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, slightly irritating to the skin and is a dermal sensitizer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>extremely toxic to fish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its toxicity is mediated by the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase in the nervous system.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/india\/2026\/Aug\/25\/centre-proposes-complete-ban-on-carbosulfan-insecticide-used-for-paddy-cotton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carbosulfan Carbosulfan is an insecticide belonging to the carbamate group. 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