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NTPC Graduate Tier 1 2016 Shift 2 📅 02 Apr, 2016

Which of the following insecticides' harmful effects came under media attention when health issues in Kerala were publicized?

A
Endosulfan
B
Lethal
C
Thimet
D
Monocil
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NTPC Graduate Tier 1
2016 • 02 Apr, 2016 • Shift 2
Which of the following insecticides' harmful effects came under media attention when health issues in Kerala were publicized?
Correct Answer
Endosulfan
Environmental Tragedy: In the Kasaragod district of Kerala, the government-owned Plantation Corporation engaged in the aerial spraying of a highly toxic organoc......
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Environmental Tragedy ▼
In the Kasaragod district of Kerala, the government-owned Plantation Corporation engaged in the aerial spraying of a highly toxic organochlorine insecticide over cashew plantations for over two decades.
Medical Consequences ▼
The continued environmental exposure resulted in a severe health crisis among the local population, causing horrific congenital disabilities, neurobehavioral disorders, and numerous deaths.
Identification ▼
The chemical responsible for this devastating ecological and human disaster was Endosulfan.
Conclusion ▼
Widespread media coverage and activist pressure eventually led to a nationwide ban on Endosulfan by the Supreme Court of India in 2011.