DDT LOSING GROUNDS AGAINST MALARIA; TIME TO FIND ALTERNATIVES

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Channel: News Hour India · 2011 · Science & Technology

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It's a chemical which started the debate over ill effects of pesticides and insecticides on human health years back. But the hard fact is that most controversial Persistent Organic Pollutant DDT , which  is banned by almost every country in the world  is still being used widely in India. Infact,  even after having credible scientific  evidences of its ill impact on ecology and human health, India is  the only country manufacturing this pesticide.

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