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Indian Cabinet ratifies ban on 7 hazardous chemicals listed under Stockholm Convention

2020-11-02

POPs Stockholm Convention


The Union Cabinet ratified ban on seven Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) listed under Stockholm Convention.

The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and environment from POPs, which are identified chemical substances that persist in the environment, bio-accumulate in living organisms, adversely affect human health/ environment and have the property of long-range environmental transport (LRET).

The Cabinet’s approval for ratification of POPs demonstrates India’s commitment to meet its international obligations with regard to protection of environment and human health.



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