Government Decides to Revoke the Ban on Glyphosate, In Favour of Corporate Profits!

The government has decided to completely revoke the Glyphosate [N- (phosphonomethyl) Glycine] fertiliser ban to the entire country, which is banned in June. Steps have been taken to remove this ban in a special gazette notification. The current joint government banned the use of glyphosate (N- phosphonomethyl-glycine) saying that they want to promote organic fertiliser throughout the country. However, on the request of the Monsanto Multinational Company, the cabinet approved to remove the glyphosate ban only on tea and rubber plantation to suppress opposition by removing the ban …