New Delhi, April 24 -- As global delegates prepare to gather in Geneva, Switzerland for a major chemical safety summit, Indian experts have called for an immediate ban on chlorpyrifos, a toxic pesticide still widely used in the country despite bans in over 40 nations.

World's leading policymakers and scientists will convene in Geneva from April 28-May 9, for the 2025 Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COP). These summits are multilateral environmental agreements, which share the common objective of protecting human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals and wastes.

Chlorpyrifos, a pesticide classified as 'moderately hazardous' by the World Health Organization, continues to be u...