Key Takeaways from the 465th RC Meeting: Approved Agrochemical Technical, Solo & Combinations for FMC India, UPL, PI Industries, GSP Crop Science, Crystal Crop, Agro Life, Willowood, Cheminova and Dhanuka Agritech

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The Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee (CIBRC) has granted multiple product approvals in July 2025 under Section 9(3) of the Insecticides Act. These include both Technical Indigenous Manufacture (TIM) and Formulated Indigenous Manufacture (FIM) across a wide range of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. Below is a detailed, company-wise breakdown of the approved products.

FMC India Pvt. Ltd. – Broad-Spectrum Fungicide Combination

  • Product: Fluindapyr 20.9% + Flutriafol 20.9% SC
  • Crops: Rice, Chilli, Tomato, Cucumber
  • Diseases Controlled: False smut, Dirty panicle, Sheath blight, Powdery mildew, Anthracnose
  • Note: Subject to MRL fixation

GSP Crop Science Pvt. Ltd. – Technical Herbicide Approval

  • Product: Topramezone Technical (96.50% w/w min.)
  • Type: Technical Indigenous Manufacture (TIM)
  • Use: Herbicide
  • Decision: Approved for domestic manufacturing

PI Industries Ltd. – Soybean & Sugarcane Herbicide Combination

  • Product: Pyroxasulfone 63.75% + Diclosulam 13% WG
  • Type: Formulated Indigenous Manufacture (FIM)
  • Crops: Soybean, Sugarcane
  • Weeds Controlled: Commelina benghalensis, Echinochloa colona, Digera arvensis, Chenopodium album, Trianthema portulacastrum, and others
  • Condition: Subject to MRL fixation on Sugarcane

Crystal Crop Protection Ltd. – Insecticide and Herbicide Portfolio Expansion

1. Flonicamid 18% + Spirotetramat 13.5% SC
  • Crop: Cotton
  • Pests Controlled: Whitefly, Aphids, Jassids, Thrips
  • Note: Subject to MRL fixation
2. Clothianidin 10% + Chlorantraniliprole 6% WG
  • Crop: Rice
  • Target Pest: Stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas)
  • Note: MRL fixation required
3. Quizalofop-ethyl 8.8% + Oxyfluorfen 19% WG
  • Crop: Onion
  • Weeds Controlled: Portulaca oleracea, Amaranthus viridis, Eleusine indica
  • Note: MRL fixation required

Agro Life Science Corporation – Fungicide for Tomato

  • Product: Thiophanate-methyl 15% + Copper oxychloride 40% WP
  • Crop: Tomato
  • Diseases Controlled: Early blight, Late blight, Leaf spot, Ring spot

Willowood Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. – Three New Formulated Products Approved

1. Propiconazole 10% + Thiophanate-methyl 42% WP
  • Crop: Wheat
  • Diseases: Rusts (Puccinia graminis), Powdery mildew
2. Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl 6% + Pyrazosulfuron-ethyl 1.5% + Pretilachlor 50% ME
  • Crop: Transplanted Rice
  • Weeds Controlled: Echinochloa crusgalli, Cyperus rotundus, Panicum repens, Fimbristylis miliacea, and others
3. Sulphur 50% + Propineb 25% DF
  • Crops: Grapes, Chilli, Paddy
  • Diseases: Powdery mildew, Anthracnose, Blast, Sheath blight

Cheminova India Ltd. – Technical Fungicide Approval

  • Product: Fluindapyr Technical (96% w/w min.)
  • Type: Technical Indigenous Manufacture (TIM)
  • Use: Fungicide
  • Status: Approved

UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions Ltd. – Seed Treatment Insecticide

  • Product: Flupyrimin 41.32% FS
  • Crops: Sugarcane, Groundnut
  • Pests Controlled: Early shoot borer, Jassid, Termites, White grub

Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. – Targeted Fungicide for Grapes

  • Product: Amisulbrom 5.21% + Zoxamide 10.41% SC
  • Crop: Grapes
  • Disease Controlled: Downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola)
  • Note: Subject to MRL fixation

For a complete overview of Indian pesticide approvals, please access: Indian Pesticide Database

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