The Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee (CIBRC), in its 468th meeting held on January 12, 2026, approved a wide range of agrochemical registrations under Section 9(3) of the Insecticides Act, 1968, covering both Formulated Indigenous Manufacture (FIM) and Technical Indigenous Manufacture (TIM) categories. The approvals include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, seed treatment formulations, plant growth regulators, household insecticides, and shelf-life regularisations across major crops such as rice, cotton, chilli, soybean, maize, tomato, potato, groundnut, pigeon pea, grapes, and mango.
Key companies include Syngenta, Sumitomo, UPL, Atul, Rallis, ADAMA, Coromandel, FMC, Willowood, Crystal Crop Protection, and several other agrochemical manufacturers. Most registrations are subject to MRL fixation, while certain products carry mandatory label warnings related to inhalation toxicity, aquatic organisms, and honey-bee safety.
Detailed indication-wise formulation and technical approvals are given below:
🟢 Herbicides (Weed Control)
- FMC India Pvt. Ltd. – Beflubutamid 166 g/l + Pretilachlor 417 g/l SE approved for broad-spectrum weed control in transplanted rice.
- Atul Ltd. – 2,4-D Sodium 95% WDG approved for control of Eclipta alba, Monochoria vaginalis, Cyperus iria, Ludwigia parviflora and Cyperus difformis in transplanted rice.
Label warning: Toxic if inhaled; may cause eye irritation. - UPL Ltd. –
o Metolachlor 36.8% + Mesotrione 3.68% SE for weed control in maize.
o Propanil 35.1% + Penoxasulam 0.9% SC for weeds in direct-seeded and transplanted rice, with aquatic toxicity warning.
o Glufosinate ammonium 13.5% SL for weeds in grapes and non-crop areas, subject to MRL fixation. - Crystal Crop Protection Ltd. – Quizalofop ethyl 3.6% + Fomesafen 12% + Imazethapyr 7% SC approved for weed control in soybean.
- Rallis India Ltd. – Bispyribac sodium 25% + Metsulfuron methyl 4% + Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 20% WP approved for weeds in transplanted rice.
Label warning: Toxic if inhaled; may cause eye irritation.
🟠 Insecticides (Pest Control)
- Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd. – Pyridalyl 7% + Emamectin benzoate 1% EC approved for stem borer and fall armyworm in maize; Helicoverpa and Spodoptera spp. in chickpea; multiple pests in soybean; and fruit borer in tomato, subject to MRL fixation.
- ADAMA India Pvt. Ltd. – Spirotetramat 9.43% + Difenthiuron 28.30% SC approved for thrips, fruit borer and tobacco caterpillar in chilli.
Label warning: Toxic upon inhalation. - Chemley Agritech Pvt. Ltd. – Chlorantraniliprole 6% + Indoxacarb 7.25% + Emamectin benzoate 2.5% SC approved for thrips, fruit borer and tobacco caterpillar in chilli, subject to MRL fixation and revised chemical composition.
- Willowood Chemicals Ltd. –
o Emamectin benzoate 1% + Methoxyfenozide 21% + Tebuconazole 18.75% SC for fruit borer, thrips and mites in chilli.
o Flonicamid 15% + Pyriproxyfen 12% + Acetamiprid 2% ME for aphids, jassids, thrips and whiteflies in cotton. - SML Ltd. –
o Profenofos 50% WDG for jassids, aphids, thrips, whitefly, bollworms in cotton and pests in soybean.
o Sulphur 75% + Chlorantraniliprole 0.85% WDG for fruit borer and powdery mildew in chilli and tomato. - Crystal Crop Protection Ltd. – Emamectin benzoate 5.2% ME approved for pod borer in pigeon pea.
- Coromandel International Ltd. – Nitenpyram 15% + Pyriproxyfen 20% EC for leaf hopper and whitefly in cotton.
Label warning: Highly toxic to honey bees. - Parijat Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd. – Chlorantraniliprole 0.4% + Fipronil 0.6% + Clothianidin 1.0% GR approved for white grub and termite in groundnut; stem borers and gall midge in paddy; and early shoot borer in sugarcane.
Label warning: Highly toxic to aquatic organisms and honey bees.
🔵 Fungicides (Disease Management)
- Atul Ltd. – Azoxystrobin 4% + Isoprothiolane 12% + Mancozeb 30% WP for blast and sheath blight in rice.
- JU Agrisciences Pvt. Ltd. – Chlorothalonil 35% + Cymoxanil 15% + Metalaxyl 2% SC for early and late blight in tomato.
- Coromandel International Ltd. – Picoxystrobin 2.5% + Dimethomorph 16.5% + Mancozeb 50% WP for early and late blight in tomato and potato.
- Indofil Industries Ltd. – Mefentrifluconazole 12% + Thifluzamide 18% SC for brown spot, sheath blight, false smut and grain discoloration in paddy.
- Biostadt India Ltd. – Kasugamycin 1% + Tebuconazole 14% + Kresoxim methyl 20% SC for major rice diseases including bacterial leaf blight.
- Krishi Rasayan Exports Pvt. Ltd. – Ametoctradin 25% + Metalaxyl 20% WDG for damping-off and late blight in tomato.
- Agro Life Science Corporation – Azoxystrobin 12% + Fenpyroximate 2.5% + Emamectin benzoate 1% WG for fruit rot, powdery mildew and insect pests in chilli.
- Seedling India Pvt. Ltd. – Isoprothiolane 15% + Trifloxystrobin 2.5% + Pymetrozine 7.5% SE for sheath blight, blast and hopper control in paddy.
🟣 Seed Treatment Formulations
- Atul Ltd. – Azoxystrobin 1.5% + Carbendazim 8% + Thiamethoxam 30% FS approved for seed treatment in groundnut and soybean against fungal diseases and soil pests.
🟡 Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs)
- Syngenta India Ltd. – Trinexapac-ethyl 25.5% EC approved to prevent lodging in transplanted rice, with 18-month shelf life.
- Devi Crop Science Pvt. Ltd. – Nitrobenzene 15% GR approved to increase grain yield in transplanted rice.
Label warning: Toxic if inhaled; may cause eye irritation. - Goldripe International Pvt. Ltd. – Ethephon 20% WP approved as post-harvest ripening agent for mango.
🏠 Household Insect Control
- Jyothy Labs Ltd. – Transfluthrin 0.75% Mosquito Agarbatti approved for household control of Anopheles, Aedes and Culex mosquitoes.
📌 Shelf-Life Regularisation (Technical – TIM)
- ADAMA India Pvt. Ltd. – Two-year shelf life approved for Pyroxasulfone technical 98.4%.
- Best Crop Science Pvt. Ltd. – Two-year shelf life approved for Spiromesifen technical 96.5%.
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