476th RC Meeting Minutes

Find the latest decisions, pesticide registrations, regulatory developments, and crop protection updates from the 476th Registration Committee (RC) Meeting Minutes. Stay informed on CIB&RC registrations, agrochemical approvals, technical-grade active ingredients, pesticide formulations, indigenous manufacturing, crop protection regulations, and India’s agrochemical industry.

The 476th Registration Committee (RC) Meeting of India’s Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee (CIB&RC) was held on September 10, 2026, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The meeting considered applications relating to insecticides, fungicides, technical materials, combination formulations, and indigenous manufacture for use in Indian agriculture. The meeting was chaired by Agriculture Commissioner and Registration Committee Chairman Dr. P. K. Singh.

Among the notable decisions was approval for Pioxaniliprole Technical 97.5% w/w minimum and Pioxaniliprole 20% w/v SC from PI Industries Ltd. The Committee approved the formulation for rice, chilli, tomato and Bengal gram, covering pests including yellow stem borer, leaf folder, fall armyworm, fruit borer, tobacco caterpillar and pod borer. The technical registration was granted under Section 9(3), with a provisional two-year shelf life.

The 476th RC Meeting Minutes are relevant for tracking India’s evolving agrochemical registration framework, including decisions on new active ingredients, formulation registrations, technical imports, indigenous manufacturing, bio-pesticides, export-only products, crop-wise approvals, and regulatory compliance. The minutes provide an important reference for crop protection companies, researchers, manufacturers, regulatory professionals, agricultural consultants, and other stakeholders monitoring the Indian pesticide market.

This category features 476th RC Meeting Minutes, CIB&RC decisions, pesticide registrations, Section 9(3) approvals, new active ingredients, agrochemical formulations, indigenous crop protection technologies, technical registrations, crop-wise approvals, regulatory updates, and developments in India’s crop protection industry.