Extensive consumption, toxicity, and bioaccumulation of malathion (MLT) and lindane (γ-HCH) pesticides collectively attract the world's attention. Herein, the nanocomposite of chitosan wrapped NiO@ZnO was synthesized by a green methodology using Azadirachta indica leaves extract. Structural and morphological analysis of chitosan-NiO@ZnO showed hollow sphere-ake shaped image adsorbed on a solid chitosan surface with a large surface area of 73 m 2 g -1 . A decrease in values of lattice strain, dislocation density and crystallite size described the imperfection in crystal geometry and new peaks in FT-IR spectra at 698 cm -1 and 448 cm -1 of Ni-N and Zn-N, respectively con rms the coupling. The chitosan-NiO@ZnO nanocomposite with a reduced band gap due to the generation of new energy levels in the vicinity of of conduction and valence band. Chitosan-NiO@ZnO and individuals nanoparticles (NiO and ZnO) were well-characterized and utilized for degradation MLT and γ-HCH under direct sunlight and dark conditions. The highest degradation of pesticides (above 94%) resulted with 2 mg L -1 and 10 mg L -1 of MLT (π_π) and γ-HCH, respectively with a 20 mg catalyst dose, and pH of ~7 under daylight exposure (5 h). Chitosan-NiO@ZnO substantially suppressed the half-life of the targeted pesticides (MLT: 0.48 h; HCH 0.51 h) and demonstrated the rst-order kinetics with a high adsorption capacity, X m (MLT: 14.5 mg g -1 and γ-HCH 20.7 mg g -1 ), which also con rmed the strong binding with the pesticides, followed by their conversion into safer and smaller metabolites. The charge separation mechanism was elucidated by UV re ectance and photoluminescence data. Hydroxyl radicals were most frequently responsible for the degradation of pesticides as con rmed by scavenger analysis. The synthesized green-nano photocatalyst showed high reusability (up to 10 th cycles), sensitivity, and stability within the degradation process, presumably making it suitable for industrial applications.