Continue ban on GM crops, activists urge Bengal Govt.
Alleging that the Centre is going to approve the commercial cultivation of a “genetically modified (GM) mustard seed” under the guise of “hybrid mustard”, Coalition for a GM-Free India urged the State...
View ArticleGovt move to allow commercial cultivation of GM mustard faces protest
Activist forum — GM-Free Bengal - has opposed government alleged efforts to approve genetically modified (GM) mustard for commercial cultivation. Claiming that this was an attempt by multinationals to...
View ArticlePAU told not to conduct GM mustard field trials
The Punjab government on Wednesday issued directions to Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) not to conduct further field trials of genetically modified (GM) mustard crop, following the concerns...
View ArticleIndia Drives Forward First GMO Crops Under Veil of Secrecy
A secret application has been made to India’s GEAC (Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee) for a new variety of GMO mustard to be released for cultivation. If accepted, this would be the first GMO...
View ArticleSeeds of Corruption: “Unneeded, Unwanted and Unsafe,” the Case of Genetically...
In India, genetically modified (GM) mustard is edging closer to becoming the first officially approved GM food crop to be placed on the commercial market. This is despite a series of official reports...
View Article#dnaEdit: Enact safeguards on cultivation of GM crops
Without setting up an independent regulator with statutory backing, the Centre’s attempts to expedite genetically modified crop cultivation are bound to fail The controversy over allowing the...
View ArticleEight more tests, risk report
A mustard field in full bloom at Batapora in Srinagar, Kashmir. (Source: Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi) In a move that has effectively placed commercial cultivation of GM Mustard in cold storage for...
View ArticleGEAC defers call on GM Mustard, Javadekar says, 'not imposing decisions'
GEAC's meeting and Javadekar's clarification on Friday came in the backdrop of mounting pressure from farmer organisations, political parties and activists who have alleged that the environment...
View ArticleNo decision on use of GM Mustard at apex environmental body meeting
A key meeting of GEAC, an apex body of Environment Ministry, on Friday deliberated on the fate of commercialisation of GM Mustard in India but did not take any decision even as activists and farmers...
View ArticleEye on safety, Govt defers GM mustard decision
A protest against GM mustard outside the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Friday. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna) HELPING THE government buy peace with activists protesting...
View ArticleStand unmodified on GM mustard
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the environment ministry on Friday deferred a decision on whether to allow commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard. “We...
View ArticleGovernment will not take final call on GM mustard without due process
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday assured that the commercial release of the genetically modified mustard will not be approved without due process. The agitating activists were promised that it...
View ArticleStop Bt Brinjal movement from Bangladesh to India: Activists
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) Activists and scientists have urged the West Bengal government to intervene and take up with the central government the issue of trans-boundary movement of Bt Brinjal - a...
View ArticleActivists urge government to reject GM mustard application
NEW DELHI: A group of anti-GM farm activists and sustainable agriculture campaigners on Monday demanded rejection of the current application of the transgenic mustard, claiming that all the genetically...
View ArticleActivists to present their anti-GM mustard stand before central regulator on...
NEW DELHI: Moving ahead with the government's call to have wider consultations before taking any decision on commercial release of genetically modified (GM) mustard, the central biotech regulator has...
View ArticleGovt body in no hurry to clear GM mustard
Nagpur: The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) finally made it clear that it was in no hurry to give nod to the genetically modified (GM) mustard and assured that it will ensure scientific...
View ArticleCentral regulator poised to give its nod to GM mustard; Activists raise...
NEW DELHI: The central regulator on genetically modified crops, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), is poised to give its nod for commercial release of GM mustard. It examined the issue on...
View ArticleGM mustard moves closer to approval
Genetically-modified (GM) mustard may have moved closer to being cleared for commercial cultivation in India after a key committee, tasked with assessing all the available evidence so far on the...
View ArticleFarmers rally against GM mustard
Bhubaneswar: Farmer representatives on Sunday urged the state government to write to the Centre against approval of genetically modified (GM) mustard crop in the country. Speaking at a state-level...
View ArticleScientists, environmentalists raise concern over plan for GM mustard entry
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Scientists and Greens in Kerala have raised concerns over the entry of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard for commercial cultivation as it is close to approval by the Genetic...
View ArticleExperts, activists allege committee held back biosafety data on GM mustard
NAGPUR: Activists, scientists and experts continue to oppose the ongoing process for clearance to GM mustard by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC). They claim the process of calling for...
View ArticleGovernment stares at Bt brinjal moment before taking call on GM mustard
NEW DELHI: With the deadline of submitting comments of stakeholders on genetically modified mustard to the central biotech regulator coming to an end on Wednesday, both anti and pro-GM groups have...
View ArticleCIC wants all bio-safety data on GM mustard public by April 30
NEW DELHI: In a move which may bring transparency in the decision making process on the fate of transgenic food crops in India, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Genetic...
View ArticleGenetically modified crops bad for health: Scientists
Visakhapatnam: As the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) seeks comments for the commercial release of genetically modified seeds of mustard, agricultural scientists...
View ArticleParliamentary panel to take up the issue of GM mustard crop
--> Wed, 26 Oct 2016-10:36pm , New Delhi , PTI On Tuesday, about 150 organisations from across India, including 29 national-level organisations, converged at Jantar Mantar protesting against...
View ArticleGM Mustard Gets Regulator Nod Amid Opposition from RSS-affiliate
New Delhi: The regulator for genetically modified crops has given the green signal for commercial cultivation of GM mustard in the country. In a submission to the Environment Ministry, Genetic...
View ArticleRegulator approves commercial release of GM mustard
Will be India's first GM food crop if cleared by ministry The final decision on the commercial release of GM mustard would have to be taken by Union Environment Minister Anil Dave. India’s topmost...
View ArticleIndia's biotech regulator gives green signal to GM mustard; zctivists oppose...
NEW DELHI: India's central biotech regulator, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), on Thursday cleared the genetically modified (GM) Mustard for commercial cultivation and recommended its...
View ArticleGM Mustard Approval Will Boost Biotech But Intellectual Property Concerns Remain
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has recommended to the Environment Minister the commercial release of genetically modified (GM) mustard. The recommendation is for four years and a...
View ArticleIndia's biotech regulator gives green signal to GM mustard; activists oppose...
NEW DELHI: India's central biotech regulator, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), on Thursday cleared the genetically modified (GM) Mustard for commercial cultivation and recommended its...
View ArticleRegulator Okays Commercial Use Of GM Mustard, Activists Raise A Stink
India's genetically modified (GM) crops regulator on Thursday recommended the commercial use of genetically modified mustard in a submission to the environment ministry amid opposition by anti-GM...
View ArticlePar panel likely to review clearance for GM mustard's
Last week, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), under the Environment Ministry, recommended the GM mustard for commercial cultivation. A parliamentary panel headed by Congress leader...
View ArticleGrowing clamour against GM mustard; Dave meets protesters
Union minister Anil Dave today met a six-member delegation representing those protesting against the approval given for commercial use of genetically modified mustard by the crop regulator. The...
View ArticleStudents, activists, farmers protest commercial use of GM
Students, farmers' unions and environmental activists today staged a protest outside the Ministry of Environment here over the approval given for commercial use of genetically modified mustard by the...
View ArticleStudents, activists, farmers protest commercial use of GM mustard
A number of farmers' unions, organic farming community and students also took part in the protest and called for a nationwide outrage if the approval of GM mustard crop for commercial use was not...
View ArticleAnti-GM activists urge PM to reject plea for GM mustard
A coalition of anti-GM crop activists has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that the application for commercial release of genetically modified mustard is rejected in toto. Apprehending that...
View ArticleStorm over GM crop at Dilli Haat
Sarson satyagrah On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti last Sunday, people in huge groups came together to celebrate ‘Jashn-e-Sarson’ at Dilli Haat, INA. An initiative of the Tourism and Art and Culture...
View ArticleNo fresh tests for GM mustard
The Environment Ministry is unlikely to prescribe fresh tests to ascertain the safety of genetically-modified (GM) mustard even as environmental activists on Monday alleged that the GM mustard, under...
View ArticleScientists, activists step up pressure, GEAC to meet today
A DAY ahead of the meeting of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) that is to consider an application for commercialisation of a genetically modified mustard variety, NGOs, activists and...
View ArticleParliament Panel Likely to Review Clearance For GM Mustard
New Delhi: A Renuka Chowdhury-led parliament panel is likely to review the clearances received by genetically-modified (GM) mustard, from central biotech regulator GEAC, for commercial use. A Genetic...
View ArticlePanel for action against farmers using herbicides on GM mustard
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee’s (GEAC) sub-committee has drafted several recommendations on GM mustard before it approved the crop for commercial release in May this year. These included...
View ArticleActivists demand dissolution of biotech regulator for clearing GM mustard
The 'Coalition for a GM-Free India', a platform of hundreds of organisations representing farmers, consumers, and scientists, wrote to Union Environment Minister Anil Dave expressing "disappointment...
View ArticleGM mustard: Activists step up campaign ahead of SC hearing
The Coalition for GM-Free India said it has learnt that the GEAC and its sub-committee, which undertook the safety appraisal of GM mustard crop, are proposing that it should be allowed for commercial...
View ArticleGM crop regulator okays commercial use of GM mustard amid
India's GM crop regulator today recommended the commercial use of genetically modified mustard in a submission to the environment ministry amid opposition by anti-GM groups, including RSS-affiliated...
View ArticleMake public biosafety info on GM mustard, says Central Information Commission
NEW DELHI: In an order intended to make the decision-making process on transgenic food crops in India more transparent, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Genetic Engineering...
View Article‘Make public biosafety info on GM mustard’
NEW DELHI: In an order intended to make the decision-making process on transgenic food crops in India more transparent, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Genetic Engineering...
View ArticleGM Mustard Issue Not Discussed at GEAC Meet (India Today)
Originally published by India Today January 13th, 2017 New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) Biotech regulator Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) today met but did not discuss the contentious issue of...
View ArticleMustard set to become 1st GM food crop to get nod
NEW DELHI: The central regulator on genetically modified crops, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), is poised to give its approval for commercial release of GM mustard. It examined the...
View ArticlePar panel to discuss GM crops issue with activists, seed firms
A parliamentary panel headed by Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury will discuss the issue of genetically modified (GM) crops with multinational seed firms and activists. The Parliamentary Standing...
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