Government mulls ‘safe’ options on farming
NEW DELHI: The government may be a little hesitant in pushing for genetically modified (GM) crops due to pressure from RSS-linked groups, but it is exploring all possible 'safe' options to ensure food...
View ArticleFather of green revolution MS Swaminathan pitches for field trials of GM crops
NEW DELHI: At the time when many states do not appear to be keen on allowing field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops, eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan has come out with a...
View ArticleCall Luddites’ bluff
GMO hybrid mustard Two developments last week say a lot about national priorities when it comes to harnessing technology for boosting crop yields to feed rising populations. The first was the China...
View ArticleNo to GM mustard, Delhi slams secrecy
New Delhi: The AAP government told the BJP-led Centre on Tuesday that it would not support commercialization of genetically modified mustard. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, deputy chief...
View ArticleGM mustard: Centre hits pause button over protests
NEW DELHI: Amid strong opposition by citizens' groups and farmers against a possible move to allow commercial use of genetically modified (GM) mustard, the government on Friday said any decision in...
View ArticleAAP neta Mishra joins GM protest
Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra participated in a protest to oppose the commercial launch of genetically modified (GM) mustard, even as scientists in Delhi University and Jawaharlal Lal Nehru on Friday...
View ArticleDecision on genetically modified Mustard after 'due deliberations': Government
NEW DELHI: Taking a cautious stand on approving commercial farming of genetically modified Mustard, government today said a decision will be taken after "due deliberations" amidst strong opposition by...
View ArticleGroups opposing commercial release of transgenic mustard want central...
NEW DELHI: A number of farmer associations and citizen groups, including the RSS-linked 'Swadeshi Jagaran Manch' (SJM), on Wednesday demanded that the scheduled meeting of the Genetic Engineering...
View ArticleFarmers, citizens’ groups, rally against GM mustard
NEW DELHI: A number of farmer associations and citizen groups, including the RSS-linked 'Swadeshi Jagaran Manch' (SJM), on Wednesday demanded that the scheduled meeting of the Genetic Engineering...
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 ArticleAnti-GM crop groups schedule meeting over transgenic mustard
NEW DELHI: Apprehending that the central regulator on transgenic crops - Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) - may take its call in favour of the commercial release of GM mustard during its...
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 ArticleSupreme Court notice to govt on HT GM mustard field trials
The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the government on a plea asking it to initiate contempt against three members of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal...
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...
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