Ask Centre to disallow GM crops, Jayalalithaa urged
CHENNAI: Farmers, trade unions and activists on Monday urge chief minister J Jayalalithaa to write to the Centre against approving any genetically modified food crops like mustard. While AIADMK in it's...
View ArticleDoubts over GEAC’s GM Mustard plans
Nagpur: Though the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) is still undecided on clearing the Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 or DMH-11 for commercial cultivation, independent scientists, activists and...
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 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 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: govt to release biosafety data
The Union Environment Ministry has decided to release the biosafety data on genetically modified mustard. This comes days after the ministry was rapped by the Central Information Commission (CIC) for...
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 ArticleGM mustard is "safe", says technical body
A technical body has said that genetically-modified (GM) mustard is “safe for human and animal health” and did not threaten biodiversity. The Environment Ministry on Monday made public the body’s...
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 ArticleKerala to write to Centre against GEAC plan to permit GM Mustard
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Now with the state cabinet nod against the entry of genetically modified (GM) food crops, Kerala government is set to write to the Centre expressing its concern against the Genetic...
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 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 ArticleGM mustard: govt to release biosafety data
The Union Environment Ministry has decided to release the biosafety data on genetically modified mustard. This comes days after the ministry was rapped by the Central Information Commission (CIC) for...
View ArticleState to approach Centre against GM mustard
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government is set to write to the Centre against Genetic Engineering Approval Committee's (GEAC) plan to approve genetically modified (GM) mustard. This comes in the wake...
View ArticleCentral regulator to take a call on fate of GM mustard tomorrow
NEW DELHI: In what could be a significant step to decide the fate of genetically modified (GM) food crop in India, the country's central regulator - Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) -...
View ArticleActivists vow to step up resistance to GM mustard
New Delhi, Jul 18 () A group of activists today said they will step up their resistance to approval of GM mustard and demanded fixing liability on crop developers for providing "false" evidence to the...
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