GM Mustard is Ready. But Are We?
GN photo Originally published by Governance Now November 16, 2016 by Sakshi Kuchroo It can increase yield by a third, and put up to Rs 500 crore in farmers’ pockets. However, it is facing the same...
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 ArticleNo scientific evidence to prove GM crops harmful: Govt
There is no scientific evidence to prove that Genetically Modified crops would harm soil, human...
View ArticleNo ban on GM crop field trials: Javadekar
There is no ban on GM crop field trials either by the Government or the Supreme Court, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said. The minister informed Lok Sabha that government is of the view...
View ArticleRelease biosafety data on GM mustard, says CIC
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Union Environment Ministry to release the biosafety data on the trials of genetically modified mustard in the public domain after screening out...
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 ArticleAsk Centre to disallow GM crops, Jaya urged
CHENNAI: Farmers, trade unions and activists on Monday urged chief minister J Jayalalithaa to write to the Centre against approving any genetically modified food crops like mustard. While AIADMK in...
View ArticleAsk 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 ArticleGovt takes time to okay commercial cultivation of GM mustard
The NDA government has approved 18 field trials of genetically modified crops in the last two years, but needed more time to decide on the commercial cultivation of GM mustard. “In the last two years,...
View ArticleFarmer bodies demand commercialisation of GM Mustard
New Delhi, Mar 30 () A consortium of six farmer bodies today demanded for commercialisation of GM Mustard crop saying this will help in increasing yield and farmers income in the country by more than...
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 ArticleTo increase oilseed production, relaunch 'Yellow Revolution'
As India’s first genetically modified food crop – GM mustard – is under the Union government’s consideration, it has now become clear that the claims that transgenic mustard will boost production and...
View ArticleMinistry of Health and Family Welfare Notable Achievements and Initiatives-...
(Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Republic of India) 1. Mission Indradhanush The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched 'Mission Indradhanush', depicting seven colours...
View ArticleRSS-linked group brings all anti-GM NGOs together on one platform to oppose...
NEW DELHI: The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) - an RSS-linked organisation - on Friday brought all anti-GM groups together on one platform, demanding the government not to allow commercial release of...
View ArticleGEAC eases norms for field trials of GM crops
--> Nikhil M Ghanekar | Mon, 12 Sep 2016-06:45am , dna The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee's move comes in the wake of several state governments refusing to allow field trials of GM crops...
View ArticleSeeds of doubt: Monsanto never had Bt cotton patent
NAGPUR: Fourteen years after US multinational Monsanto brought the genetically modified (GM) Bt Cotton (Bollgard) to India, there is no clarity on the discovery having ever been patented in the...
View ArticleRSS-linked outfit resists, ICAR wants GM trials
NEW DELHI: The government may not be pushing hard for field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops due to pressure from an RSS-linked group, but the Centre's premier agriculture research body has...
View ArticleNo ban on GM crop field trials: Javadekar
NEW DELHI: There is no ban on GM crop field trials either by the government or the Supreme Court, environment minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. The minister informed Lok Sabha that...
View ArticleSafety concerns over DU’s GM mustard
NEW DELHI: Delhi University's genetically modified mustard—Dhara Mustard Hybrid 11 (DMH 11)—is in the eye of a storm with several civil society groups as well as scientists raising concerns about its...
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