Parliament 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 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 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...
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...
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 ArticleGovernment looks to press ahead with GM mustard
NEW DELHI: The government will be guided by scientific evidence and "larger interests" of consumers and farmers in deciding commercial use of GM mustard even as it works to narrow the gap between...
View ArticleCentre urged to reconsider decision to approve genetically modified mustard
CHENNAI: PMK leader and former Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the central government to reconsider its decision to approve genetically modified (GM) mustard, developed by scientists...
View ArticleGM crops: Government should set up an independent regulator at the earliest
Rarely does a large multinational company threaten to leave India. But that is exactly what Monsanto, the $40-billion American seed and agrochemical behemoth, did earlier this month. In December, the...
View ArticleGM 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 ArticleDC Debate: GM crops - good or bad?
The approval by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) for genetically modified (GM) mustard, developed by Delhi University, for commercial cultivation has rekindled the debate on the...
View ArticleDC Debate: GM crops: good or bad?
The approval by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) for genetically modified (GM) mustard, developed by Delhi University, for commercial cultivation has rekindled the debate on the...
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 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 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 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 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 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...
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