Activists 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...
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 ArticleFarmers pitch for new technique to increase yield as govt remains indecisive...
NEW DELHI: At a time when the government remains indecisive on the fate of indigenously developed genetically modified (GM) mustard, farmers from several states have explored an alternative and claimed...
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 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 ArticleCreating the right environment
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change's bid to revise key legislations to facilitate 'ease of doing business' has ushered in quicker decision-making, helping the India Growth story....
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 ArticleGM Food Crops Illegally Growing in India
The database is run by Genewatch and Greenpeace and contains cases of genetically modified (GM) contamination dating from 1997. The authors of a , published in the International Journal of Food...
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