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 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...
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 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 ArticleParliament 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 ArticlePanel for action against farmers using herbicides on GM mustard
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee’s (GEAC) sub-committee has drafted several recommendations on GM mustard before it approved the crop for commercial release in May this year. These included...
View ArticleActivists 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...
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