Decision on field trials for GM crops in Mysore region draws flak
The decision by the authorities to allow field trials for genetically modified (GM) crops such as brinjal, paddy, mustard, cotton and chickpea has drawn the ire of proponents of organic and natural...
View ArticleProposal for GM mustard opposed
Environmental organisations in Kerala have urged the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to reject the proposal...
View ArticleBattle lines sharpen over GM
Union Minister of Environment , Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, was petitioned by farmers and the Swadeshi Jagran Manch to halt trials of transgenic crops approved by the Genetic...
View ArticleAs NGOs cry foul, seed industry body defends IB report
NEW DELHI: With the NGOs raising a question whether the Intelligence Bureau is being used by foreign hands to take over India's vital seed sector, an industry body representing agriculture...
View ArticleNo scientific evidence to prove GM crops harmful: Environment Minister...
Thursday, 4 December 2014 - 6:18pm IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit There is no scientific evidence to prove that Genetically...
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 ArticleGovt puts GM crop trials on hold
The Centre has put on hold field trials of genetically-modified (GM) crops following pressure from the...
View ArticleCrucial meeting to take call on 53 varieties of GM crops tomorrow
NEW DELHI: Almost a year after holding its last meeting, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) - government regulatory body on genetically modified organisms - will meet on Friday to take...
View ArticleGovt may allay GM crop concerns in House today
NEW DELHI: In a new-found boldness fraught with significant implications, the agriculture ministry has begun pushing for allowing trials of GM crops. As the Supreme Court is set to resume hearing on...
View ArticleCPI leader D. Raja alleges Government under RSS’ guidance on GM crops issue
New Delhi, July 30: Communist Party of India (CPI) leader, D. Raja today alleged that BJP-led NDA government was working under the influence of the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS), and urged the...
View ArticleGujarat refuses GM field trials of food crops
Even as the Union Ministry of Environment seems to be in favour of experimenting with genetically modified (GM) crops, the Gujarat government has firmly indicated that it will not approve of field...
View ArticleOutfits linked to RSS claim clearance to GM trials put on hold
NEW DELHI: Two RSS-linked associations on Tuesday claimed that the clearance given by the central biotech regulator for field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops had been put on hold, even as the...
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 ArticleActivists launch agitation against GM mustard
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) A group of activists and civil society outfits on Friday vowed to resist the entry of genetically modified (GM) mustard into India, a statement said. Pledging to work towards...
View ArticleSangh outfits oppose GM crop trials, govt says no decision yet
NEW DELHI: Two RSS-linked organizations sought a ban on field trials of genetically-modified crops on Tuesday, cleared by biotech regulator GEAC, even as the government said that no decision will be...
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 ArticleGovt figures on GM crops run counter to RSS logic
NEW DELHI: In what could be a disappointment to RSS-linked groups opposed to genetically modified crops, the government on Tuesday told Parliament that "there is no credible scientific evidence proving...
View ArticleGovernment drops enough hint to allow confined field trials of GM crops
NEW DELHI: A day after allaying members' concerns over genetically modified crops in Parliament, the government on Wednesday dropped enough hint that it may eventually give its nod for 'confined' field...
View ArticleProper caution needed for GM crops: Javadekar
Union Minister of State for Environment Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said that proper caution has to be taken in the context of genetically modified (GM) crops and India cannot say no to science....
View ArticleGM crop report row OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT New Delhi, June 17: Four...
New Delhi, June 17: Four activists claimed today that an Intelligence Bureau report that has named them for campaigning against genetically-modified (GM) crops appears to have been influenced by...
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