Genetic Engineering is Not a Practical Technology for Crop Plants: Pushpa M Bhargava
VF: You are a biotechnologist. Why are you opposed to genetic engineering of crop plants?
PMB…
Release GE Mustard and Bt Brinjal for Cultivation Now: B Sesikaran, Chairman, RCGM
The Chairman of the Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) says genetically-engineered (GE)…
Weather was Favourable for Agriculture in 2016 but Policies were Not
Monsoons were favourable for agriculture after two years of deficient rainfall, but policies to…
No Country Makes All Information on For-Approval GM Crops Public, Says Rao of Biotech Advocacy Group
Activists are not satisfied with a 130-page summary of the bio-safety assessment report of GM…
Opposers Might Move Supreme Court Against Release of GM Mustard for Cultivation
Leftists made common cause with right-wingers at a workshop in Delhi on 30 September comprising…
Save-N-Sow Bt Cottonseed Varieties Cheaper Than Monsanto's in the Works
These cells have been used to produce entire transgenic plants. Their protein content declines over…
Monsanto-Bayer's Likely Merger Reminds Vandana Shiva of the Nazi Era; A Counter-View at the Invitation of Thequint.com
In an article in www.thequint.com, environmental activist sees sinister undertones in the proposed…
Why GEAC Must Not Give in to Anti-GM Activists on GM Mustard
Last week Kavita Kuruganti and six other activists who call themselves grandly as the Coalition for…
Reminding Anti-GM Mustard Activists Why Import Curbs on Edible Oils are Bad
While trashing genetically-modified (GM) mustard developed by Delhi University’s geneticist Deepak…
Anti-GM Activists Walk Out of GM Mustard Meeting Demanding Two Hours to Speak Against 30 Minutes Given
Members of a coalition of groups opposed to genetically-modified (GM) crops walked out of a…