Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingAugust 11, 2018No Regulatory Vacuum on GM Food, Says Environment Ministry By vivian fernandes Is there is a regulatory vacuum as far as GM food is concerned? Pawan Agarwal, CEO of the Food…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyAugust 9, 2018The Sale of GM Food Happens in a Regulatory Vacuum: FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal By vivian fernandes In a study released in the last week of July, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says it…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingMarch 27, 2018GEAC to Ask Deepak Pental for GM Mustard to be Tested on Honeybees: Release Decision Effectively Postponed to the Next Government By vivian fernandes Having recommended release of GM mustard to farmers last May, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyGM CropsFebruary 3, 2018And Then Harsh Vardhan Happened to GM Mustard By vivian fernandes Minister of State for Environment Anil Madhav Dave was said be on the brink of approving GM mustard…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonOctober 4, 2017State Officials Claim Ignorance, Say Centre Must Take Action After SABC Reports "Rampant" Cultivation of Illegal Herbicide-Tolerant Bt Cotton By admin The Delhi-based South Asia Biotechnology Centre (SABC) has found evidence of cultivation of illegal…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 17, 2017Why Minister Harsh Vardhan Should Approve GM Mustard for Cultivation By admin We should congratulate Deepak Pental who developed GM (genetically modified) mustard in the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBiodiversityBt technologyMay 21, 2017Let Farmers Have the Veto on GM Mustard, Not A Bunch of Activists Grandly Calling Themselves Coalitions, Alliances and Federations By admin Ever since the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) recommended on 11 May, the release of…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingMay 18, 2017Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave Passes Away By admin Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Anil Madhav Dave, passed away this morning. He…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingMay 11, 2017GEAC Recommends Commercial Release of Deepak Pental's GM Mustard, Defying Activists; Big Boost for India's Oilseeds sector and the Agribiotechnology Industry By admin The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has recommended to the environment minister the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJanuary 21, 2017Release GE Mustard and Bt Brinjal for Cultivation Now: B Sesikaran, Chairman, RCGM By admin The Chairman of the Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) says genetically-engineered (GE)…Read more 0 0 Share