Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 23, 2016GM Mustard's Public Health Issues "Adequately Addressed," Environment Minister Dave Tells Lok Sabha By admin “All public health-related issues have been adequately addressed for the GM Mustard, through…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingOctober 22, 2016No Country Makes All Information on For-Approval GM Crops Public, Says Rao of Biotech Advocacy Group By admin Activists are not satisfied with a 130-page summary of the bio-safety assessment report of GM…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonOctober 1, 2016Opposers Might Move Supreme Court Against Release of GM Mustard for Cultivation By admin Leftists made common cause with right-wingers at a workshop in Delhi on 30 September comprising…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingAugust 24, 2016Mahyco Withdraws Application From GEAC for Approval of Herbicide-tolerant Bt Cotton: Reuters By admin Mahyco, in which Monsanto has a 26 percent stake, has withdrawn its application seeking…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingGM CropsHybridsAugust 22, 2016SABC's Letter To GEAC Urging Approval of GM Mustard Hybrid DMH-11 By admin Dear Chairperson GEAC After extensive discussion with the scientific community and key stakeholders…Read more 0 0 Share
GM CropsHybridsJune 20, 2016Anti-GM Activists Walk Out of GM Mustard Meeting Demanding Two Hours to Speak Against 30 Minutes Given By admin Members of a coalition of groups opposed to genetically-modified (GM) crops walked out of a…Read more 0 0 Share
GM CropsDecember 15, 2015Let The Regulator Get On With GM Mustard: ABLE-AG By admin NEW DELHI, 14 December, 2015: Accusing green activists of indulging in “baseless”…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingBt technologyGM CropsHybridsNovember 20, 2015GM Mustard: GEAC Must Stop Being Secretive, Let It All Hang Out By admin Activist Vandana Shiva, an opponent of plant genetic modification (GM) technology is soliciting…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonCottonGM CropsNovember 2, 2015NBRI Says Crafted Whitefly-resistant Transgenic Cotton; Potency Needs Testing in Natural Conditions By admin The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) has developed genetically modified cotton resistant…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 2, 2015Dressing Up to Go Nowhere? DBT Sets Up Bio-safety Support Unit By admin With the government unwilling to confront groups like the Swadeshi Jagran Manch and the Bharatiya…Read more 0 0 0 Share