GMO cotton trials get underway
Genetically modified cotton The Government has begun nationwide trials for the production of genetically modified cotton. Speaking at the 34th Annual Seminar of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants
GM Crops
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Central regulator brings pending clearance issue of GM mustard back on table
Bringing pending clearance issue of the genetically modified (GM) mustard back on its table, the central biotech regulator - Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) - has asked the developer of
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Supreme Court declines to stay Delhi HC order against Monsanto Technology
The Bench presided over by Justice R F Nariman issued notice to all parties and posted the hearing for July 18 The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the Delhi high court order against Monsanto
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Kenya National Environmental Management Authority asks public opinions on GM cotton
Kenya on Thursday sought public comments before embarking on a national performance trials (NPT) of genetically modified cotton (Bt cotton). Margaret Njuki, Chief Compliance Officer at the National
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Corruption of science: Why are governments not banning Monsanto's Roundup?
There is one chemical that is igniting much fuss these days — legislators in New Zealand want it banned; South African leaders are asking why they are continuing to use it; closer to home in Sri Lanka
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Remove GM food from Indian mkt: Group to FSSAI
A group campaigning for a ‘GM-free’ India has written to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, asking it to crackdown on sale of all genetically modified food in Indian supermarkets and initiate
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National Inter-Religious Council moves against genetically-modified crops
The National Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) has raised concern over the increasing circulation of genetically-modified crops in the country without appropriate monitoring by the National Biotechnology
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Industry writing its own rules
New report shows how industry managed to sweep harmful effects of pesticides and genetic engineering under the carpet. Eleven out of 12 EU pesticide and GMO risk assessment methods studied were developed
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Debate rages over GMO adoption to raise productivity
Stakeholders are urging caution in the Rwanda’s quest to adopt genetically modified organism technology, with some proposing that other options for increasing agricultural productivity be exhausted before
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Cattle slaughter ban, GM mustard & pollution issues kept environment ministry busy in 2017
Air pollution also played its bit in keeping the environment ministry busy this year. Delhi was faced with a complex set of meteorological factors in early November, when pollution levels peaked, according