Facts modified
To help the biotech industry
Chhattisgarh will not allow GM crops
Chandrasekhar Sahu, agriculture minister of Chhattisgarh, is passionate about making farming a viable proposition for farmers. He has written …
Green revolution, gene revolution has not worked
From green revolution to gene revolution, at who's cost?
Biodiversity & ethics
BIOTECHNOLOGY, BIOSAFETY AND BIODIVERSITY: SCIENTIFIC AND ETHICAL ISSUES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT·editors Sivramiah Shantharam and Jane …
Trial or error?
The Indian government grants permission for trials of transgenic cotton
Modified treaty
The Biosafety Protocol has finally been adopted in the hope that it will bring some transparency into the trade in genetically-modified products. …
'They asked me to withdraw my court case'
P PARDHA SARADHI is tenacious. This mild-mannered professor at the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of Delhi (DU) has …
Civil society groups appeal against sacrificing biosafety for biotech companies
Urge governments to implement biosafety protocols and adopting cautious approach towards risky technologies like genetic engineering
TRANSGENIC CROPS
'Failing to support GM crops single most damaging element for growth'
The European Association for Bio-Industries (EuropaBio) says the decision by 16 EU nations to opt out of GMO crop cultivation has taken away the …
Delhi University's gene mystery
Department of Science and Technology has no idea where GM lines in a high-profile case came from and who gave permission for research
MIAMI GROUP VS rest of the world
Are genetically modified organisms a miracle that will solve the world's hunger problems or a menace that will threaten human health, environment …
GEAC has power only to withdraw permission
Arjula R Reddy, a plant geneticist, was appointed co-chairperson of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) in 2009. At present, he …
States’ entry ruffles GM lobby
Biotech firms object to states getting a say in approving GM crop trials
Indian laws adequate for ensuring biosafety, says MoEF special secretary
But they do not provide for liability and redress if damage occurs due t release of GMOs by biotech giants, point out civil society groups
Stage set for GM crops
Centre hastily tables Bill on biotech regulation in Parliament
Signatory to biosafety
Implementation of biosafety norms not satisfactory: Gbedemah
Funds availability a major hindrance, says head of biosafety at CBD
GM and the superhero
Even Japan not equipped to protect biosafety, says anti-GM group
Consumers' Union of Japan says its government has been unable to deal with the health and livelihood problems arising from imported GM canola
Why experts want GM freeze
Say regulatory system has grave deficiencies; challenge agriculture ministry’s claims
Regulatory battle
Industry and activists have expressed conflicting opinions on GM crops. GEAC has a difficult decision to make
Scientifically invalid
Inter-Academy update on GM crops does little to redeem Indian science
Crazy GM patent system
The Brazilian lawsuit against Monsanto’s royalty on soybean seeds exposes the irrational way in which laws apply to GM crops
‘Stopping GM trials is anti-farmer’
Genetically modified (GM) mustard hybrid DMH-11 developed by Delhi University’s Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants ran into …