Who is watching GM crops?
As India gets ready to unleash a vast number of genetically modified (GM) food crops, politicians have joined activists in opposing engineered …
Don’t make a mash of it
A pre-emptive strike against Monsanto
American organic farmers are trying to ensure the biotech giant cannot sue them
Funds a major constraint in implementing Cartagena Protocol
Parties to the protocol emphasise on need for capacity building for managing risks from genetically engineered products
Biosafety issues get a push
Experts to study socio-economic aspects of GMO release
In the wrong ministry?
Biotech Regulatory Authority will have too much power, no checks
Will India ratify the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Protocol?
Protocol needs serious inter-ministerial deliberations, says MoEF official
Letters
Bt brinjal biopiracy case: court vacates stay
Karnataka High Court allows biodiversity boards to go ahead with criminal prosecution of seed company Mahyco and others, accused to using local …
Reluctant funding
Compromise on resources salvages CBD conference; marine protection gets big boost
Rogue GM crops wreak havoc
Monsanto’s unauthorised GM wheat in the US has spooked the world, but contamination is widespread