India

Chhattisgarh proactive in checking illegal BT rice trials

NDA government ambivalent about calling off GM trials

Scientists ask Narendra Modi to call off trials of genetically modified food crops, caution against biotech companies being allowed to take away …

Modified dangers

Bt maize can stunt the growth of caterpillars

Equally good

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Back in f(l)avour

Entry of high yielding hybrid rice has spelt doom for traditional diversity in the Konkan belt. Thanks to a science academy, the ancient legacy …

GEAC revalidates field trials of GM maize, rice and wheat

Decision on others to be considered on April 25, says regulatory body for genetically modified organisms

INDIA

Test tube brinjal

A sticky label

US biotech industry gears up to play dirty in Europe

Hidden hunger?

There is a rush to cash in on micronutrient deficiency in India through fortification of food

Test tube brinjal

Indian regulators are keen to clear Bt brinjal for commercial cultivation. This would be India’s first genetically modified food crop. If …

India's strategies for rice congress

Fruitful deliberations

Two global meetings chart a course for weeding out biopiracy

Parliamentary committee slams regulatory system on GM crops

Says the crops have an impact on health and the environment and that these aspects were overlooked while approving Bt Brinjal trials in India

INDIA

Cotton conundrum

The powers that be are hanging fire on Bt cotton despite long and intensive research. Indira Khurana delves into the baffling issue

US biotech to plant GM rice with human genes

Billed to confuse

A new bill leaves little scope for dissent on GMOs

Australian farm specialist loses job for speaking against GM crops

Pro-GM farmers stage protest near Parliament

Farmers' organisations demand rejection of technical experts committee report recommending indefinite ban on field trials of GM crops

Kerala says no to GM crop

Poor regulators do not a rich country make

How competent is Indian science?

A shoddy inter-academy report on GM crops casts a shadow on the integrity and competence of Indian science, while a US expert finds approval for …