In short
Tamil Nadu blacklists Mahyco's Bt Cotton seeds after crop failures
Saying no to Monsanto
The Indian patent office has once again rejected the biotech seed giant’s claim for a method to produce stress-tolerant transgenic plants
Follow Up
Starved of substance
No headway made at World Food Summit in accelerating efforts to eliminate hunger
Bytes
Even the mice won't eat
Tests on mice prove that GM food might be more suspect than lobbyists would have us believe
India launches diagnostic kit that detects celiac disease in 20 minutes
Most of the diagnostic kits which are used presently are all imported from Europe and America and expensive
Metal maniacs
Genetically-modified trees could be soaking up poisonous metals from the ground in the near future or even mine for precious ones
Seeds of discontent?
India's first legislation aimed at protecting farmers' rights raises many apprehensions
GM blues
Controversy dogs Bt cotton clearance as debate over transgenics continues
Up against GM
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 …
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 …
Rogue GM crops wreak havoc
Monsanto’s unauthorised GM wheat in the US has spooked the world, but contamination is widespread
States’ entry ruffles GM lobby
Biotech firms object to states getting a say in approving GM crop trials
Another pesticide treadmill
ARGENTINA
Sowing confusion
Authorities speak in different voices over the fate of genetically modified crops
Cattle deaths at Bt cotton fields trigger biosafety fear
Breach of trust
The world’s premier rice research institute tilts towards intellectual property rights
Question of safety
The Bangkok conference on the risks of genetically modified corps advocated greater investment of public funds in bio-safety research
Report on GM crops unfortunate: industry
The parliamentary committee on agriculture has strongly criticised the regulatory system on genetically modified (GM) crops in the country, …