India's strategies for rice congress

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

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

In Short

Science & Technology - Briefs

GM crop field trials: anti-GM activists protest outside Moily's office

Moily’s approval will now allow event selection trials of rice, castor, cotton and a few other genetically modified crops ÒÇÇ

Is Bt cotton a success or failure?

Participants attending conference to review Bt cotton call for extensive investigation into all aspects of cotton production before drawing …

Monsanto conducted trials of GM maize without approval, reveals RTI reply

Biotech regulatory panel overlooked violation

EC stops import of US long-grain rice

EU concerned over imports of GM protein used in animal feed by China

Questions over EU plan to label organic food 'GM free'

Letters

Letters

Punjab fails to monitor GM trial

Departments express ignorance about field trials for potato

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

States’ entry ruffles GM lobby

Biotech firms object to states getting a say in approving GM crop trials

Scientifically invalid

Inter-Academy update on GM crops does little to redeem Indian science

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 …

Digital diagnosis: intelligent machines do a better job than humans

Humans can only do so much when it comes to diagnosing a patient. So why not let machines take over? They learn faster …

Genetically engineered foods safe for health, environment: Study

The report recommended that new crop varieties should be regulated on a plant’s characteristics rather than the process by which it was …