GMO rice from India withdrawn in EU: Indian coalition asks for action

500 tonnes of genetically modified rice were discovered in a consignment that India exported to the European Union countries in June 2021 

Monsanto told to quit India

Farmers from 20 states to present national flag made from non-Bt organic cotton to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for Independence Day

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 …

Submission to parliamentary committee on agriculture regarding GM crops

Memorandum to the Committee on Agriculture with views on “Cultivation of Genetically Modified Food Crops – Prospects and Effects&…

Biotechnology Bill: deadline for public feedback extended

Parliamentary committee has extended date till August 25; activists demand public consultations across the country in regional languages

GE cotton: Three states refuse NOC for field trials

GEAC demands Telangana, Gujarat state reasons for declining, will take decision if Maharashtra doesn't reply on time

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

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 

Activists object to food safety draft issued by FSSAI for GM crops; demand amendments

FSSAI notification lacks tests for potential toxicity, allergenicity and checking for long-term effects

400,000 people petition parliament panel to withdraw BRAI Bill

Deadline for public feedback on biotechnology Bill expires August 25

New Independence struggle

Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain's submission to parliamentary committee on agriculture regarding GM crops

Parliament panel report on GM food highlights rift within government

Calls for wider discussions before allowing transgenic crops

Farmers demand guaranteed income

Demand farm income commission; urge political parties to make it an election issue

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

Biotech regulatory panel overlooked violation

Haryana farmers protest open field trials of GM corn

Agricultural university in Kurukshetra is conducting trials for Monsanto