Coalition of NGOs demands rejection of commercialisation application for GM mustard
If approved, GM Mustard would be the first genetically-engineered food in India. DMH-11, has been developed by the Centre for Genetic …
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The SC, on the second day of hearing, sought details on the Union government’s claim of GM mustard being a herbicide-tolerant crop
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GM mustard will obliterate honey bees: Apiculturists protest Central decision in Bharatpur
Mustard is the only natural crop that bee farmers depend on
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No GM Mustard for now; Centre puts commercial release on hold following protests
In May, the government panel had cleared commercial release of GM Mustard with certain conditions
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Genetically modified crops are “Terminator technology” that kills the basic instinct for survival
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GM mustard did not undergo even the limited testing that Bt brinjal underwent
Supreme Court puts environmental release of GM mustard on hold
The Coalition of GM Free India, an informal network of organiations and individuals campaigning to keep India GM-Free, had specifically requested …
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DTE Coverage: Does India really need GM mustard
GM Mustard’s approval could rather open the door for free use of the technology in other food crops
‘Approval of GM mustard may threaten food security, increase pesticide tolerance’
Activists write to environment ministry against allowing commercial use of genetically modified crops
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh organises ‘Kisan Garjana Rally’ in Delhi to demand remunerative prices for farmers
Demands included abolition of GST on agricultural inputs and increase in PM-KISAN direct cash transfer scheme
Government to take a decision on GM Mustard by September
The Supreme Court will hear petitions against the commercial release of the crop then
After Dave, what does future hold for GM Mustard?
The new Environment Minister has to respond to allegations that the entire process of approving GM Mustard was unscientific
Over 90 Tamil Nadu panchayats pass resolution against GM mustard
Letter urged the state government to write to the Union minister for environment, asking him to intervene and stop the planting of GM mustard in …
Biotech regulator approves GM mustard, now Centre to take a call
Biosafety mechanisms ignored, conflict of interest over GEAC panel as well, say experts
GEAC approves field studies of GM mustard on honey bee
Similar approvals for Genetically Modified mustard were also given in March this year by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee
GM mustard: Need to address economic issues of using the crop
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I know the havoc that genetically modified crops can wreak
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GM Mustard: Doctors demand ban on crops, uprooting of trial plantations
Over 100 doctors across India submit letter to PM Modi warning of health concerns
GM mustard effect: Private firm now seeks Bt brinjal trials
Maharashtra-based seed company has developed 2 Bt brinjal varieties, offers resistance to pests
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