GM and the superhero

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 …

Whose germplasm is it?

NBA struggles to frame case against Mahyco in first biopiracy case

Don’t make a mash of it

Biopiracy case turns intense

Biodiversity authority to challenge stay obtained in Bt brinjal case two days before hearing

Odisha’s corn push

State rolls out scheme to reimburse fertiliser cost of maize farmers

Monsanto pulled up

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Bt brinjal has no history of safe use

Jack A. Heinemann, professor of molecular biology and genetics at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, has expertise in genetic …

India launches its first genetically modified crop

Bt brinjal set for field trial, experts warn of health risks

What's the fuss about Bt brinjal?

Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Mondal, director-general of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), is among the handful of people who have …

Pink bollworm resistant to Bt: Monsanto

Commercial interest behind claim, says Centre’s research institute

Karnataka Biodiversity Board washes hands of Bt brinjal biopiracy case

Activists say authority protecting Mahyco-Monsanto which used indigenous brinjal varieties to develop India's first genetically modified crop

How Bt brinjal was cleared

Anti-GM groups say expert panel acted under pressure

GEAC, experts slip on basics?

As the biotech industry takes heart from the prime minister’s remark, a fresh report shows India’s regulation and expertise on GM …

Bt Brinjal: NBA may prosecute Mahyco, collaborators

Mahyco claims innocence, alleges violation by Dharwad University

Green signal for Bt brinjal

Final nod from environment ministry in February 2010

Environment minister cornered over bio-piracy of brinjal

National Biodiversity Authority says decision on legal proceedings soon

GM food debate hots up again

Gilles-Eric Seralini, one of the first scientists to warn the world about the dangers of genetically modified food, counters pro-GM scientists in …

Maharashtra bans Bt cotton seeds of Mahyco Monsanto Biotech

Move follows complaints against the company of providing inferior seeds, cheating and creating shortages

Karnataka High Court issues notice to National Biodiversity Authority on charges of paving way for biopiracy

Petition by a non-profit accuses authority of callousness towards protecting the country's biodiversity

Bt brinjal: National Biodiversity Board to lodge complaint against Mahyco soon

It took two years to investigate bio-piracy allegations regarding use of  indigenous brinjal varieties to create India's first transgenic …

MAHYCO refuses to share safety data on GM crops

Billed to confuse

A new bill leaves little scope for dissent on GMOs

'Bt cotton has improved farmers' lives'

At the same time genetically modified cotton has increased fertilizer and water usage, resulting in high input costs, says study funded by farmers'…

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

Biotech regulatory panel overlooked violation