Dispelling falsehoods about GM crops
What India can learn from the Philippines, which set up a Biotech Program Office in 2000 to promote the responsible use of agri-biotechnology to sustain food security. With Prakash Javadekar taking charge
Brinjal
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Ramesh said Bt will destroy brinjals ayurvedic value, experts beg to differ
One of the claims Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh made to justify his freeze on Bt brinjal was that the Bt gene would
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The pesticide on the brinjal plate
Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh
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Brinjal vs brinjal
A unique festival that celebrated the diversity of brinjal was held in the heritage city of Mysore on 13 December, 2009. Called the
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Biology of brinjal
Brinjal or eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important solanaceous crop of sub-tropics and tropics. The name brinjal is popular in Indian subcontinents and is derived from Arabic and Sanskrit whereas the name eggplant has been derived from the shape of the fruit of some varieties, which are white and
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Labeling genetically modified food in India
In 2006, India proposed a draft rule requiring the labeling of all genetically modified (GM) foods and products derived thereof. This paper assesses the economic implications of introducing such a mandatory labeling policy for GM food. Focuses on four products that would likely be the first affected by such a regulation in India: cottonseed oil, soybean oil, brinjal (eggplant), and rice.
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Transgenic Bharta
Safety studies are essential before GM crops are approved
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Ubergene Cometh
Genetic Crops: Foods In The Pipeline Cotton Status: Being grown in over 80% of cotton acreage Impact: Cottonseed oil has already entered the food chain Brinjal Status: Large-scale field trials completed in 11 locations Impact: Data from field trials being reviewed, could get green signal soon Mustard Status: Slipped off the radar after biosafety concerns Impact: Research under way
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How subchronic and chronic health effects can be neglected for GMOs, pesticides or chemicals
Chronic health effects are increasing in the world such as cancers, hormonal, reproductive, nervous, or immune diseases, even in young people. During regulatory toxicological subchronic tests to prevent these on mammalian health, prior commercialization of chemicals, including pesticides and drugs, or GMOs, some statistically significant findings may be revealed.