Tracing the roots
1995 Permission granted to import 100 grammes of Coker 312, a tetraploid variety of cotton cultivated in the US
1996 Coker 312 seed imported and greenhouse trials conducted
1996 First field trial on a small plot
1997-98 Limited field trials at five sites
1998 Allergenic studies done on ruminants
1999 Case filed in Supreme Court, questioning the 1998 trials
1999-00 Multi-centric replicated trials done.
Several other biosafety studies carried out
2001 GEAC (Genetic Engineering Approval Committee) asks for further trials. Illegally cultivated Bt cotton detected in Gujarat
2001 ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) conducts large-scale trials on 100 hectares of land
2002 GEAC gives green light to Bt cotton
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