Unprepared
Like most developing countries dabbling with biotech, India does not have a clear policy on GM crops, though there are some guidelines and regulations. It was in 1982 that the National Biotechnology Board was created. In 1986, this became the department of biotechnology (DBT) under the ministry of science and technology (S&T). A total of six centres for plant molecular biology were set up in 1990, with a seventh coming up in 1997. In the absence of a separate policy, India's biotech effort is driven by the overall S&T approach. The Scientific Policy Resolution of 1958, drafted five years after the discovery of the DNA structure, makes no mention of
Related Content
- Still unprepared: India’s big banks move slowly in the face of climate crisis
- Change cannot wait: building resilient health systems in the shadow of COVID-19
- In danger: global AIDS update 2022
- The global risks report 2022
- Global health security (GHS) index 2021: advancing collective action and accountability amid global crisis
- Unequal, unprepared, under threat: why bold action against inequalities is needed to end AIDS, stop COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics