Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
A technical committee appointed by the Supreme Court (SC) has recommended an indefinite moratorium on open field trials of genetically-modified (GM) crops till the deficiencies in the regulatory and safety systems are effectively addressed. The recommendations, if accepted by the court, would have a serious impact on the commercialisation of …
The final report of the Technical Expert Committee (TEC) set up by the Supreme Court in a Public Interest Litigation on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) has said that it will not be “advisable” to conduct more field trials till gaps in the regulatory system are addressed. The report was much …
In view of the Union government's decision to promote genetically improved farmed tilapia ( GIFT), the state government has accorded sanction for rearing genetically improved tilapia fish at Ponnani on conditional basis. The marine products export development authority in 2012 had urged the state to initiate steps for registration and …
Environment and agriculture activists, farmers Thursday at a human chain protested the government's move to introduce genetically modified (GMO) Bt-brinjal at farmers' level. They said although courts of the two countries like India and the Philippines imposed ban on commercialisation of GMO but Bangladeshi research organisation Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute …
Three Italian ministries have signed a decree banning the cultivation of a type of genetically modified maize, citing environmental concerns, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. The decree, which still needs to be published in the official gazette to become binding, targets Monsanto's MON810 maize, one of two genetically modified …
This is the first judgement citing Section 3(j) that says plants & animals aren’t patentable India’s patent appeals board has denied Monsanto a patent for a genetically-engineered method of increasing climate resilience in plants. The decision is significant not only for Monsanto’s loss of possible exclusivity in an increasingly important …
Scientists at government agriculture research station at Talod in Sabarkantha have developed a new BT hybrid variety of cotton. The seeds of this new variety have been sent to genetic engineering approval committee (GEAC) of Union ministry of environment for approval. Sources said the new variety of long staple having …
It is a prize from Monsanto to Monsanto, says one NGO A selection committee chaired by M.S. Swaminathan awarding the World Food Prize for 2013 to three scientists including American multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto’s chief technology officer, despite prevalent controversies and concerns over the technology of genetically modified organisms, …
The Coalition for GM Free India along various farmer unions and political parties launched a nation-wide campaign demanding that the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill, 2013 be withdrawn immediately. The campaign was launched at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and attended by farmers, civil society activists and political leaders …
New Delhi : In what could help companies wanting to promote genetically modified (GM) crops, the Centre has decided that field-trial approvals granted at the federal level would remain valid for subsequent years, even if they aren't conducted in the year of approval. Of course, the trials can be conducted …
Since last week, a new study on the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops is hogging headlines in national and international media. Published in open access journal PLOS ONE, it reported significantly improved calorie consumption among small-scale farmers in India thanks to Bt cotton. The study surveyed 500 small farm …
An agricultural dragnet has found no cases of unapproved genetically engineered wheat outside of a 123-acre field in Oregon after two months of an ongoing investigation, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday. The discovery of the wheat, not approved for cultivation anywhere in the world, shook the global market …
Monsanto Co. on Monday won another round in a legal battle with U.S. organic growers as an appeals court threw out the growers' efforts to stop the company from suing farmers if traces of its patented biotech genes are found in crops. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal …
Panama's researchers have played a key role in creating a rapidly growing salmon that may soon become the world's first commercially sold genetically modified (GM) animal. The US's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled the consumption of GM salmon to be as safe as conventional Atlantic salmon, and is …
Agricultural research in India has hit a major roadblock in the last three years with several States deciding not to give no-objection certificates (NOCs) and Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) not meeting ahead of the crucial kharif season. If it fails to meet in the next 2-3 weeks to consider …
American wheat farmers and a food safety advocacy group filed a lawsuit Thursday against biotech seed developer Monsanto Co, accusing the company of failing to protect the U.S. wheat market from contamination by its unauthorized wheat. The petition, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, …
Washington: Researchers are manufacturing genetically modified fungi to produce significantly cheaper biofuel. Biofuel is often obtained from starchy plants — but this places fuel production in competition with food production. At the Vienna University of Technology, genetically modified mold fungi are created, which have the ability to break down long …
Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. “March Against Monsanto” protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Marches were planned for more than …
In a bid to increase field trials of genetically-modified (GM) plants and address the related bio-safety concerns, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has decided to rope in experts who ensure stringent third-party monitoring of trials in addition to the existing mechanisms. The ministry had invited expression of interest …
A vexatious issue in all the controversies related to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is the conflict of interest that now seems all pervasive, often leading to biased conclusions and recommendations that go into regulatory decision-making. There is proof that even when it comes to scientific evidence, the ones concluding that …
