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. …
Environmentalist and author Mark Lynas now says GM crops are the answer to global food security. Vandana Shiva disagrees. Mark Lynas, Vandana Shiva he already heated debate about genetically modified (GM) foods in India has intensified thanks to a dramatic change in stance by environmentalist and author Mark Lynas,who now …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a public interest writ petition against licensing of and trials with the unproven human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, ostensibly to treat cervical cancer. The petition, by Kalpana Mehta and other health activists, cited the Drugs Controller-General of India (DCGI), the …
Pranab says Nobel Prize in sciences long overdue for the country Debate over nuclear energy and genetically modified food has come to the fore again, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday saying such “complex” issues should be approached through a structured debate and analysis, than being driven by faith …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that for science and technology to progress, the need of the hour is inter-disciplinary research and synergy among stakeholders. Addressing the 100th Indian Science Congress here, Singh said nuclear energy is vital for the increasingly resource-intensive modern science and called for rational thinking …
This paper describes the series of events which took place in India from the development of Bt brinjal to its initial approval by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)a to the declaration of a moratorium on it by the Minister of Environment & Forests and events thereafter. It discusses the …
A GM salmon which grows twice as fast as ordinary fish could become the first genetically-modified animal in the world to be declared officially safe to eat, after America's powerful food-safety watchdog ruled it posed no major health or environmental risks. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it …
A GM salmon which grows twice as fast as ordinary fish could become the first genetically-modified animal in the world to be declared officially safe to eat, after America’s powerful food-safety watchdog ruled it posed no major health or environmental risks. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it …
An indigenous Bt cotton variety Bt Bikaneri Narma developed through a collaborative effort can no more be used for cultivation. A probe conducted by a five-member team, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor S.K. Sopory has termed the development of the strain ‘invalid’. The indigenous cotton variety was jointly developed …
Dual-use research of concern (DURC) is the research that is intended for legitimate benefits, but also carries a risk of being misused. In this article, the work related to regulation of dual-use influenza virus research involving genetic engineering of the subtype H5N1 has been compared with the research involving regulation …
The government has opposed suggestions to ban open-field trials of genetically modified crops, telling the Supreme Court on Friday that any such move will be detrimental to the country’s food security and set back research in this area by 20 years. “We are not accepting this report at all. The …
With the Centre strongly favouring the genetically modified (GM) crops, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to impose an interim ban on their field trials, despite the court-appointed expert committee recommending the ban. The government pleaded that recommendation of the apex court-appointed Technical Expert Committee (TEC) for banning field trials …
Slamming the basis of recommendation for a 10-year moratorium on the field trials of GM crops, the Centre on Friday described the Technical Expert Committee’s (TEC) report as “scientifically flawed” and “arbitrary” while urging the Supreme Court to let them continue with it under strict monitoring and as per internationally …
Farmers welcome the stand of the government of India on the outright rejection of the recommendations of the technical expert committee to the Supreme Court, which suggested that a moratorium be imposed on field trials of GM crops. The SC shot down the proposal of an interim moratorium that would …
French agri-conglomerate acquires Delhi-based vegetable seeds maker for about . 140-145 crore in an all-cash deal In yet another example of the growing interest of global seeds majors towards the Indian market, the $1.9 billion French agri-conglomerate Groupe Limagrain on Wednesday acquired Delhi-based Century Seeds Private Limited, a local vegetable …
Polls show 53.7% voted against the contentious measure that was seen as a testbed case for the US as a whole A Californian ballot proposing the labelling of genetically modified ingredients in food products has been rejected by the state's voters . With 95% of votes counted, the polls showed …
The SC must reject the biased interim report of the committee on GE crops While hearing two writ petitions opposing genetic engineering technology in agriculture, the Supreme Court constituted a technical expert committee with six members and seven terms of reference. It asked the committee to hear interested parties and …
There is a builder-politician nexus and real estate development is characterised by non-transparency, discretion and lack of regulation. To the extent regulation exists, it isn’t enforced. We need to improve law, regulations and enforcement. Such systemic improvements take time. Till that happens, there will be a complete ban on all …
Highlighting the possible disastrous consequences of field trials of Genetically Modified (GM) crops, an expert committee has recommended to the Centre to implement a 10-year moratorium on such trials on Bt. Transgenics in all food crops. In its interim report submitted to the Supreme Court, the Technical Expert Committee (TEC) …
The Supreme Court Monday refused to pass an interim order restraining the Centre from going ahead with open field trials of the GM crops for the coming Rabi season. The decision is significant in view of a recent recommendation by a committee appointed by the court to stop all open …
The prime minister's scientific advisory council had advocated introduction of GM crops in India, but under strict regulatory mechanism Even as the Supreme Court is set to hear the petition to ban testing of genetically modified (GM) crops on October 29, the apex body that is supposed to regulate GM …
