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 Parliamentary panel Thursday recommended a thorough probe into the controversy surrounding the approval given to Bt Brinjal and its subsequent withdrawal, saying it had found indications that the industry, a minister and the regulator for genetically engineered substances had colluded to push it in India. The Genetic Engineering Approval …
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture has come down heavily against the use of genetically modified (GM) crops in the country. The Committee, which took almost three years to complete its report on the controversial issue, concluded that GM crops, particularly Bt cotton, had not helped farmers. The Committee, headed …
Golden Rice (GR) has been genetically engineered to be rich in b-carotene for use as a source of vitamin A. The objective was to compare the vitamin A value of b-carotene in GR and in spinach with that of pure b-carotene in oil when consumed by children.
As US crops wither in drought, researchers are turning to symbiotic fungi to help crops survive extreme conditions without resorting to genetic engineering
MUMBAI: The state government is seriously considering switching from genetically modified (GM) cotton to more conventional cotton seeds. A plan to phase out and look for alternatives of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton is being chalked out by leading state agricultural universities with the help of private companies. The government has, …
The Sugarcane Breeding Institute has developed transgenic sugarcane incorporating gene constructs, said its Director, Dr N. Vijayan Nair. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Sugarcane Breeding Institute-Indian Sugar Industry: National Interactive Workshop, Dr Nair said that it would take several years before the transgenic cane is released and commercialised. …
A research carried out by Chinese scientists revealed that genetic material named GW8 could help increase the production of Pakistan's flagship Basmati rice to 14 percent more without compromising on its quality. While studying the Basmati rice from Pakistan that is world famous for its high quality, Fu Xiangdong at …
Beijing: Chinese scientists claimed to have bred the world’s first genetically-modified calf that would produce low-lactose milk in two years, state media said on Monday. The calf, named ‘Lakes’, was born on April 24 at a lab of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University. “It is healthy and strong,” lab professor Zhang …
Aren’t critics of genetically engineered food anti-science? Isn’t the debate over GMOs (genetically modified organisms) a spat between emotional but ignorant activists on one hand and rational GM-supporting scientists on the other? A new report released , “GMO Myths and Truths,” challenges these claims. The report presents a large body …
The paper The Status and Impact of Biosafety Regulation in Developing Economies since Ratification of the Cartagena Protocol explores how the Cartagena Protocol to the convention on Biological Diversity, as well as other important drivers, have affected the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) crops in developing countries. It examines the …
If Americans ever eat genetically engineered fast-growing salmon, it might be because of a Soviet biologist turned oligarch turned government minister turned fish farming entrepreneur. That man, Kakha Bendukidze, holds the key to either extinction or survival for AquaBounty Technologies, the American company that is hoping for federal approval of …
A new biotech corn developed by Dow AgroSciences could answer the prayers of U.S. farmers plagued by a fierce epidemic of super-weeds. Or it could trigger a flood of dangerous chemicals that may make weeds even more resistant and damage other important U.S. crops. Or, it could do both. "Enlist," …
India's first genetically engineered (GE) drought-resistant rice variety has been developed in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. The University of Calcutta developed the rice having drought tolerant features and its field-trials would be conducted within two-three years, a top official of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) said here. …
A coalition of more than 2,000 U.S. farmers and food companies said Wednesday it is taking legal action to force government regulators to analyze potential problems with proposed biotech crops and the weed-killing chemicals to be sprayed over them. Dow AgroSciences, a unit of Dow Chemical, and Monsanto Co. are …
The Southern Action on Genetic Engineering (SAGE) has alleged that the ‘success story of Bt cotton' in the last 10 years is only a hype. When Bt cotton spread to 85 per cent of the country's cotton area in 2009-10, the yield was 474 kg of lint a hectare. “This …
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said that the widely used herbicide 2,4-D would remain on the market, denying a petition from an environmental group that sought to revoke the chemical’s approval. The E.P.A. said that the environmental group, the Natural Resources Defense Council, had not adequately shown that 2,4-D …
Southern Action on Genetic Engineering has alleged that Bt cotton has done little to increase yield. Net increase in yield, in fact, is dwindling in the last few years. "It has gone up by just 4 kg to 474 kg a hectare in 2009-10 from 470 kg in 2004-05," Mr …
This has reference to a series of articles published in DNA in March 2012 quoting certain NGOs who blamed Bt-cotton as being responsible for crop failures and farmer suicides! These are false and totally baseless allegations deliberately intensified to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Bt-cotton on March 26 in …
Dutch elm disease is a terrible affliction that destroyed elm trees throughout North America and Europe. It is a fungal infection that is spread by the elm bark beetle. It is believed to originate from feline feces in Asia. Unequipped to handle the invading pathogen, the disease devastated massive populations …
Brinjal (also called eggplant or talong) is a popular vegetable in South and Southeast Asia. However, the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE, also called genetically modified, or GM) Bt brinjal poses risks to the environment and possibly to human health. The occurrence of wild, weedy and also cultivated relatives presents …
