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. …
Jawaharlal Nehru University's School of Environmental Sciences and McDonnell Academy Washington University, St. Louis, organised a two-day workshop earlier this week on
EUROPEANS are notoriously squeamish about genetically modified (GM) crops. In America, however, they reign supreme. Since farmers first planted GM soya in 1996, engineered crops have steadily conquered America
The Sourcebook on Sustainable Agrobiodiversity Management is jointly compiled and published by GIZ and the School of Economics and Management of Hainan University, as well as the Institute of Low-Carbon Economy Policy and Industrial Technology of Hainan University. It is an important contribution to the sustainable management of agricultural biodiversity …
Genetic Engineering (GE) or Genetic Modification (GM) of food involves the laboratory process of artificially inserting genes into the DNA of food crops or animals. The result is called a genetically modified organism or GMO. GMOs can be engineered with genes from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals, or even humans. Most …
A BACTERIUM, which the biotech industry uses as a vehicle to insert foreign genes in plants, can alter the genetic makeup of other life forms like fungi in the environment, shows a research by UK scientists. This is a way, apart from cross pollination, modified genes could escape into the …
The report reviews the decision by the Indian regulatory authority to stall the commercial release of transgenic crops containing the reporter gene GUS because of environmental implications, though scientists have concluded it safe. This decision will impact many crops, including those developed for drought and salt tolerance.
The release of genetically engineered trees into the open environment is an internationally disputed issue. Using genetically engineered poplars as an example, the following report gives clear evidence that it is not possible to adequately control the risks associated with the release of such trees, either in terms of space …
I suggest that the Government of India issues the following statement of policy on production, use and release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). (1) GMOs are produced through the use of genetic engineering technology in which a gene belonging to one organism and often coding for a particular protein performing …
A shoddy inter-academy report on GM crops casts a shadow on the integrity and competence of Indian science, while a US expert finds approval for Bt brinjal deeply flawed according to this latest special report in Down to Earth. A shoddy inter-academy report on GM crops casts a shadow on …
When six of India’s top scientific academies were asked by Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh in March to assess the feasibility and safety of genetically modified (GM) crops and their regulation, it was expected their evaluation would help resolve the highly contentious question of growing GM food …
Fear-mongers have called it Frankenfish, what the Massachusetts-based biotechnology company Aqua Bounty has been trying to sell since 1995. Critics have argued that the genetically modified salmon eggs proposed by the company
So what do you call a salmon that is genetically engineered to grow fast? If it is allowed to be sold in supermarkets, some consumer and environmental groups want it to be labeled as just that
The first genetically modified animal aimed at consumers' dinner plates faces an uncertain future following a federal advisory panel on Monday that gave a mixed assessment on whether such food -- a salmon -- is safe to eat. A number of the Food and Drug Administration's panelists raised concerns about …
On may 15, 1985, trainers at Hawaii Sea Life Park were stunned when a 400-pound gray female bottlenose dolphin named Punahele gave birth to a dark-skinned calf that partly resembled the 2,000-pound male false killer whale with whom she shared a pool. The calf was a wholphin, a hybrid that …
RATS and mice can mimic human diseases and hence are important laboratory models to understand causes of ailments as well as the efficacy of drugs. For some unknown reason rats are better candidates to understand certain diseases than mice. For example, explained Aron Geurts, physiology professor at Medical College of …
GEAC To Be Rechristened As Environment Appraisal Panel Under The Proposed Body Urmi A Goswami NEW DELHI THE Centre has pruned the mandate of the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India. The body will now deal only with safety and efficacy issues, leaving decisions on commercialisation of biotech products to …
Andrew Pollack Asalmon genetically engineered to grow quickly is safe to eat and poses little risk to the environment, the US Food and Drug Administration has said. The assessment makes it more likely that the fish will become the first genetically modified animal to enter the American food supply. Food …
Washington: US health officials are set to rule on whether a faster-growing, genetically engineered fish is safe to eat in a decision that could deliver first altered animal food to consumers
