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. …
An epidemic of dengue fever in Brazil is under control but without the development of long-term solutions, businesses and society will suffer The 34-year old foreign and domestic sales manager of Frigo Estrela, a meat-packing company located in the countryside of São Paulo state, has just accepted a 1,000-tonne order …
Extension specialists, NGOs, agriculture companies, and farmers from different parts of Punjab deliberated on diverse aspects of genetically modified (GM) crops during the stakeholder’s workshop on “Socio-Economic Considerations for GM Crops” held at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). The workshop was organised under the project “Developing Guidelines and Methodologies for Socio-Economic …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pitch for genetic engineering has sparked off fresh debate on the contentious issue. While a section of environmentalists expressed concern over its “consumer safety aspects”, reacting to the Prime Minister’s statement Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said the government would “abide by Supreme Court directions” on …
Scientists announced this week they had not only located a gene that determines sex in developing mosquito embryos but when they tweaked it female offspring were born with male genitals. The experiments are significant because only female mosquitoes suck blood, and when they bite someone with a disease such as …
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a new law allowing individual EU countries to restrict or prohibit imported genetically modified crops even after they have been approved for use in food and feed by the bloc as a whole. The proposal risks upsetting trading partners, particularly the United States, which …
Seventeen new genetically modified food products will be authorised for import to Europe before the end of May in a significant acceleration of biotech trade, the Guardian has learned. An announcement could be made as early as next week, sources said, when a meeting of EU commissioners has been pencilled …
The world’s first commercially planted genetically-modified trees may be approved in Brazil, when officials rule on the safety of a newly engineered variety of eucalyptus. Brazilian-owned company FuturaGene is seeking permission to plant the trees, which it says mature more quickly than their existing counterparts and produce 20 per cent …
The EU plans to simplify the import approval process for controversial genetically modified foods and animal feed, allowing member states to decide whether to admit them or not, sources said Wednesday. The sources said the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, will unveil proposals on April 22 which will in …
WASHINGTON (AP) " Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery shelves alongside more traditional products. These genetically engineered foods could receive government approval in the coming years, following the OK given recently given to apples that don't brown and potatoes that …
The news has published on dated 22 March 2015 in your daily about Bt Brinjal but Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) authority did not agree with this report. We think, the news is totally partial and worthless. It's not fair to publish any news without relevant authority concern. After a …
Pizza delivery chain Domino’s has been selling genetically modified pizzas, despite its website claiming that it is ‘GM-free.’ Research by campaign group GM Freeze found that the company’s ‘thin and crispy’ pizza bases have been made using genetically modified soya bean oil and maize flower since February. Waitrose has also …
The cultivation of genetically engineered Bt Brinjal in the country’s several districts has cost the farmers their fortunes again this year as the plants have either died out prematurely or fruited very insignificantly compared to the locally available varieties, reports United News of Bangladesh. Spot visits to 12 Bt Brinjal …
Potatoes that are genetically engineered to withstand bruising and produce less of a harmful chemical when fried, along with two kinds of browning-resistant apples were approved for the US market Friday. ‘These foods are as safe and nutritious as their conventional counterparts,’ read a statement by the Food and Drug …
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice HL Dattu has called for exercising caution while deciding on the future course of action on genetically modified (GM) crops. Speaking at an international conference on environmental issues, he described GM crops as "harmful for human consumption but also for environment". The Supreme Court is hearing …
African governments must do more to control the planting of genetically modified (GM) crops that could affect smallholders, says a report by Friends of the Earth International. The report from the environmental NGO says international agricultural companies wield too much influence over safety and trade legislation related to GM organisms …
In this first report of the GMO Inquiry 2015, investigate what genetically modified (GM) crops are grown in Canada and around the world, where they are being grown, how much of each one is being grown, and where they end up in our food system. Where in the world are …
EU rules that prevent genetically modified crops from being grown in the UK, even after they pass rigorous safety tests, are not fit for purpose and should be totally reformed, British lawmakers said on Thursday. Members of parliament's science and technology committee said the EU regulation is driven more by …
The Karnataka government will soon launch a consortium to breed improved millets that can withstand prolonged heat and cold conditions, in its ongoing effort to increase productivity of highly nutritious crops. Minister of State for Agriculture, Krishna Byre Gowda, said the government would shortly sign an agreement with Icrisat and …
Raising concerns over Maharashtra government’s approval for open field trials of GM crops, activists have written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking a reversal of his decision. “By approving these open air trials of unknown new organisms in nature, the State is making a statement that it abides by the …
The Australian government’s marine research agency is looking to genetically alter species of coral to help them cope with rising sea temperatures, as new modelling showed the coverage of living corals on the Great Barrier Reef could decline to less than 10% if warming continued. Scientists at the Australian Institute …
