Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Ten state governments have decided not to wait for the end of the controversy over whether genetically modified (GM) brinjal, popularly termed Bt brinjal, should be approved or not. They have decided not to allow it in their states anyway. Their representatives joined hands today at a conference called in …
The Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) has urged the Government not to give permission for cultivation of Bt brinjal in India. Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Mr Maruthi Manpade, President of KPRS, said various groups have expressed concern over the impact of Bt brinjal on human beings. The Government should …
SHUCHISMITA Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that a final decision on commercial Bt brinjal will be taken on February 10. "No decision has been taken on commercial genetically modified brinjal so far in view of ongoing public hearings being completed so far in six …
Kalpana Jain / New Delhi February 3, 2010, 0:49 IST The approval to genetically modified (Bt) brinjal seems to have been been given without adequately assessing long-term health risks, although with a stipulation that surveillance and long-term follow up should be conducted
Government must handle GM foods with care Business Standard / New Delhi February 3, 2010, 0:37 IST The controversy generated by Bt brinjal, the first genetically modified (GM) food crop, has thrown up several important issues concerning GM crops, the role of regulators and of global corporate interests in agribusiness. …
A Mechanical Engineering degree from an Indian Institute of Technology is a passport to a wide horizon of opportunities for any student. But for R. Madhavan, who passed out of IIT-Madras in 1986 and took up farming as an industrial enterprise, it was a means to redefine the role of …
Reema Narendran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: When the whole country is discussing the merits and demerits of Bt brinjal, celebrities from Kollywood - Revathy, Rohini and Cheran, have brought out a film on genetically modified brinjal titled
A 'baigan bharta' with a whooping 20,000 brinjals will be prepared in the national capital by an environmental group to create awareness against genetically modified brinjals, now at the centre of a raging controversy. Greenpeace India, the NGO behind the unique protest programme, said the 'baigan bharta' (a dish prepared …
The Copenhagen Accord does mention a Copenhagen Green Climate Fund and a Technology Mechanism for technology development and transfer in support of action on adaptation and mitigation. However, it is silent on crucial aspects of both; perhaps those will be worked out in the negotiations to be conducted later. Nevertheless, …
The minister of state for environment and forests, Mr Jairam Ramesh, on Sunday said the final decision on Bt Brinjal will be taken on February 10. Mr Ramesh had to face the ire of farmers during a public consultation that was organised by the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture …
Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said a final decision over allowing commercial introduction of Bt brinjal in the country would be taken in 10 days, as he faced more protests over the controversial move. As his national consultations entered the last lap, Ramesh was gheraoed here by people opposing …
Hyderabad, Jan. 31: The minister of state for environment and forests, Mr Jairam Ramesh, on Sunday said the final decision on Bt brinjal will be taken on February 10. Mr Ramesh faced the ire of farmers during a public consultation organised by the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA). …
B. Chandrashekhar HYDERABAD: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh faced angry protests at the consultations on Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) brinjal at the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture here on Sunday. The demonstration by activists of farmers
Recent approval of Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India for commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal led to an expression of a variety of opinions in the popular media. Biotech News asked some of India’s most respected scientific personalities to comment on …
Historically, compared to other developing economies, India has had relatively smaller agricultural land-holdings. Mixed farming and animal tending was the backbone of small and marginal rain-fed agriculture. Diverse food crops along with animal produce ensured relatively balanced nutrition. But policies in independent India reduced diversity while increasing the market dependence …
KRISHNAGIRI: Quality seeds are essential for rain-fed farming, Dr. A.K. Mani, Professor and Head, Regional Research Station of the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Paiyur said here on Thursday. Solid foundation Presiding over the three-day training programme on imparting knowledge and skills on seed production to the farmers and farm women, …
India witnessed unprecedented food production in the 1970s and the 1980s, and this phenomenon was dubbed as the Green Revolution. The country was transformed from a food-deficient nation to a food-sufficient nation. The seeds of the Green Revolution were sown when Dr M.S. Swaminathan invited Dr Norman E. Borlaug to …
Jan. 28: Enviroenthusiasts will fast for a day on January 30 to build up a nation-wide consensus against Bt brinjal. The Central government is planning to legalise commercial production of Bt brinjal next month, after it completes public hearing this week. If Bt brinjal enters the market, it will be …
