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 …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On Sunday, at the Martyrs Square in the city, environmentalists, farmers, political and cultural leaders in the State will go on a fast to stop the Ministry of Environment and Forests from giving permission for commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal. The fast will be inaugurated by Agriculture Minister Mullakkara …
THENI: Technology driven fruit production, integrated approach, mechanisation, enhancement and utilisation of wastelands and efficient post harvest management and technology would meet the challenges faced by horticulture, said H.P. Singh, Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. He was inaugurating the XV Group Meeting of All India …
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: Emphasising that agriculture is a State subject, a group of environmentalists here on Wednesday appealed to the main opposition party in the State to take a stand on introduction of Bt Brinjal for commercial cultivation in India.
CHENNAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has said the government will not take any hasty decision on allowing cultivation or sale of Bt Brinjal in the State. Representatives of Poovulagin Nanbargal, Safe Food Alliance, Tamil Nadu Women
AMID demands from organisations of farmers and environmental activists for a blanket ban on Bt brinjal in Tamil Nadu, the State government on Tuesday virtually imposed a temporary ban on this genetically modified vegetable until a final decision is taken on the matter. Clarifying the government's stand on the issue, …
The State government has said a firm no to entry of Bt brinjal. The government has already conveyed this to the Centre. Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, on Saturday, said his government would not allow cultivation of Bt brinjal which would prove death knell for native breeds of brinjal grown …
Hyderabad, Jan. 24: As the Centre goes about building public opinion on introduction of the controversial Bt brinjal, the country does not have the facility to test the toxicity or otherwise of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). India does not have a Bt laboratory to test genetically-modified (GM) crop and the Centre
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday rebutted his senior colleague and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar over the introduction of Bt Brinjal, contesting his stand that the decision of an expert panel giving clearance is final and Centre does not have any say. Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh …
KOCHI: The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) is organising a national brainstorming session on genetically modified (GM) crops on February 2 and 3 to harness opinion of all States with a view to stamping out GM foods from the country. Agriculture and Forest Ministers of all the States as well …
CHANDIGARH: Noted molecular biologist Pushpa Mittra Bhargava has warned that a nod for Bt Brinjal would be one of the biggest disasters for the country. Talking to The Hindu, Dr. Bhargava, who is a Supreme Court appointee to the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), said the move for securing such …
The State Government is all set to say no to Bt brinjal and is also contemplating declaring Karnataka, as a state free from genetically modified crops (GM-free state). Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa gave a hint to this effect in a meeting with scientists, representatives of non-governmental organisations and Karnataka …
M.J. PRABU TANDIYA IS 30 km from Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh. Local farmers grow wheat, barley, gram, mustard, chilly, pea, brinjal during Rabi season and bajra, sorghum, paddy, tuwar, moth bean, green gram and groundnut during Kharif. It is also famous for its vegetable market. Like several others in the …
Ahmedabad: Setting at rest the speculations over the commercial approval of Bt brinjal, Jairam Ramesh, minister of state for environment and forests (MoEF), said a final decision on the approval of Bt brinjal was yet to be taken. He said the doubts and concerns raised over the issue would not …
