Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated 05.11.2024 dated 16/12/2024. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled "The Last Feral Horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated November …
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday decided to put the commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal on hold, bowing to protests from activists, resistance from opposition as well as Congress governments and suspicions about the genetically modified crops. Union environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh announced that genetically modified brinjal varieties …
BHUBANESWAR: As the entire nation awaits the decision of Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on the issue of Bt brinjal, the United Coalition Against Genetic Engineering (Uncage), Orissa, today urged him to reject the entry of genetically modified organism
With RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) spearheading a campaign against introduction of Bt brinjal and Sangh boss Mohan Bhagwat too speaking out against it, BJP-ruled Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh went the Uttarakhand way today, announcing a ban on commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal. Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said …
Limited information and imperfect regulation mislead consumers PRABHA JAGANNATHAN MODERN plant breeding evoke strong concern on food and feed crops. Critics also charge that through a combination of technical and economic pressures, commercial breeders of transgenic crops are reducing biodiversity and significantly constraining farmers from developing and trading seed at …
In the context of the stiff opposition to the introduction of Bt brinjal in the market by activists in particular, although some scientists too have expressed their opposition to the move, one is reminded of the atmosphere prevailing at the time of the introduction of the high-yielding semi-dwarf varieties of …
Three days before the Centre's possible announcement over its decision on Bt Brinjal, the Madhya Pradesh government on Sunday asserted that genetically modified (GM) crops have no place in the state. "I have already written a letter to the Centre against the commercialisation of Bt Brinjal in country as it …
HIGH price and not bio-safety concerns is likely to be the key deterrent to the commercial acceptance of Bt brinjal, a January 2010 IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute) study has suggested, even as the environment ministry gears up to take a final decision on whether to accept an expert …
IN A snub to Sharad Pawar, who has been arguing for the introduction of Bt Brinjal, Uttarakhand has announced a ban on the genetically modified crop. The Centre is yet to take a formal position on the issue. The final consultation meeting as part of the public hearings in seven …
Latha Jishnu / New Delhi February 06, 2010, 1:13 IST Widespread reports in Europe that premium organic cotton exported by India is contaminated with genetically modified (GM) cotton have tarnished the image of a fast-growing segment of the country
Science in India cannot progress without facing political and commercial hurdles, and scientists work under pressure. This was the common sentiment of experts at the People
To improve soil fertility and check the pests in the soil farmers should make use of organic manure, suggested MCF Assistant Manager D M Renukaradhya. Speaking after inaugurating the workshop on mango and vegetables, here on Friday he said, soil fertility can be enhanced by using compost organic manure. It …
Farmers' Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Dr Ramkrishna Kusmaria has said giving permission for Bt brinjal will hit India's age-old farming system. Bt brinjal will not only affect human health adversely but will also cast ill-effects on environment. Dr Kusmaria was addressing a conference at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala recently. Agriculture …
Cadres of the two political extremes were seen raising anti-Bt brinjal slogans at a recent public hearing by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh The controversy over Bt brinjal has brought the two political extremes
