Submissions by DGM Project Punjab Mandi Board in the matter of Kapil Dev & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated January 14, 2025. All possible efforts were being made by the Punjab Mandi Board to comply with the NGT guidelines and to dispose of the vegetable waste of …
Despite the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee giving its nod to the commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal last week, Orissa government has made it clear that commercial farming of any genetically modified crop, including brinjal, would not be allowed in the state.
Stiff opposition from activists has persuaded the Indian government to put off commercial release of the country's first genetically modified (GM) food crop, despite clearance from the nation's top biotechnology regulator.
COLLATERAL DAMAGE Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh want Rs 20,000 crore as aid Kharif crop shortfall currently estimated at 20 million tonnes Prices of onion, sugarcane, groundnut and other crops could double India to import rice to offset low supplies due to flood and rains Heavy rainfall completely destroys secondary crops …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: In the wake of strong views in favour and against allowing commercial cultivation of genetically modified Bt brinjal, the government on Thursday sought to take a middle path by putting the report in the public domain for wider consultation. The objective was to arrive at a
New Delhi: Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh has decided to hold a series of public consultations before finalizing his decision on release of Bt-brinjal, the first food crop to come up for consideration before the government. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee had on Wednesday cleared the release of the food …
G. Satyamurty Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has given its nod While varsity has developed varieties, others have developed hybrids Seeds can be preserved for sowing Coimbatore: Even as the bio-technology regulator, Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has given the green signal for the environmental release of Bt brinjal, the first genetically …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: Civil society groups and non-governmental organisations have strongly voiced their disapproval of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) recommending commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal in India. This is happening even as there are many unresolved issues surrounding the environmental release of the transgenic vegetable and genuine …
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee of the Union environment ministry today gave a green signal for genetically modified brinjal (Bt brinjal). Three members dissented. Jairam Ramesh Such brinjals would soon be on dinner tables in the country if the GEAC view is upheld by the ministry. Minister Jairam Ramesh said …
Genetic Engineering Approval Committee Okays Environmental Release; Food Experts Concerned Over Lack Of Bio-Safety Data Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI| BANGALORE THE country
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Civil society groups have cautioned the government against introducing genetically modified crops in the food chain and questioned the credentials of a panel of experts to look into the biosafety of Bt Brinjal, which will come up before the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) on Wednesday. …
The long wait for genetically modified (GM) brinjal to hit the market may be over this week as the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), the country
In 2006, Vikram Puri, CEO of Mahindra Shubhlabh, contracted farmers in Punjab to grow basmati rice for Rs 1,350 per quintal. Global demand, supply fluctuations and local speculative buying pushed the prices to Rs 1,400-1,500 per quintal and about 2,000 farmers in Jalandhar and Kapurthala reneged on their contracts, causing …
Yadvendra Ram Tripathi, of Sariyya village under the Khajni development block in Gorakhpur district, a graduate, spurned the offer of a government job and took up farming in his native village. Thanks to Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) under the Centrally sponsored
Ratlam: Tomato farmers in the country are suffering huge losses as bumper crop has sent prices crashing in this district this season. Rate of potatoes plunged at such extreme level that cultivators in a dozen of villages found it difficult to get even its cost of transportation from farms to …
The last three decades witnessed a cascade of scientific discoveries on plant molecular biology and biochemistry that served as foundation of current biotechnologies used in improving agricultural crops. Genes coding for important agricultural traits useful to farmers and consumers were discovered, isolated and introduced into cultivated crops using modern tools …
Report of the Expert Committee (EC-II) to review findings of large scale trials and the related biosafety studies on Bt brinjal submitted to GEAC on Oct 8, 2009. Concludes that that development and safety assessment of Bt brinjal is fully compliant with the conditions stipulated by GEAC. M/s Maharashtra Hybrid …
Processed garlic loses its ability to protect the heart freshly cut garlic releases hydrogen sulphide due to which it smells like rotten eggs. This discourages many from consuming the cloves fresh. Keeping in mind its health benefits, the food processing industry produces edible garlic pills and powders which do not …
