The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has come out in support of the verdict on Bt-brinjal announced by Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (independent charge) for Environment and Forests. See Also National consultations on Bt-Brinjal www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/298048 Expert committee (EC-II) report on Bt brinjal event EE-1 www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/289303 Test tube brinjal www.environmentportal.org.in/node/288106 …
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
CHENNAI: A Siddha medical practitioner here has filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court praying that the approval granted by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) on October 14 last year for environmental release of Bt brinjal in the country be declared null and void. In his petition, …
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 …
A WRIT plea has been made in the Madras High Court to declare null and void, the approval dated October 14, 2009 of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for the environmental release of Bt brinjal in India. In his public interest writ …
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 …
The humble vaingan has sparked a virtual war between those who oppose the introduction of the first genetically modified (GM) vegetable, and those who see it as a new horizon of hope for increasing brinjal output by over 50 per cent. The Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) Brinjal, a genetically modified version …
Surinder Sud / New Delhi February 8, 2010, 0:56 IST Jairam Ramesh Bharat Krishak Samaj (BKS), a leading all-India organisation of farmers, has come out in support of genetically modified crops, saying their use will help cut down expenses on pesticides for better returns on yields. BKS urged the government …
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 …
VOICING protest against introduction of Bt Brinjal in India, founder of Isha Foundation Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on Sunday said there seems to be some commercial motive behind bringing in the genetically modified (GM) food into the country. He told reporters at Isha Yoga Centre at the foothills of Velliangiri in …
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 …
Dun/Bengaluru, : Uttarakhand on Friday became the first state in India to announce a ban on Bt brinjal even before the Centre takes a final decision on introduction of the controversial genetically modified crop. The hill state also asked the Centre to follow suit while the final consultation as part …
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
With the debate over genetically modified crops and no consensus among scientists, the Government must look at various scenarios that may emerge in the event of any decision (for or against) and do a cost-benefit analysis for each of them, says G. CHANDRASHEKHAR. The questionis not only of food security …
