In this paper, assess the impacts of genetically modified eggplant, Bt brinjal, on economic and health outcomes in Bangladesh using a cluster randomized controlled design. Bt brinjal cultivation reduces the cost of pesticide use by 47 percent. This is driven by reductions in the use of pesticides with adverse ecological …
This recent report on GM foods released by Greenpeace provides the perspective on citizens' views on GM foods. 87% of people have said that they have the right to information related to GM foods, before the decisions on GM/ GE foods are made. See Also Opinion: Why we should not …
People may never look at brinjal in the same way again. In the last few months, this innocuous vegetable has garnered much public attention and so did the research and development happening in the field of agriculture. R&D; in agriculture which usually misses to impress the media or the people …
The issue concerning genetically-modified crops is not that Bt brinjal was consigned to cold storage but the process that led to its approval being held in abeyance, says Arvind Panagariya THE priority our environment and forest ministry gave public consultation over scientific evidence in reaching a negative verdict on Bt …
Prime minister Manmohan Singh has supported the moratorium on Bt brinjal by the Union minister of state for environment, Jairam Ramesh. Singh qualified his support by saying the period of the moratorium will be decided by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC); the committee would also resolve the conflict among …
K P Prabhakaran Nair Monsanto devotes an annual budget of $10 million to harassing, intimidating, suing -and in some cases bankrupting -American farmers over alleged improper use of its patented seeds. This will become the norm for India as well TODAY, Monsanto is the virtual king of genetically modified food …
THERE is unlikely to be any decision on Bt food crops till next year. Dr K Kasturirangan, who is discussing the controversial issue of biotechnology and food crops with the scientific community, will present a detailed review report in December this year. The decision to undertake a detailed study of …
MICHAEL SPECTER SCIENCE AUTHOR Michael We tend to think that the arts provoke controversy. In truth, science causes more controversy these days. Back in the 1960s and '70s, the World Bank, in its infinite wisdom, came up with a bold scheme of constructing high-rise flats on the outskirts of Jakarta …
Following the publication of the Expert Committee II (EC-II) report and the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) decision, approving Bt brinjal for cultivation in India, there has been considerable discussion on the topic in public fora and the media. Surprisingly, there has been very little scientific debate or discussion on …
Ananth Krishnan BEIJING: Chinese Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu will arrive in New Delhi on Friday for talks with Indian officials on furthering co-operation between the two countries on a range of agricultural and environmental issues. Of particular focus during Mr. Hui's visit will be an exchange of views on an issue …
Misleading the public on safety of genetically modified crops or organisms without scientific evidence would not be made a punishable offence, the government has decided following concerns raised by some scientists and civil society groups. A relevant clause to this effect in the proposed Bill to set up the National …
Even as lot of debates are taking place across the country over BT brinjal, one Vasanth Kumar Hardikar of Haranduru Krishi Kshetra has grown an indigenous species of brinjal having the quality of countering pests and diseases. The creeper-brinjal at Koppaharandur Krishi Kshetra.It is a kind of creeper-brinjal through which …
Gilles-Eric Seralini, one of the first scientists to warn the world about the dangers of genetically modified food, counters pro-GM scientists in an interview with Savvy Soumya Misra. Some scientists are planning to write to the Indian government, saying you never carried out any independent study and had no access …
If the nationwide furore over Bt brinjal was driven by the fear of unsafe food being pushed down the throat, the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (brai) bill goes a step further to silence all opposition. The bill will bring about changes in regulating the research, transport, import, manufacture …
If the nationwide furore over Bt brinjal was driven by the fear of unsafe food being pushed down the throat, the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (brai) bill goes a step further to silence all opposition. The bill will bring about changes in regulating the research, transport, import, manufacture …
Some scientists are planning to write to the Indian government, saying you never carried out any independent study and had no access to Bt gene of maize or brinjal. What do you have to say? I was a referee to review the raw data of Mahyco (promoter of Bt brinjal) …
Call it going back to the roots. Or call it giving the Indian farmer his rightful due. The community-managed sustainable agriculture (CMSA) programme of Andhra Pradesh is low on cost, high on returns and is billed as the second Green Revolution. It’s a model that could possibly take on the …
EVEN as the last word is yet to be spoken on Bt brinjal, the issue has fallen under the scrutiny of a parliamentary panel. As most of the committee members appear to be taking an anti-Bt brinjal stand, environment minister Jairam Ramesh may find an ally in his battle against …
Saubhadro Chatterji / New Delhi March 11, 2010, 1:08 IST The tussle over the genetically-modified brinjal, also known as Bt brinjal, between the various lobbies in the government may turn more complicated, as a Parliament Standing Committee representing various political parties is likely to disapprove of the introduction of Bt …
NEW DELHI: The Bt brinjal seed stock developed in the country should be deposited with the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources to prevent any potential leakage or contamination during the moratorium on its commercial release. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee made this decision during its meeting on February 9, …
