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 …
Nov. 4: Four thousand years after it entered the Indian kitchen, the all-time favourite, brinjal or eggplant, may soon shed its traditional flavour. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has approved genetically modified or Bt brinjal for human consumption despite protests that adequate tests have not been carried out to …
WHAT, YOU may ask, is common between potatoes, tomatoes, brinjal, chilli, datura, tobacco and the deadly nightshade (belladonna)? They all belong to a plant family called Solanaceae. The Solanaceae family contains a number of important agricultural plants as well as many psychoactive and toxic plants. Solanaceae species are rich in …
Joseph Vackayil : The reported statement of KV Thomas, the minister of state for agriculture, that the agriculture ministry would not blindly oppose any new technology that helped increase food production and ensure food security, has kindled the hopes of Bt brinjal
Pushpa M Bhargava The GEAC has put faith in Monsanto, and has accepted what it has said as the gospel truth, in spite of Monsanto's extremely poor record of honesty, integrity and ethics, spanning over decades Larger number of mutations occur on genetic manipulation than in normal plant-breeding. This changes …
Mohan Murti Food is to European culture what free speech is to American culture. There may not always be a good scientific reason for concern, but to consider eating something that has resulted from some laboratory manoeuvring is felt by many Europeans as a kind of refutation of the true …
There is a need to reverse the long-term decline in investment in agriculture of developing countries and to create institutional capacities at global, regional and national levels that are able to assure universal access to adequate food. Investment in agriculture by both the public and private sectors has to be …
The Green Revolution brought modern science to bear on a widening Asian food crisis in the 1960s. The speed and scale with which it solved the food problem was remarkable and unprecedented, and it contributed to a substantial reduction in poverty and the launching of broader economic growth in many …
Designing Rural Technology Delivery Systems for Mitigating Agricultural Distress: A Study of Anantapur District focuses on the technological dimension of the agricultural crisis that is currently gripping the Indian economy. A perusal of this study will show that it will be possible to bridge the prevailing yield gap in the …
This study of Wardha District by MSSRF focuses on the technological dimension of the agricultural crisis and shows that that it will be possible to bridge the prevailing yield gap in the district, provided integrated attention is given to knowledge delivery, input supply, popularization of appropriate technologies, soil health, water …
Stern action will be initiated against erring officials DISCUSSION: Farmers at the grievance day meeting in Dindigul on Friday. DINDIGUL: Stern action will be initiated against officials who failed to display a list of hybrid plant saplings at the agriculture extension centres. All agriculture extension centres should have a list …
Read this latest book by P.K. Aggarwal that presents likely impacts of climate change on different agricultural sectors. It shows the assessment of the magnitude of emissions of GHGs from Indian agriculture and evaluates the potential of various mitigation strategies. Irrespective of the outcome of the international negotiations on climatic …
It is rather unfortunate that unnecessary questions have been raised about the quality of the rice variety called PAU-201 released by Punjab Agricultural University in 2007. It is a semi-dwarf stiff-strawed variety with dark green erect leaves that remain green until maturity. The average plant height of the variety is …
Unlike in Bt cotton, there is no organised lobby of growers to push the case for commercialisation of Bt brinjal, says HARISH DAMODARAN. In March 2002, when Bt cotton was approved for commercial cultivation, there was scant opposition to the Government
A few Indian universities make it to the several ranking schemes that exist internationally. As per SCOPUS (http://www.scopus.com) research on Indian universities, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has been ranked 18th and contributes towards 18.31 per cent of India
PMK URGES CM TO ENACT LAW TO BAN Bt BRINJALPATTALI Makkal Katchi founder president Dr S Ramadoss on Monday urged Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to enact legislation during the forthcoming Assembly session banning Bt brinjal in the State. Interacting with the press while participating in a protest demonstration organised by …
The Chhattisgarh government has banned commercial cultivation of genetically modified Bt brinjal in the state. This is despite the recent in-principle nod by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the central government for commercial farming of the variery. The decision was taken after the state government sought suggestions from …
Gargi Parsai New Delhi: Several farmer leaders have sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reject the recommendation of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) for commercial release of Bt brinjal. Speaking to journalists here Rakesh Tikait of the Bhartiya Kisan Union, Yudhvir Singh of the Coordination Committee …
