Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Genetic Engineering (GE) or Genetic Modification (GM) of food involves the laboratory process of artificially inserting genes into the DNA of food crops or animals. The result is called a genetically modified organism or GMO. GMOs can be engineered with genes from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals, or even humans. Most …
INDIA’S food regulatory authority is all set to notify a comprehensive food safety regulation by January 2011. The Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Regulation will integrate all previous food safety acts like the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. But the draft regulations put up on the website of the …
The ailing US food safety system yesterday moved closer towards its biggest overhaul in more than 70 years after the House of Representatives passed legislation that would increase inspections and give regulators the power to recall tainted foods. The bill, named The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, was passed with …
Ranchi, Dec. 14: Union minister for food processing Subodh Kant Sahay today said India should lay stress on food technology. Sahay was speaking at the inaugural session of the 51st International Symposium on Advances in Cross-Disciplinary Microbiology: Avenues and Challenges, which kicked off at BIT, Mesra, today. Governor M.O.H. Farook …
Against a backdrop of global economic uncertainty, this issue of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture highlights the major role and challenges facing fisheries and aquaculture worldwide. With a steadily rising demand for fish and fish products, the supply of fish as human food hit a record high in …
The Inter-Academy Report on GM crops submitted in September, 2010, elicited a great deal of public discussion, although it was meant only for limited circulation. In retrospect, this was to be expected in view of the nature of the issue. The report has now been updated. The updating involved the …
This study from the European Commission examines the impacts of GMOs and finds that biotechnology, and in particular GMOs, pose no greater health and environmental risks than conventionally bred crops. The report presents the results of 50 projects, involving more than 400 research groups and representing European Union research grants …
Read this summary of the monitoring of pesticide residues in the food commodities conducted from April 2008 to March 2009 at national level by Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and the IARI. The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India in collaboration with Indian Agriculture …
I suggest that the Government of India issues the following statement of policy on production, use and release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). (1) GMOs are produced through the use of genetic engineering technology in which a gene belonging to one organism and often coding for a particular protein performing …
Exercise is making a resurgence in many countries, given its benefits for fitness as well as prevention of obesity. This trend has spawned many supplements that purport to aid performance, muscle growth, and recovery. Initially, sports drinks were developed to provide electrolyte and carbohydrate replacement. Subsequently, energy beverages (EBs) containing …
A paper on giving away Indian agriculture on a platter to Monsanto through public-private partnerships. This brief paper on "Monsanto-ising Indian Agriculture" is seeking to throw light on the nature of this profiteering corporation from experiences from its operations the world over, on its operations in India and then focuses …
This document provides guidance for the environmental risk assessment (ERA) of genetically modified (GM) plants submitted within the framework of Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 on GM food and feed or under Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This document provides guidance for …
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published scientific opinions on environmental risk assessments of GMO plants and the assessment of potential impacts of GM plants on non-target organisms. The documents will serve as basis for discussions between the EU Commission, member States and stakeholders on the further development and …
A shoddy inter-academy report on GM crops casts a shadow on the integrity and competence of Indian science, while a US expert finds approval for Bt brinjal deeply flawed according to this latest special report in Down to Earth. A shoddy inter-academy report on GM crops casts a shadow on …
When six of India’s top scientific academies were asked by Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh in March to assess the feasibility and safety of genetically modified (GM) crops and their regulation, it was expected their evaluation would help resolve the highly contentious question of growing GM food …
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has certified the controversial rice variety PAU-201 as fit for human consumption. The fate of 400,000 tonnes of rice, costing Rs 4,000 crore, was hanging in balance for more than a year; Food Corporation of India (FCI), the Central procurement agency, and the …
Our control over our food and our health requires inventive institutional reordering and new ideas about the way food regulations work. Last fortnight I discussed the problem of antibiotics in honey. This contamination is harmful and shows complete disregard of the regulatory sy stem to mind our safety over business. …
The revised draft of food safety and standards regulations 2010 released by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2010.
