If you support our call against environmental release of GMOs and against the Govt of India’s possible approval of GM mustard in particular, please give a missed call at 044 3312 4242. Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/gmwatchindia You can follow … Continue reading
BRIEFING PAPERS The Coalition for a GM-Free India, after putting out a Briefing Paper on Delhi University’s GM Mustard in June 2015 has now revised it based on RTI information received. You can download a Revised Briefing Paper (July 2015) in … Continue reading
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE SOFT COPY OF “ADVERSE IMPACTS OF TRANSGENIC CROPS/FOODS – A COMPILATION OF SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES WITH ABSTRACTS” here. The debate around GMOs in our food, farming and environment has only been increasing over time, whether it is … Continue reading
———- Forwarded message ———- From: Kavitha Kuruganti <kavitakuruganti@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 12:55 PM Subject: Rejection of GM mustard – Public feedback time to be extended to 120 days from the time of proactive sharing of all biosafety … Continue reading
The Ministry has put out a press release a while ago (on a Sunday afternoon at around 3pm!!) about the presence of Dr Sesikeran as the health expert in the sub-committee that assessed GM mustard dossier submitted by Delhi University. … Continue reading
GEAC SUB-COMMITTEE’S BIOSAFETY CLEARANCE OF GM MUSTARD: HOW RELIABLE[1]? India’s apex regulatory body called Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee or GEAC has recently (on September 5th 2016) put out an announcement inviting public feedback till October 5th, on its assessment of … Continue reading
You can download a pdf version of this note here. GEAC IS GETTING WORSE IN ITS REGULATORY FUNCTIONING OVER THE YEARS: GM MUSTARD’S FARCICAL PUBLIC FEEDBACK PROCESSES, CONTRASTED WITH THE REGULATOR-ADOPTED PROCESSES FOR BT BRINJAL (This is a quick note … Continue reading
Points Covered by Various Speakers during Presentation to GEAC on 18th July, 2016 at Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, New Delhi A team of civil society representatives associated with Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) made presentations to the GEAC on … Continue reading
———- Forwarded message ———- From: Kavitha Kuruganti <kavitakuruganti@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 11:05 PM Subject: Note inviting comments on the proposal on authorisation of Environmental Release of GE Mustard hybrid and use of parental events for development of new generation … Continue reading
मुख्य मंत्री और कृषि मंत्री से की देश और प्रदेश को जीएम सरसों से बचाने की अपील You can access the letter sent to the Haryana Chief Minister & Agri Minister here. हरियाणा के 15 जिलों के प्रबुद्ध नागरिकों, कृषि … Continue reading
Patna, 1st September 2016: Meeting a delegation of Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) on the issue of GM mustard, Bihar Chief Minister Sh Nitish Kumar assured the group of his active intervention on this matter of urgent concern. He … Continue reading
DELHI CM KEJRIWAL GETS A UNIQUE GIFT FROM CITIZENS FIGHTING GM MUSTARD: CITIZENS URGE HIM TO ACT PROACTIVELY TO STOP GM MUSTARD FROM INVADING THEIR FOOD New Delhi, September 1st 2016: Braving heavy downpour, a group of citizens landed at Delhi … Continue reading
Delegation of organic farmers from Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan meets Union Agriculture Minister and appeals for immediate hold on release of GM Mustard Under the aegis of Organic Farmers’ Association of India (OFAI) a delegation today (September 1, 2016) called … Continue reading
To: Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of India. Dear Chairperson, Members and SC’s Appointee in GEAC, Namaste! In the Special Meeting of the GEAC on July 18th 2016, you assured … Continue reading
CITIZENS’ GROUPS DEMAND THAT ODISHA STATE GOVERNMENT WRITE TO CENTRE AGAINST GM MUSTARD APPROVAL A Round Table meeting of citizens’ groups including major farmer unions held on the subject of GM crops in general and GM mustard in particular on … Continue reading
விவசாயதலைவர்கள்மற்றும்சமூகஆர்வலர்கள்தமிழகஅரசைமரபணுகடுகுக்குஎதிராகமத்தியஅரசுக்குகடிதம்எழுதும்படிவற்புறுத்தல். தமிழகத்தின் பல்வேறு மாவட்டங்களிலிருந்தும் விவசாய தலைவர்கள், தமிழக வணிகர் சங்கம், பாதுகாப்பான உணவு மற்றும் சமூக ஆர்வரலர்கள் கலந்து கொண்டு மரபணு பயிர்கள் பற்றியும், குறிப்பாக மரபணு கடுகு பற்றியும் விரிவாக ஆலோசனை நடத்தினர். மரபணு பயிர்களின் கேடுகள் தெரிந்தும் இப்பொழுது மரபணு கடுகினை கொண்டுவர தயாராகும் மத்திய அரசுக்கு மரபணு பயிர்களை அனுமதிக்க … Continue reading
FARMER UNIONS, CITIZENS’ GROUPS AND SCIENTISTS STRONGLY OPPOSE GM MUSTARD; DEMAND THAT STATE GOVERNMENTS WRITE TO CENTRE AGAINST GM MUSTARD APPROVAL Hyderabad, August 13, 2016 A Round Table meeting of citizens’ groups including major farmer unions and scientists, … Continue reading