BRAI Bill tabling tomorrow: Opposition from all quarters
Published By kavitha On Monday, November 21st 2011. Under Biosafety, BRAI Bill, Press Releases, Regulatory Processes Tags: BRAI Bill
The text of the Statement of Concern signed by ten former Supreme Court Judges is available here
Appeal to Scrap Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill 2011
Jointly signed by various organisations and concerned citizens across the country
Date : 21 November 2011
To,
Dr. Manmohan Singh,
The Hon'ble Prime Minister,
Government of India.
Dear Dr. Manmohan ... Continue Reading
Former SC Judges oppose Bill on Biotechnology
FORMER SC JUDGES OPPOSE BILL ON BIOTECHNOLOGY
Chetan Chauhan chetan@hindustantimes.com
Ahead of the winter session of Parliament, former judges of the Supreme Court have questioned the efficacy of three bills on new regulatory authority for biotechnology sector, unfair practices in higher education and constitution of education tribunals.
The winter session has hectic ... Continue Reading
Bt cotton fails farmers in Tamil Nadu
Published By kavitha On Monday, November 21st 2011. Under Uncategorized Tags: Bt cotton, Failure, Insecticides
Bt cotton fails farmers in state
CHENNAI: For Arul Venkatesan, a cotton-growing farmer in the Aroor block of Dharmapuri district, the stand that Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa took in the Assembly in August, that her government will not “promote” GM crops in the State, “struck the ears like music”.
Venkatesan was one ... Continue Reading
