10 years of Bt Cotton – False Hype and Failed Promises Exposed
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, March 21st 2012. Under Bt Cotton, News, Press Releases, Reports Tags: Bt cotton, Bt cotton false hype failed promise, cotton farmers crisis, farm suicides
The false hype and failed promises of Bt cotton in India were exposed by the Coalition for GM-Free India with a special report released in a press conference here today. As the 10th anniversary of Bt cotton’s regulatory approval in India approaches, the Coalition, using data from government institutions, highlighted ... Continue Reading
(Rajasthan) Government bans GM trials, to burn standing crop
Published By kavitha On Tuesday, March 20th 2012. Under Field Trials, GM Crops, News, States Tags: Field Trials, Field Trials on Hold, GM crops, GM Mustard, State Governments
The Rajasthan government has put on hold all trials of genetically modified (GM) crops in the state.
In an order dated 13 March, the Principal Secretary, Agriculture, government of Rajasthan stated “..no trials of GM crops should be conducted in the State until final decision in this matter is taken.”
“The issue ... Continue Reading
New report damns India’s GM crop regulation
Published By kavitha On Monday, March 19th 2012. Under Bt Brinjal, News Tags: Bt brinjal, India GM crop regulation
An explosive new report on the safety asseessment of Bt brinjal (eggplant/aubergine) by Prof. Jack Heinemann has been submitted to India's Minister of Environment and Forests. Its findings suggest the regulation and official expertise brought to bear on GM crops are either grossly incompetent... or worse. Latha Jishnu's article below ... Continue Reading
Mr Prime Minister, Your comments on the opposition to GM crops & Nuclear power plants
Dr Manmohan Singh,
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India,
# 7, Race Course Road,
New Delhi March 05, 2012
Your Comments on the Opposition to GM Crops and Nuclear Power Plants
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
There has been wide coverage of your interview with the journal ‘Science’, on February 24, 2012 concerning the opposition to ... Continue Reading