Nationwide campaign against BRAI Bill and GM crops launched

Published By On Wednesday, June 26th 2013. Under Uncategorized  Tags: ,   
Nationwide campaign against BRAI Bill and GM crops launched
Farmer groups, Political leaders and Civil society join hands to fight Monsanto's “invasion” of our food and farming New Delhi, 25th June, 2013: The Coalition for a GM Free India along with various farmer unions, national political parties and diverse social and environmental movements, including Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Greenpeace-India, India ... Continue Reading

BRAI Bill

Published By On Monday, June 17th 2013. Under Uncategorized    
Please send your objections/suggestions on BRAI Bill to Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Rajya Sabha before August 25th, 2013. Their advertisement on June 10th said: "Those desirous of submitting Memoranda to the Committee may send their written Memoranda either in English or Hindi to Shri Alok Chatterjee, Director, Rajya ... Continue Reading

Seeking extension of timeline for BRAI Bill feedback (Coalition’s letter to the S&T Standing Committee)

Published By On Friday, June 14th 2013. Under Uncategorized  Tags: , ,   
June 13, 2013 To Dr. T Subbarami Reddy, MP Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee for Science & Technology, Environment & Forests. Re: To seek extension of time to 90 days for public feedback on the BRAI Bill Respected Sir, Please accept our warm greetings ! We have seen the notification issued on June 11, 2013 by the Rajyasabha Secretariat ... Continue Reading

What’s wrong with the BRAI Bill 2013? Read on, to find out….

Published By On Tuesday, June 11th 2013. Under Uncategorized    
(Bill copy at: http://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/the-biotechnology-regulatory-authority-of-india-bill-2013-2709/; Detailed critique at: http://indiagminfo.org/?page_id=82 and Legal assessment available at: http://www.greenpeace.org/india/Global/india/report/BRAI-Critique-Report.pdf) The following post's hindi version is downloadable here. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE BRAI BILL 2013 AND WHAT DO WE NEED? 1.     PROMOTION CANNOT BE REGULATION: BRAI Bill makes promotion of modern biotechnology as its objective (“A bill to promote ... Continue Reading