Supreme Court hearing on the PIL on GM crops now on 1st of April – Coalition for a GM Free India demands UPA government to stop misinforming the Court and not stand in the way of delivery of Justice

Published By On Sunday, March 30th 2014. Under Field Trials, Regulatory Processes, Uncategorized  Tags: , , , , , ,   
New Delhi, 30th March 2014: In the latest development related to the public debate and controversy around Genetically Modified (GM) crops in India, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India preponed its hearing on the PIL on GM crops from 15th April to 1st of April 2014 (1). This comes after ... Continue Reading

Karnataka state govt blacklists Mahyco and orders ban on its Bt cotton sales

Published By On Friday, March 28th 2014. Under Bt Cotton, Uncategorized  Tags: , , , ,   
Karnataka state govt order banning Mahyco's Bt cotton ... Continue Reading

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture reiterates its recommendation against open field trials of GM crops

Published By On Thursday, March 27th 2014. Under Field Trials, Uncategorized    
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture 59th report on GM crops ... Continue Reading

Veerappa Moily claims that he has not approved any field trials, when confronted by farmers

Published By On Tuesday, March 18th 2014. Under Uncategorized    
Veerappa Moily claims that he has not approved any field trials, when confronted by farmers
South Indian farmer organizations, led by KRRS march to Veerappa Moily's House to protest field trial approvals Bangalore, 18th March, 2014: When confronted by scores of farmers of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and South Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers’ Movements (SICCFM), from four states of South India, Veerappa Moily, ... Continue Reading

Eminent individuals, citizen groups ask Maharashtra’s CM to cancel clearance given for field trials of GM crops

Published By On Thursday, March 13th 2014. Under Uncategorized  Tags: , ,   
Mumbai, March 13: Mr Shailesh Gandhi, former Central Information Commissioner released a letter to Maharashtra’s Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister written by leading organizations such as BNHS, AGNI, Council for Fair Business Practices, Avaaz and V CAN and by eminent individuals, including the former Director of TISS, former Secretary Agriculture, ... Continue Reading

Activists slam Veerappa Moily for putting corporate profits before nation’s interests

Published By On Tuesday, March 4th 2014. Under Uncategorized  Tags: , ,   
Activists slam Veerappa Moily for putting corporate profits before nation’s interests
New Delhi, March 4th, 2014: Activists from Greenpeace India along with members of Coalition for a GM Free India today registered a strong protest against the way the Union Minister of Environment and Forest, Veerappa Moily has taken the side of multinational seed companies to permit hundreds of field trials ... Continue Reading

Clearing GM field trials will put India’s food, farming and environment at immense risk! Coalition for a GM Free India condemns Moily’s action

Published By On Monday, March 3rd 2014. Under Uncategorized    
New Delhi, 27th Feb, 2014: Reacting to the news on approvals of numerous field trials of GM crops, including that of GM varities of staple crops like rice and wheat, by the Minister of Environment and Forests, Veerappa Moily, the Coalition for a GM Free India condemned the action of ... Continue Reading