“No need to dilly dally on a simple, public interest and promised decision to be taken: Say NO to GM mustard” – Coalition for a GM-Free India to Government of India
Published By kavitha On Monday, July 31st 2017. Under Uncategorized
New Delhi, July 31st 2017: The Coalition for a GM-free India, a pan-Indian informal alliance of more than 150 organisations, urged the Government of India to reject the GM mustard environmental release application without any further delay. Reacting to the Government's statement in the Supreme Court that it has not ... Continue Reading
Prominent Economists Write to PM on Environmental Release of GM Mustard
Published By kavitha On Sunday, July 30th 2017. Under Uncategorized Tags: Economists on GM mustard, GEAC, GM Mustard, Herbicide Tolerant Mustard
From: Sudarshan Iyengar <sudarshan54@gmail.com>
Date: 30 July 2017 at 06:54
Subject: Environmental Release of GM Mustard
To: narendramodi1234@gmail.com, connect@mygov.nic.in, indiaportal@gov.in
Cc: info@drharshvardhan.com, drhrshvardhan@gmail.com, ps2mefcc@gov.in, rsc-st@sansad.nic.in, am.krishi@nic.in, radhamohansingh@radhamohansingh.com
July 29th 2017
To,
Hon. Prime Minister,
Government of India,
South Block, Raisina Hill,
New Delhi 110 011.
Sub: Environmental Release of GM Mustard
Dear Prime Minister,
Greetings!
We are economists who have been engaging with ... Continue Reading
Coalition writes to PM on how “conditional” approval to GM mustard is unfeasible
Published By kavitha On Friday, July 28th 2017. Under Uncategorized Tags: Bt cotton, conditional environmental release, GEAC, Glufosinate, GM Mustard, non-Bt cotton refuge
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com>
Date: 28 July 2017 at 16:58
Subject: "Conditional Approval" for environmental release of GM mustard
To: narendramodi1234@gmail.com, connect@mygov.nic.in, indiaportal@gov.in
Cc: info@drharshvardhan.com, drhrshvardhan@gmail.com, ps2mefcc@gov.in, rsc-st@sansad.nic.in,am.krishi@nic.in
To:
Shri Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister of India.
Dear Sir,
Sub: Recommendation of a regulatory body for ‘environmental release’ or commercial cultivation of GM mustard in India ... Continue Reading
Eminent doctors of India write to PM asking him to reject the ‘environmental release’ application of GM mustard
Published By kavitha On Thursday, July 27th 2017. Under Uncategorized Tags: #NoGMMustard, Doctors for Biosafety, Glufosinate Dangers, Herbicide Tolerant GM crop
To: July 27, 2017
Shri Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister of India.
Dear Sir,
Sub: Reject the “environmental release” application of GM mustard
Namaste. We write to you as concerned members of the medical fraternity of India, with regard to the possible approval to an application by Delhi University with the Ministry for Environment, Forests and ... Continue Reading
WHY ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE OF HERBICIDE TOLERANT GM MUSTARD IS AGAINST NATIONAL INTEREST
Published By kavitha On Thursday, July 20th 2017. Under Uncategorized
You can download a pdf version of this note here.
GM mustard is low yielder. After GEAC has back tracked on increased yield claims of GM mustard, there is no basis what so ever to go ahead with its approval ( “… the yield comparison with national and local checks ... Continue Reading
GM mustard: Facts against Myths Propagated
Published By kavitha On Thursday, July 20th 2017. Under Uncategorized
You can download a pdf version of this document here.
GM Mustard: Facts against Myths Propagated
MYTH
FACTS
“Commercialization of GM Mustard is necessary to increase mustard productivity. It has shown 28% increase in yield”.
· Govt. of India admitted in an affidavit in the Supreme Court (Oct. 2016) that no claim has been made ... Continue Reading
18 scientists write to the PM – Ask him to intervene and stop GM HT mustard
Published By kavitha On Friday, July 7th 2017. Under Uncategorized
You can download the letter sent by 18 scientists on 6th July 2017.
Another letter, from Dr Sharad Pawar, a National Academy of Agricultural Sciences Fellow, on June 7th 2017 is available here.
... Continue Reading
