BRAI Bill
Published By Admin 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 Admin On Friday, June 14th 2013. Under Uncategorized Tags: Biosafety, BRAI Bill, Standing Committee on Agriculture
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 Admin 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
Coalition’s feedback on the 15 April 2013 Report of the High Level Working Group (HLWG) on Western Ghats
Published By Admin On Monday, May 20th 2013. Under Uncategorized Tags: GMO-Free Western Ghats, HLWG, Western Ghats and GMOs, WGEEP
Subject : Comment on the 15 April 2013, Report of the High Level Working Group (HLWG) on Western Ghats ( Part 1 & 2 )
We have perused the Report of the High Level Working Group (HLWG) on Western Ghats and would like to provide specific feedback on the issues ... Continue Reading
Parliament told that Mahyco/Monsanto will be prosecuted for biopiracy in Bt Brinjal case
National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has received a complaint from M/s. Environment Support Group, an NGO on the alleged violation by M/s. Mahyco / M/s. Monsanto and their collaborators for accessing and using the local brinjal varieties for development of Bt Brinjal. India trip planner . ... Continue Reading
Bt Brinjal – the war goes on
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/bt-brinjal-war-goes
Author(s): Jyotika Sood
Issue: Sep 8, 2011
Pro Bt Brinjal group releases a report challenging contention that the vegetable is used in medicine
With the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill (BRAI) expected to be tabled in Lok Sabha during the monsoon session, there are hectic parleys going outside the Parliament. On one hand the ... Continue Reading
Genetically modified crops safety assessments: present limits and possible improvements
Gilles-Eric Séralini, Robin Mesnage, Emilie Clair, Steeve Gress, Joël Spiroux de Vendômois, Dominique Cellier
Download full article PDF http://www.enveurope.com/content/pdf/2190-4715-23-10.pdf
Read online: http://www.enveurope.com/content/23/1/10)
Abstract
Purpose: We reviewed 19 studies of mammals fed with commercialized genetically modified soybean and maize
which represent, per trait and plant, more than 80% of all environmental genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
cultivated on ... Continue Reading
GM Feed Toxic, New Meta-Analysis Confirms
A Meta-Analysis on 19 studies confirms kidney and liver toxicity in rats and mice fed on GM soybean and maize, representing more than 80 percent of all commercially available GM food; it also exposes gross in adequecies of current risk assessment
Courtesy: Institute for Science in Society
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/GM_Feed_toxic_new_metaanalysis_confirms.php
A team of independent scientists ... Continue Reading
COALITION FOR A GM-FREE INDIA URGES ANDHRA PRADESH TO DISALLOW GM CROP TRIALS; WARNS GEAC AGAINST REVOKING THE REQUIREMENT FOR NO OBJECTION FROM STATES
Published By Admin On Saturday, July 30th 2011. Under GM Crops, Press Releases Tags: ABLE, GEAC, States
PRESS RELEASE: COALITION FOR A GM-FREE INDIA URGES ANDHRA PRADESH TO DISALLOW GM CROP TRIALS; WARNS GEAC AGAINST REVOKING THE REQUIREMENT FOR NO OBJECTION FROM STATES
Hyderabad, July 30th 2011: While many states like Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Chhattisgarh have stopped all field trials of Genetically Modified (GM) ... Continue Reading
AP sets up 5-member panel on GM crops
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/article2299721.ece
Our Bureau
Hyderabad, July 27:
With the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) mandating agri bioteh companies to get States' nod before going ahead with field trials to test GM (genetically modified) traits in plants, the Andhra Pradesh Government has set up a five-member panel to consider proposals for such trials in the ... Continue Reading