More MPs write to PM against BRAI bill…..
Published By kavitha On Saturday, November 19th 2011. Under Uncategorized Tags: BRAI Bill, MPs object
Ms Ashwadesh Devi, Shri Umashankar Singh and Shri Omprakash Yadav - Lok Sabha MPs - also write in to the Prime Minister, asking him not to introduce the BRAI Bill in the Parliament. ... Continue Reading
Farm & Food Activists Demand Scrapping of BRAI Bill 2011
Published By kavitha On Saturday, November 12th 2011. Under Uncategorized Tags: BRAI Bill, Bt cotton, Field Trials, States
FARM & FOOD ACTIVISTS DEMAND SCRAPPING OF BRAI BILL 2011: Ask State Govt to raise its voice against the Bill and protect farmers’ interests – Seek disallowing of GM crop field trials in the state
Chennai, November 11, 2011: Farmers’ leaders from all over Tamil Nadu, cutting across various affiliations, demanded ... Continue Reading
BJP leader asks PM not to introduce BRAI Bill
BJP leader asks PM not to introduce BRAI Bill
Patna, 8/11/11: Bihar BJP president C P Thakur has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to go ahead with the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill in its present form in the winter session of Parliament.
"This bill has major problems that ... Continue Reading
Members of Parliament write to PM on BRAI Bill
Published By kavitha On Tuesday, November 1st 2011. Under BRAI Bill, States Tags: BRAI Bill, MPs object, States
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT WRITE TO THE PM, AGAINST THE BRAI BILL
Capt. Jainarain Nishad, former Union Minister for Environment has written to the Prime Minister, expressing concern over the Government of India pushing forward the BRAI Bill.
Prof Anil Kumar Sahani, a Rajya Sabha MP, has also written to the PM, pointing ... Continue Reading
Cotton yield may fall to 5-year low
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, October 26th 2011. Under Bt Cotton, News Tags: Bt cotton, GM crops and Yields, Pesticides
“Reject BRAI Bill in NDC Meet”: Coalition for a GM-Free India to all CMs
Published By kavitha On Friday, October 21st 2011. Under Biosafety, BRAI Bill, Field Trials Tags: BRAI Bill, State Governments
Press Release
Coalition for a GM-Free India asks Chief Ministers to demand rejection of BRAI Bill at the NDC meeting.
Sends out Faxes to all CMs pointing out that the BRAI Bill is anti-constitutional and negates State Governments' rights over Agriculture and Health sectors, even while it promotes dangerous GM crops.
New ... Continue Reading
Chattisgarh will not allow GM crops
Published By kavitha On Friday, October 21st 2011. Under News, Organic Farming, States Tags: Chattisgarh, GM crops, Organic Farming, trials
Chhattisgarh will not allow GM crops
Author(s): Jyotika Sood
Issue: Oct 31, 2011
Chandrasekhar Sahu, agriculture minister of Chhattisgarh, is passionate about making farming a viable proposition for farmers. He has written several books on the subject and is a frequent contributor to environmental journals. Talking to Jyotika Sood, he says the challenges ... Continue Reading
Biotech Bill against the spirit of Gandhi: Swaminathan
Published By kavitha On Monday, October 3rd 2011. Under Biosafety, News, Regulatory Processes Tags: BRAI Bill, Regulatory Regime
Biotech bill against the spirit of Gandhi: M S Swaminathan
CHENNAI: On the 142nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, noted agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan told The Times of India that the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (Brai) bill is against the spirit of Gandhi and decentralised governance. "The bill ... Continue Reading
VJAS complains to ToI against ‘paid news’ on Bt cotton & Vidarbha
Published By kavitha On Tuesday, September 13th 2011. Under Bt Cotton, News Tags: BRAI Bill, Bt cotton, Monsanto, Paid News
To
The Editor
The Times of India
Nagpur & Mumbai
Dear Sir,
Sub: False advertising campaign by Mahyco Monsanto Biotech in Times of India starting August 28, 2011. A serious instance of ‘paid news?’
More than once in the past some reporters of the Times of India (certainly in Nagpur) have shown much sensitivity and sympathy ... Continue Reading
“Got a Plant, will republish for a fee”: on Paid News….
Published By kavitha On Tuesday, September 13th 2011. Under Bt Cotton, News Tags: Bt cotton, Monsanto, Paid News
It is unclear whether ToI had actually published a retraction or rejoinder or explanation about this.
"Got a plant, will republish for a fee"
The Times of India reruns a three-year-old story on Bt Cotton without any updates as paid news. It is described as a consumer connect initiative. Why ... Continue Reading
Government sabotaging Public Debate on Genetically Modified (GM) Crops by the introduction of BRAI Bill
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, August 24th 2011. Under BRAI Bill Tags: Biosafety, BRAI Bill, Press Releases, Scientific Studies
Press Release: Coalition for a GM-Free India
“Government sabotaging Public Debate on Genetically Modified (GM) Crops by the introduction of BRAI Bill”:
“No Vision for Sustainable Development, No Transparency, No Public Consultation, No Role for State Governments, No Biosafety Guarantees, No Needs Analysis, No Impact Assessment and No effective Liability and Redressal ... Continue Reading
BRAI BILL 2011 A BLATANT ATTEMPT TO BULLDOZE RESISTANCE & CONCERNS
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, August 17th 2011. Under BRAI Bill Tags: Biosafety, BRAI, Bt brinjal, GM crops
Press Release: COALITION FOR A GM-FREE INDIA
BRAI BILL 2011 IS NO BETTER THAN ANTI-PEOPLE, ANTI-NATURE BRAI 2009: IT IS A BLATANT ATTEMPT TO BULLDOZE STATE GOVTS’ & CITIZENS’ RESISTANCE AGAINST AND CONCERNS ABOUT GM CROPS:
“WRONG BILL BY WRONG PEOPLE FOR WRONG REASONS: ALL PROGRESSIVE PARTIES AND THEIR MPs SHOULD REJECT ... Continue Reading
