Sr Advocate Prashant Bhushan writes to Minister Dave on GM Mustard
Published By kavitha On Saturday, May 13th 2017. Under Uncategorized
Letter dated 13th may 2017 from Mr Prashant Bhushan to Mr Anil Madhav Dave, MoEFCC, GoI. ... Continue Reading
India’s largest farmers unions write to Minister Dave, asking him to reject GM mustard commercialisation
Published By kavitha On Friday, May 12th 2017. Under Uncategorized
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Bku Tikait" <bku.tikait@gmail.com>
Date: 12-May-2017 5:25 PM
Subject: REJECT GM MUSTARD COMMERCIALISATION APPLICATION
To: <anil.dave@sansad.nic.in>, <andps2mefcc@gov.in>
Cc:
plz see attachment
--
Dharmendra Kumar
Bhartiya Kisan Union
cell: +91 9219691168
Web-http://www. bhartiyakisanunion.org/
BKU blog : http://bhartiyakisanunion. blogspot.com/
REJECT GM MUSTARD COMMERCIALISATION APPLICATION.doc
12th May 2017
To:
Shri Anil Madhav Dave,
Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate Change,
Government of India.
Dear Sir,
SUB: REJECT ... Continue Reading
Coalition writes to MoEFCC urging him to reject GM mustard
Published By kavitha On Friday, May 12th 2017. Under Uncategorized
From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com>
Date: 12 May 2017 at 18:30
Subject: Please reject GM mustard commercialisation application
To: anil.dave@sansad.nic.in, ps2mefcc@gov.in
To:
Shri Anil Madhav Dave
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change
Government of India.
Dear Sir,
We are writing to you on behalf of the Coalition for a GM-Free India, a broad platform ... Continue Reading
SARSON SATYAGRAHA CONDEMNS GEAC’S GREEN SIGNAL TO HERBICIDE TOLERANT GM MUSTARD: ASKS ENVIRONMENT MINISTER TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN HIS DECISION
Published By kavitha On Thursday, May 11th 2017. Under Uncategorized
New Delhi, May 11th 2017: Sarson Satyagraha, a broad platform of hundreds of organisations representing farmers, consumers, scientists and others that has been at the forefront of resisting the approval of GM mustard in India has condemned the green signal provided by GEAC to herbicide tolerant GM mustard today.
"GEAC has ... Continue Reading
Coalition for a GM-Free India welcomes heartily Monsanto’s decision not to pursue commercialization of some new GMOs in India’s regulatory pipeline: Asks the company to pay compensation
Published By kavitha On Thursday, May 11th 2017. Under Uncategorized
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Transgenic Crops: Hazards and Uncertainties
Published By kavitha On Sunday, February 26th 2017. Under Uncategorized
A new publication, this time from the Special Secretariat for Family Farming and Agrarian Development (Ministry of Agrarian Development, Brazil), called Transgenic Crops Hazards & Uncertainties - More than 750 studies disregarded by the GMOs regulatory bodies, once again presents clearly to us the risks of transgenic plants to the ... Continue Reading
PM Narendra Modi: GM mustard – Request to reject commercial release
Published By kavitha On Saturday, October 29th 2016. Under Uncategorized Tags: GEAC, GM Mustard, PM Memorandum on GM mustard, Prime Minister letter on GM mustard, Sarson Satyagraha
To: ... Continue Reading
केंद्र सरकार को चेतावनी: यदि जीएम सरसों को मंजूरी दी, तो होगा राष्ट्रीय आन्दोलन
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, October 26th 2016. Under Uncategorized
राजनीतिक दल, किसान और कृषि-श्रमिक संगठन, महिला संगठन, वैज्ञानिक और अन्य जन आंदोलन संयुक्त रूप से चला रहे हैं इस राष्ट्रीय अभियान को
नई दिल्ली, अक्टूबर 26: जीएम सरसों के खिलाफ लड़ाई ने देश भर के साँझा मोर्चे का रूप ले लिया है. इस की एक झलक कल अक्टूबर 25 के ... Continue Reading
Central government warned: National stir if GM mustard approved
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, October 26th 2016. Under Uncategorized Tags: Sarson Satyagraha #NoGMMustard Stop GM Mustard
Political parties, Farmer & Farm-Workers Unions, Women’s Organisations, Scientists and other people's movements to Jointly run this National Campaign
New Delhi, Oct 25: The fight against GM Mustard has developed into a united front across the nation, a glimpse of which was seen at a one day Dharna at Jantar Mantar ... Continue Reading
28 national organisations & more than 120 organisations from 20 states to assemble in Delhi to demand an immediate ban on GM mustard
Published By kavitha On Sunday, October 23rd 2016. Under Uncategorized Tags: GM Mustard, GM mustard protest, No GM Mustard, Sarson Satyagraha
SARSON SATYAGRAHA:
CITIZENS STEP UP THEIR DEMAND TO BAN GM MUSTARD -
MAJOR ASSEMBLY PLANNED IN DELHI ON OCTOBER 25TH 2016
New Delhi, October 22nd 2016: While the regulatory body for gene technology in India called Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) moves ahead with the approval processes related to GM mustard in India without ... Continue Reading
INDIA TAKES UP SARSON SATYAGRAHA: CITIZENS COME ONTO THE STREETS PROTESTING AGAINST GM MUSTARD
Published By kavitha On Sunday, October 2nd 2016. Under Uncategorized
On Gandhi Jayanti this year, thousands of citizens joined Sarson Satyagraha in large numbers in scores of locations across 18 states, to express their resistance against GM mustard (and GMOs in our environment). They asserted that this GM mustard is unwanted, unneeded and unsafe. The Satyagraha took various forms in ... Continue Reading
NATION RESISTS GM MUSTARD: SARSON SATYAGRAHA, THIS OCTOBER 2ND
Published By kavitha On Saturday, October 1st 2016. Under Uncategorized
Indian citizens and state governments seek to ensure scientific integrity, sustainability, sovereignty & social justice.
India says NO TO GM MUSTARD
District/Town, Contact Name and No.
Date/Time and
Place of Event
Organised by
Event Description
Kerela
Kasaragod
Adv T P Rajendran
09495375756
Mavinthoppu Maidhanam,
Kanhangad
2nd Oct, 10 am
Kasaragod Jilla Paristhithi Samithi
Signature Campaign and Sathyagraham
Kannur
Jilla Paristhithi Samithi,
Malabar Natural History Society
Sathyagraham
Quilandy
Unni Gopalan
8547676700
Pookkod Quit India ... Continue Reading
Eminent citizens write to MoEFCC- Reject GM mustard – Seek extension of Public feedback time to 120 days from the time of proactive sharing of all biosafety data in public domain
Published By kavitha On Thursday, September 22nd 2016. Under Uncategorized
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From: Kavitha Kuruganti <kavitakuruganti@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 12:55 PM
Subject: Rejection of GM mustard - Public feedback time to be extended to 120 days from the time of proactive sharing of all biosafety data in public domain-reg.
To: moefcc@nic.in, anil.dave@nic.in, anil.dave@sansad.nic.in
Cc: P SARANYA <mustard.mef@gov.in>
To: September 22nd, 2016
Shri ... Continue Reading
Health Expert in GEAC Sub-Committee: Our reaction to Ministry’s defence
Published By kavitha On Sunday, September 18th 2016. Under Uncategorized
The Ministry has put out a press release a while ago (on a Sunday afternoon at around 3pm!!) about the presence of Dr Sesikeran as the health expert in the sub-committee that assessed GM mustard dossier submitted by Delhi University.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=150878
I attach herewith proof of the fact that Dr Sesikeran was ... Continue Reading
GEAC SUB-COMMITTEE’S BIOSAFETY CLEARANCE OF GM MUSTARD: HOW RELIABLE IS IT?
Published By kavitha On Thursday, September 15th 2016. Under Uncategorized Tags: Biosafety, CGMCP, GEAC, GM Mustard
GEAC SUB-COMMITTEE’S BIOSAFETY CLEARANCE OF GM MUSTARD: HOW RELIABLE?
India's apex regulatory body called Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee or GEAC has recently (on September 5th 2016) put out an announcement inviting public feedback till October 5th, on its assessment of GM mustard. The following pages are the analysis of the Coalition ... Continue Reading