Complaint to GEAC for GM Soybean LMO Import
Published By kavitha On Monday, February 5th 2018. Under Uncategorized
This is our complaint letter to GEAC regarding GM soybean LMO import in India.
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To:
Shri Arun Kumar Mehta,
The Chairperson,
Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC),
Ministry for Environment, Forest & Climate Change,
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh,
New Delhi – 110001
January 31st 2018
Subject: Urgent action demanded on illegal GM soybean (LMOs) being imported into India
Dear Sir,
Greetings! ... Continue Reading
Our complaint on import of GMOs and GM foods illegally, in violation of DGFT Notification
Published By kavitha On Monday, February 5th 2018. Under Uncategorized
GM soybean seeds and food material is being imported illegally in India. Below is our complaint letter to DGFT regarding illegal import of GM soybean seeds and GM food material.
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To:
Director General of Foreign Trade,
Udyog Bhawan,
H-Wing, Gate No-02,
Maulana Azad Road,
New Delhi - 110001
31st January 2018
Subject: Complaint on import of GMOs and GM foods ... Continue Reading
Coalition’s Letter & Presentation to “Field Inspection and Scientific Evaluation Committee” looking into illegal Herbicide Tolerant (HT) Cotton in India
Published By kavitha On Friday, December 1st 2017. Under Uncategorized Tags: #HerbicideTolerantCotton, #IneffectiveRegulators, FISEC, Illegal HT cotton
Civil society representatives were called to a meeting of a new Committee called FISEC (Field Inspection and Scientific Evaluation Committee) which was set up at the PMO's behest to look into illegal GM HT cotton cultivation in India. There have been years and years of inaction on this by our ... Continue Reading
REGULATORS CAUGHT NAPPING AGAIN, WHILE ILLEGAL GM SOY CULTIVATION STARTS IN INDIA
Published By kavitha On Tuesday, November 7th 2017. Under Uncategorized
“Urgent action to fix liability on regulators as well as seed suppliers, while ensuring that farmers are not criminalised in any way”, say GM-Free activists
(Hindi press release downloadable here)
New Delhi, November 6th 2017: Reacting to a new major development in the GM crop controversy, after illegal GM soy cultivation was ... Continue Reading
Thanks to GEAC, for running the Great Indian Circus in the name of GMO regulation
Published By kavitha On Thursday, October 26th 2017. Under Uncategorized Tags: GEAC, GM Mustard, Pushpa Bhargava
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From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com>
Date: 26 October 2017 at 13:49
Subject: Our thanks to GEAC, for running the Great Indian Circus in the name of GMO regulation
To: geac.secretariat@gov.in, asap.moefcc@gov.in, gyanesh.bharti@ias.nic.in, Madhumita Biswas <mbiswas2012in@gmail.com>, membersecretarygeac@gmail.com
Cc: kveluthambi@rediffmail.com, crb26@hotmail.com, sesikeran B <sesikeran@gmail.com>, nppbg@pau.edu, kk.sinha@nic.in, srrao@dbt.nic.in, aptesk@barc.gov.in, ddgcs.icar@nic.in, js_sandhuin@yahoo.com, kumarv@icmr.org.in, sonti@ccmb.res.in, Swati_sri_2002@yahoo.com, ... Continue Reading
“We need responsible science to prevail given solid evidence against GM mustard”
Published By kavitha On Friday, September 15th 2017. Under Uncategorized
Coalition notes that Centre is not rushing headlong into GM mustard environmental release: “We need responsible science to prevail given solid evidence against GM mustard”
New Delhi, September 15th 2017: Reacting to the Government of India’s statement in the Supreme Court of India today that it is yet to take a ... Continue Reading
Coalition responds to NAAS’s “report” in defence of GM mustard
Published By kavitha On Monday, September 11th 2017. Under Uncategorized Tags: CMS hybrids, GEAC, GM Mustard, NAAS, System of Mustard Intensification
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From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com>
Date: 11 September 2017 at 14:17
Subject: Response to NAAS's report "Falsehoods perpetrated by GM technology bashers on GM mustard"
To: naas@vsnl.com
Cc: panjabsingh03@yahoo.com, drhrshvardhan@gmail.com, ps2mefcc@gov.in
Dear NAAS scientists,
Please find pasted below, and attached a response from the Coalition for a GM-Free India, to your report flashing ... Continue Reading
IMPROVING INDIA’S RAPESEED – MUSTARD YIELDS SUBSTANTIALLY, SUSTAINABLY & SAFELY
Published By kavitha On Friday, September 1st 2017. Under Uncategorized Tags: GM Mustard, rapeseed mustard yields in India, SMI, System of Mustard Intensification
New Delhi, August 31st 2017: At a time when the highly-controversial and hazardous transgenic technology is sought to be applied to Mustard, citing India’s edible oil import crisis, farmers from a few states came to the national capital to present from first-hand experience how rapeseed-mustard yields can be boosted substantially, ... Continue Reading
“Not a coincidence that several credible committees are asking for stopping of introduction of GM crops into India” – Coalition for a GM-Free India
Published By kavitha On Saturday, August 26th 2017. Under Uncategorized Tags: BJP MPs, GEAC, GM Mustard, Parliamentary Standing Committee on S&T, Renuka Chowdhury
New Delhi, August 26th 2017: Reacting to the 301st report of the Parliamentary Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests headed by Ms Renuka Chowdhury on GM crops in India, the Coalition for a GM-free India pointed out that it is no coincidence that credible committees are asking for ... Continue Reading
GM-free Coalition pays tribute to Prof.P.M.Bhargava
Published By kavitha On Thursday, August 3rd 2017. Under Uncategorized
The Coalition for a GM Free India registers with great sadness the demise of scientist Dr Pushpa Mittra Bhargava (1928 – 2017) yesterday in Hyderabad. The Coalition members express our deep sorrow at the passing of Prof Bhargava and pay profound and respectful tribute to the man and to the ... Continue Reading
“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
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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