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 stopping of introduction of GM […]
GM-free Coalition pays tribute to Prof.P.M.Bhargava
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 scientist. Dr Bhargava was an […]
“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
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 yet taken a policy stand […]
Prominent Economists Write to PM on Environmental Release of GM 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, […]
Coalition writes to PM on how “conditional” approval to GM mustard is unfeasible
———- 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 […]
Eminent doctors of India write to PM asking him to reject the ‘environmental release’ application of GM mustard
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 […]
WHY ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE OF HERBICIDE TOLERANT GM MUSTARD IS AGAINST NATIONAL INTEREST
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 which has commercial use applications […]
GM mustard: Facts against Myths Propagated
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 […]
18 scientists write to the PM – Ask him to intervene and stop GM HT mustard
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.
Coalition Letter to Dr Harsh Vardhan, MoEFCC (June 19th 2017)
———- Forwarded message ———- From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com> Date: 19 June 2017 at 15:03 Subject: GM mustard decision-making To: drhrshvardhan@gmail.com, ps2mefcc@gov.in, psmos-mef@nic.in, mustard.mef@gov.in To: Dr Harsh Vardhan, MoEFCC, Govt of India. Dear Sir, Sub: GM mustard decision-making – reg. We introduce ourselves to you as a large national coalition that has been struggling to keep […]
15 years of Bt cotton: Admission of Failure Official Now!
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT IN ITS PDF VERSION HERE. WHAT DID WE WITNESS/EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST 15 YEARS OF BT COTTON CULTIVATION IN INDIA? Cotton yields have stagnated – the best yield growth was in years when Bt cotton had not expanded. Pesticide usage on cotton – overall volumes in the country as […]
FAQs, left UNANSWERED by MOEFCC on GM Mustard
A PDF version of this document is available here. VERY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs), UNANSWERED BY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS & CLIMATE CHANGE This Note has been prepared by the Coalition for a GM-Free India (http://indiagminfo.org) which is a broad platform of hundreds of organisations across India, striving to keep India GM-Free, and […]
Sarson Satyagraha writes to Dr Harsh Vardhan, May 22nd 2017
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PEOPLE MARCH TO MOEFCC TO CHALLENGE GM MUSTARD CLEARANCE – DEMAND REJECTION OF GM MUSTARD
“GM MUSTARD A BIG SCIENTIFIC FRAUD”: PEOPLE MARCH TO MOEFCC TO CHALLENGE GM MUSTARD CLEARANCE – DEMAND REJECTION OF GM MUSTARD New Delhi, May 17th 2017: A delegation from Sarson Satyagraha marched up to the Ministry for Environment, Forests and Climate Change today to ask the Minister for Environment to reject the GM mustard […]
Letter from Sarson Satyagraha to MoEFCC on May 17th 2017
To: May 17th 2017 Shri Anil Madhav Dave, Minister of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of India. Dear Shri Anil Madhav Dave, Greetings! The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has gone ahead and on May 11th 2017 cleared genetically modified herbicide tolerant mustard for commercial cultivation in India. They of course did this […]