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New Delhi, August 27th 2021: The Coalition for a GM-Free India, a civil society platform that had been in the forefront of struggles against hazardous gene technologies being deployed in India, has termed the decision of Government of India to import GM soymeal as patently illegal. “It is a case ... Continue Reading

Bt Brinjal in India - The Danger is Back! 27th August, 4 pm Indian Standard Time This Webinar by "Coalition for a GM-Free India" to discuss and create awareness about the imminent threat of Bt brinjal to India's farms and food. The Webinar also includes the experience of Bt brinjal cultivation from ... Continue Reading

from: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com> to: ceo@fssai.gov.in cc: hfwminister@gov.in, chairperson@fssai.gov.in, jp.nadda@sansad.nic.in, jpnadda@gmail.com, Chandra Bhushan <chandra@cseindia.org>, Sunita Narain <sunita@cseindia.org>, arunarod@gmail.com, suresh prabhu <spprabhu1@gmail.com>, hm.moca@nic.in, CIMOFFICE@nic.in, ramvilas.p@sansad.nic.in, ramvilas.paswan@sansad.nic.in, pstohfm@nic.in, moshealth.akc@gov.in, advisor.healthminister@gov.in, officeanupriyapatel@gmail.com, Preeti Sudan <secyhfw@nic.in>, amresh.pal85@nic.in, secy-ca@nic.in, dscpu-ca@nic.in, rout.gc13@nic.in, Mosca&pd@gmail.com, as-ca@nic.in, sp-gmof@fssai.gov.in, lakraws@hotmail.com, srrao.dbt@nic.in, bsingh@iari.res.in, gjs1951@rediffmail.com, vidyagene@gmail.com, kanikaram_s@yahoo.com, joshikalpana@gmail.com, neer_ali@yahoo.com, ap.giri@ncl.res.in, vs.gupta@ncl.res.in, hkbarman68@hotmail.com To:                                                                                                                          Shri Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety & Standards Authority of India, FDA Bhawan, near Bal Bhavan, Kotla Road, New Delhi – 110002 Feb 6th 2019 Dear Shri Agarwal, This is about the labelling requirement for genetically modified food. From the news articles below ... Continue Reading

To:                                                                                                                      Director General of Foreign Trade, MoC&I Joint Director, Plant Quarantine, Plant Protection & Quarantine Services, MoA&FW Joint Secretary, Plant Protection, DAC&FW Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, MoA&FW Chairperson, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee, MoEF&CC Directorate, Plant Protection & Quarantine Services, MoA&FW CEO, FSSAI Secretary, MoH&FW 22nd October 2018 Dear Madam/Sir, Subject: Our ... Continue Reading

                                Coalition For A GM Free India                                    Press Release Farmer Unions, Scientists, and Consumers write to Modi urging him to Stop GM Mustard as GM regulators close public feedback time, without putting out data in public domain New Delhi, October 5, 2016: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ... Continue Reading

Coalition for a GM-Free India October 5, 2016 To Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, New Delhi. cc: GEAC, Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change Dear Sir, Greetings! This is with regard to GM HT (Genetically Modified Herbicide Tolerant) Mustard that the Government of India seems keen to approve for commercial cultivation. If approved this will become ... Continue Reading

To Shri Hem Pande, Chairperson, GEAC. Dear Shri Hem Pande, Sub: Biosafety violations which require immediate action for fixing liability, by GEAC – Reg. Greetings! This is to bring to your notice two apparent violations of biosafety norms, guidelines and EPA Rules and demand that you take immediate action to investigate and fix liability for ... Continue Reading

In the wake of media reports about the Maharashtra Govt granting No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for the open air field trials of GM crops in the state, the Coalition for a GM Free India along with the Coalition for a GM Free Maharashtra has sent a letter ( Fwded below) ... Continue Reading

October 29, 2014, Rahuri/Ahmednagar/New Delhi: The opposition to open air field trials of Genetically Modified (GM) crops in Maharashtra, the only state in the country where such controversial experiments are being undertaken, reached a new height with representatives of numerous people’s movements from across Maharashtra assembling at the Mahatma Phule ... Continue Reading

New Delhi: October 9, 2014: In the latest development on the raging debate around open trials of the controversial Genetically Modified (GM) crops in India, the Gujarat state govt communicated formally that No Objection Certificate (NOC), will not be given for any GM food crops in the state. The NOC ... Continue Reading

Gujarat Govt letter to casino Mr Kapil Shah stating that the state govt will not give NOCs for field trials of GM food crop in the state ... Continue Reading

New Delhi, 10/09/14. To, Shri Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of India. Dear Sir, Sub: Evidence of regulatory apparatus in shambles emerges once again - Seeking immediate intervention to stop field trials of GM crops happening in the country - Reg. Namaste! Just as a crucial Supreme Court hearing is in the ... Continue Reading

Problems with GEAC’s decisions and recent field trial approvals In the recent past GEAC has held four meetings at close intervals and approved numerous field trials. The Coalition for a GM-Free India has already put out two media statements explaining why these clearances are objectionable and these can be accessed here: ... Continue Reading

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