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
Right from the beginning, it has been seen that in good years, when the yields are good, industry gives credit to Bt cotton; in bad years, blame it on the rain!
Cotton yield may fall to 5-yr low
The cotton revolution through Bacillus Thuringiensis, popularly known as Bt, has been losing its ... Continue Reading
“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
Parliament told that Mahyco/Monsanto will be prosecuted for biopiracy in Bt Brinjal case
National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has received a complaint from M/s. Environment Support Group, an NGO on the alleged violation by M/s. Mahyco / M/s. Monsanto and their collaborators for accessing and using the local brinjal varieties for development of Bt Brinjal. India trip planner . ... Continue Reading
Bt Brinjal – the war goes on
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/bt-brinjal-war-goes
Author(s): Jyotika Sood
Issue: Sep 8, 2011
Pro Bt Brinjal group releases a report challenging contention that the vegetable is used in medicine
With the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill (BRAI) expected to be tabled in Lok Sabha during the monsoon session, there are hectic parleys going outside the Parliament. On one hand the ... Continue Reading
Genetically modified crops safety assessments: present limits and possible improvements
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
GM Feed Toxic, New Meta-Analysis Confirms
A Meta-Analysis on 19 studies confirms kidney and liver toxicity in rats and mice fed on GM soybean and maize, representing more than 80 percent of all commercially available GM food; it also exposes gross in adequecies of current risk assessment
Courtesy: Institute for Science in Society
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/GM_Feed_toxic_new_metaanalysis_confirms.php
A team of independent scientists ... 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
COALITION FOR A GM-FREE INDIA URGES ANDHRA PRADESH TO DISALLOW GM CROP TRIALS; WARNS GEAC AGAINST REVOKING THE REQUIREMENT FOR NO OBJECTION FROM STATES
Published By Admin On Saturday, July 30th 2011. Under GM Crops, Press Releases Tags: ABLE, GEAC, States
PRESS RELEASE: COALITION FOR A GM-FREE INDIA URGES ANDHRA PRADESH TO DISALLOW GM CROP TRIALS; WARNS GEAC AGAINST REVOKING THE REQUIREMENT FOR NO OBJECTION FROM STATES
Hyderabad, July 30th 2011: While many states like Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Chhattisgarh have stopped all field trials of Genetically Modified (GM) ... Continue Reading