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) crops in their states, […]
AP sets up 5-member panel on GM crops
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/article2299721.ece Our Bureau Hyderabad, July 27: With the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) mandating agri bioteh companies to get States’ nod before going ahead with field trials to test GM (genetically modified) traits in plants, the Andhra Pradesh Government has set up a five-member panel to consider proposals for such trials in the State. The […]