India’s ‘public sector indigenous Bt cotton’ a scientific fraud!
Published By kavitha On Friday, December 30th 2011. Under Bt Cotton, News, Press Releases Tags: Bt cotton, Scientific Fraud
Coalition for a GM-Free India demands immediate stopping of all public sector transgenic research and an independent enquiry and action against fraudulent scientists.
2011 ends with a big blot to the Indian scientific community, as was the case in 2010 too. The much-hyped public sector Bt cotton lines (Bikaneri Narma Bt ... Continue Reading
Hyped Desi Cotton has Monsanto gene!
India's claim of having developed its own Bt cotton (genetically modified) variety has taken an embarrassing turn with an RTI inquiry by two scientists revealing how the University of Agriculture Sciences (UAS) at Dharwad went ahead — brushing aside all precautions — to produce an indigenous variety working on a ... Continue Reading
Scientific Fraud: Misconduct by UAS-Dharwad in the name of Bt cotton
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, December 28th 2011. Under Bt Cotton, News Tags: Bt cotton, Monsanto, Scientific Fraud
In the name of Bt cotton production, spurious act of developing Bt cotton
A misconduct in the name of developing Bt Cotton, by University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad came to the notice of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR). In the last eight years, as the Bt cotton seed prices ... Continue Reading
One more MP writes to the PM on the BRAI Bill
Mr Ramsundar Das, the JD (U) leader in Lok Sabha and a former Chief Minister of Bihar, wrote to the PM on the BRAI Bill.
A copy of the letter is available here.
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Creating an Undemocratic and Unaccountable Biotechnology Regulator
ESG's Critique of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill 2011 can be accessed here's.
Creating an Undemocratic and Unaccountable Biotechnology Regulator
Biotechnology is a cross cutting issue that affects food production, farming, health, environment and information technology sectors. It is to be expected then that formulation of any law governing this ... Continue Reading
