PM Narendra Modi: GM mustard – Request to reject commercial release
Published By kavitha On Saturday, October 29th 2016. Under Uncategorized Tags: GEAC, GM Mustard, PM Memorandum on GM mustard, Prime Minister letter on GM mustard, Sarson Satyagraha
To: ... Continue Reading
केंद्र सरकार को चेतावनी: यदि जीएम सरसों को मंजूरी दी, तो होगा राष्ट्रीय आन्दोलन
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, October 26th 2016. Under Uncategorized
राजनीतिक दल, किसान और कृषि-श्रमिक संगठन, महिला संगठन, वैज्ञानिक और अन्य जन आंदोलन संयुक्त रूप से चला रहे हैं इस राष्ट्रीय अभियान को
नई दिल्ली, अक्टूबर 26: जीएम सरसों के खिलाफ लड़ाई ने देश भर के साँझा मोर्चे का रूप ले लिया है. इस की एक झलक कल अक्टूबर 25 के ... Continue Reading
Central government warned: National stir if GM mustard approved
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, October 26th 2016. Under Uncategorized Tags: Sarson Satyagraha #NoGMMustard Stop GM Mustard
Political parties, Farmer & Farm-Workers Unions, Women’s Organisations, Scientists and other people's movements to Jointly run this National Campaign
New Delhi, Oct 25: The fight against GM Mustard has developed into a united front across the nation, a glimpse of which was seen at a one day Dharna at Jantar Mantar ... Continue Reading
28 national organisations & more than 120 organisations from 20 states to assemble in Delhi to demand an immediate ban on GM mustard
Published By kavitha On Sunday, October 23rd 2016. Under Uncategorized Tags: GM Mustard, GM mustard protest, No GM Mustard, Sarson Satyagraha
SARSON SATYAGRAHA:
CITIZENS STEP UP THEIR DEMAND TO BAN GM MUSTARD -
MAJOR ASSEMBLY PLANNED IN DELHI ON OCTOBER 25TH 2016
New Delhi, October 22nd 2016: While the regulatory body for gene technology in India called Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) moves ahead with the approval processes related to GM mustard in India without ... Continue Reading
INDIA TAKES UP SARSON SATYAGRAHA: CITIZENS COME ONTO THE STREETS PROTESTING AGAINST GM MUSTARD
Published By kavitha On Sunday, October 2nd 2016. Under Uncategorized
On Gandhi Jayanti this year, thousands of citizens joined Sarson Satyagraha in large numbers in scores of locations across 18 states, to express their resistance against GM mustard (and GMOs in our environment). They asserted that this GM mustard is unwanted, unneeded and unsafe. The Satyagraha took various forms in ... Continue Reading
NATION RESISTS GM MUSTARD: SARSON SATYAGRAHA, THIS OCTOBER 2ND
Published By kavitha On Saturday, October 1st 2016. Under Uncategorized
Indian citizens and state governments seek to ensure scientific integrity, sustainability, sovereignty & social justice.
India says NO TO GM MUSTARD
District/Town, Contact Name and No.
Date/Time and
Place of Event
Organised by
Event Description
Kerela
Kasaragod
Adv T P Rajendran
09495375756
Mavinthoppu Maidhanam,
Kanhangad
2nd Oct, 10 am
Kasaragod Jilla Paristhithi Samithi
Signature Campaign and Sathyagraham
Kannur
Jilla Paristhithi Samithi,
Malabar Natural History Society
Sathyagraham
Quilandy
Unni Gopalan
8547676700
Pookkod Quit India ... Continue Reading
Eminent citizens write to MoEFCC- Reject GM mustard – Seek extension of Public feedback time to 120 days from the time of proactive sharing of all biosafety data in public domain
Published By kavitha On Thursday, September 22nd 2016. Under Uncategorized
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kavitha Kuruganti <kavitakuruganti@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 12:55 PM
Subject: Rejection of GM mustard - Public feedback time to be extended to 120 days from the time of proactive sharing of all biosafety data in public domain-reg.
To: moefcc@nic.in, anil.dave@nic.in, anil.dave@sansad.nic.in
Cc: P SARANYA <mustard.mef@gov.in>
To: September 22nd, 2016
Shri ... Continue Reading
Health Expert in GEAC Sub-Committee: Our reaction to Ministry’s defence
Published By kavitha On Sunday, September 18th 2016. Under Uncategorized
The Ministry has put out a press release a while ago (on a Sunday afternoon at around 3pm!!) about the presence of Dr Sesikeran as the health expert in the sub-committee that assessed GM mustard dossier submitted by Delhi University.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=150878
I attach herewith proof of the fact that Dr Sesikeran was ... Continue Reading
GEAC SUB-COMMITTEE’S BIOSAFETY CLEARANCE OF GM MUSTARD: HOW RELIABLE IS IT?
Published By kavitha On Thursday, September 15th 2016. Under Uncategorized Tags: Biosafety, CGMCP, GEAC, GM Mustard
GEAC SUB-COMMITTEE’S BIOSAFETY CLEARANCE OF GM MUSTARD: HOW RELIABLE?
India's apex regulatory body called Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee or GEAC has recently (on September 5th 2016) put out an announcement inviting public feedback till October 5th, on its assessment of GM mustard. The following pages are the analysis of the Coalition ... Continue Reading
Bt brinjal Vs. HT mustard: It only gets worse!!
Published By kavitha On Thursday, September 8th 2016. Under Uncategorized Tags: Bt brinjal, GEAC, GM crops India, GM Mustard
You can download a pdf version of this note here.
GEAC IS GETTING WORSE IN ITS REGULATORY FUNCTIONING OVER THE YEARS:
GM MUSTARD’S FARCICAL PUBLIC FEEDBACK PROCESSES, CONTRASTED WITH THE REGULATOR-ADOPTED PROCESSES FOR BT BRINJAL
(This is a quick note prepared by Kavitha Kuruganti to show the contrast between Brinjal & Mustard, tests ... Continue Reading
Minutes of the July 18th 2016 Special GEAC meeting
Published By kavitha On Tuesday, September 6th 2016. Under Uncategorized
Points Covered by Various Speakers during Presentation to GEAC on 18th July, 2016 at Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, New Delhi
A team of civil society representatives associated with Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) made presentations to the GEAC on 18.07.2016. The team was given two hours of uninterrupted time managed ... Continue Reading
Coalition writes to GEAC & MoEFCC on its sham processes of “feedback”
Published By kavitha On Tuesday, September 6th 2016. Under Uncategorized
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kavitha Kuruganti <kavitakuruganti@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 11:05 PM
Subject: Note inviting comments on the proposal on authorisation of Environmental Release of GE Mustard hybrid and use of parental events for development of new generation hybrids - reg.
To: asap.moefcc@gov.in
Cc: moefcc@nic.in, anil.dave@sansad.nic.in, anil.dave@nic.in
To
Dr Amita Prasad,
Chairperson,
Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee.
Dear Chairperson,
Sub: Note inviting comments on ... Continue Reading
हरियाणा के मुख्य मंत्री और कृषि मंत्री से की देश और प्रदेश को जीएम सरसों से बचाने की अपील
Published By kavitha On Sunday, September 4th 2016. Under Uncategorized
मुख्य मंत्री और कृषि मंत्री से की देश और प्रदेश को जीएम सरसों से बचाने की अपील
You can access the letter sent to the Haryana Chief Minister & Agri Minister here.
हरियाणा के 15 जिलों के प्रबुद्ध नागरिकों, कृषि वैज्ञानिकों, किसान संगठनों एवं उपभोक्ताओं ने हरियाणा के मुख्य मंत्री और कृषि ... Continue Reading
Bihar CM assures active intervention to prevent approval of GM mustard by Centre
Published By kavitha On Thursday, September 1st 2016. Under Uncategorized
Patna, 1st September 2016: Meeting a delegation of Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) on the issue of GM mustard, Bihar Chief Minister Sh Nitish Kumar assured the group of his active intervention on this matter of urgent concern. He promised that he would write to the Prime Minister on ... Continue Reading
Delhi CM Kejriwal gets a unique gift from citizens fighting GM mustard: Delhi Govt promises to write to PM
Published By kavitha On Thursday, September 1st 2016. Under Uncategorized
DELHI CM KEJRIWAL GETS A UNIQUE GIFT FROM CITIZENS FIGHTING GM MUSTARD: CITIZENS URGE HIM TO ACT PROACTIVELY TO STOP GM MUSTARD FROM INVADING THEIR FOOD
New Delhi, September 1st 2016: Braving heavy downpour, a group of citizens landed at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's office today, urging him to proactively intervene in ... Continue Reading