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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com> Date: 26 October 2017 at 13:49 Subject: Our thanks to GEAC, for running the Great Indian Circus in the name of GMO regulation To: geac.secretariat@gov.in, asap.moefcc@gov.in, gyanesh.bharti@ias.nic.in, Madhumita Biswas <mbiswas2012in@gmail.com>, membersecretarygeac@gmail.com Cc: kveluthambi@rediffmail.com, crb26@hotmail.com, sesikeran B <sesikeran@gmail.com>, nppbg@pau.edu, kk.sinha@nic.in, srrao@dbt.nic.in, aptesk@barc.gov.in, ddgcs.icar@nic.in, js_sandhuin@yahoo.com, kumarv@icmr.org.in, sonti@ccmb.res.in, Swati_sri_2002@yahoo.com, ... Continue Reading

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com> Date: 11 September 2017 at 14:17 Subject: Response to NAAS's report "Falsehoods perpetrated by GM technology bashers on GM mustard" To: naas@vsnl.com Cc: panjabsingh03@yahoo.com, drhrshvardhan@gmail.com, ps2mefcc@gov.in Dear NAAS scientists, Please find pasted below, and attached a response from the Coalition for a GM-Free India, to your report flashing ... Continue Reading

New Delhi, August 26th 2017: Reacting to the 301st report of the Parliamentary Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests headed by Ms Renuka Chowdhury on GM crops in India, the Coalition for a GM-free India pointed out that it is no coincidence that credible committees are asking for ... Continue Reading

From: Sudarshan Iyengar <sudarshan54@gmail.com> Date: 30 July 2017 at 06:54 Subject: Environmental Release of GM Mustard To: narendramodi1234@gmail.com, connect@mygov.nic.in, indiaportal@gov.in Cc: info@drharshvardhan.com, drhrshvardhan@gmail.com, ps2mefcc@gov.in, rsc-st@sansad.nic.in, am.krishi@nic.in, radhamohansingh@radhamohansingh.com July 29th 2017 To, Hon. Prime Minister, Government of India, South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi 110 011.   Sub: Environmental Release of GM Mustard Dear Prime Minister, Greetings! We are economists who have been engaging with ... Continue Reading

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com> Date: 28 July 2017 at 16:58 Subject: "Conditional Approval" for environmental release of GM mustard To: narendramodi1234@gmail.com, connect@mygov.nic.in, indiaportal@gov.in Cc: info@drharshvardhan.com, drhrshvardhan@gmail.com, ps2mefcc@gov.in, rsc-st@sansad.nic.in,am.krishi@nic.in To: Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India.   Dear Sir, Sub: Recommendation of a regulatory body for ‘environmental release’ or commercial cultivation of GM mustard in India ... Continue Reading

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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

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

BRIEFING PAPERS The Coalition for a GM-Free India, after putting out a Briefing Paper on Delhi University's GM Mustard in June 2015 has now revised it based on RTI information received. You can download a Revised Briefing Paper (July 2015) in english here. A hindi version of the briefing paper is available here: ... Continue Reading

New Delhi, 1/08/2014. To Shri Narendra Modi, The Prime Minister Govt of India Dear Sir, Sub: Bringing to your notice the science based concerns on the environmental release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and urging your action to stop them. Reg: We are writing this to bring to your attention the serious concerns of the Indian scientific community ... Continue Reading

New Delhi, July 30th, 2014: The Coalition for a GM-Free India today demanded that the government be decisive in stopping all approvals for field trials of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) in the country. The Coalition, consisting of more than 400 groups across 22 states also reminded the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Continue Reading

New Delhi, 17/07/2014. To Shri Prakash Javadekar,                                                                                                     The Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change,                                                  Govt of India. Dear Sir, Sub: Seeking your urgent intervention in stopping approval for Field trials of GM Crops Reg: We are writing this with utmost concern as numerous media reports in the last two days have indicated that the Genetic ... Continue Reading

New Delhi, 30th March 2014: In the latest development related to the public debate and controversy around Genetically Modified (GM) crops in India, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India preponed its hearing on the PIL on GM crops from 15th April to 1st of April 2014 (1). This comes after ... Continue Reading

Coalition for a GM-Free India New Delhi 7th May 2012 To, Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan The H’ble Minister, MoSEF (Independent Charge) Government of India. SUBJECT: YOUR STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT ON 27 MARCH 2012: ‘DELAY IN NOCS FOR GM CROPS TRIALS’ Dear Madam Minister, Greetings from the Coalition for GM-Free India. In your statement in the Rajya Sabha on 27 March 2012, ... Continue Reading

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