Coalition for GM Free India Urges the Chief Minister of Maharashtra to halt the permissions for open field trials of GM crops in the state
Published By Rajesh Krishnan On Monday, February 2nd 2015. Under Biosafety, Field Trials, GM Crops, GM foods, Regulatory Processes, States, Uncategorized Tags: Fadnavis, Field Trials, GM crops, Maharashtra
In the wake of media reports about the Maharashtra Govt granting No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for the open air field trials of GM crops in the state, the Coalition for a GM Free India along with the Coalition for a GM Free Maharashtra has sent a letter ( Fwded below) ... Continue Reading
Gujarat Govt joins other states, says will not permit Field trials of GM food crops in the state. Coalition for a GM Free India urges Mr. Prakash Javadekar, the Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate Change to stop open air GM trials in the country.
Published By Rajesh Krishnan On Thursday, October 9th 2014. Under Field Trials, GM Crops, GM foods, Regulatory Processes Tags: Field Trials, GM crops, Gujarat
New Delhi: October 9, 2014: In the latest development on the raging debate around open trials of the controversial Genetically Modified (GM) crops in India, the Gujarat state govt communicated formally that No Objection Certificate (NOC), will not be given for any GM food crops in the state. The NOC ... Continue Reading
Letter from eminent Indian scientists to the Prime Minister advising caution against GM crops
Published By Rajesh Krishnan On Friday, August 1st 2014. Under Biosafety, Field Trials, Regulatory Processes, Uncategorized Tags: Field Trials, GEAC, GM crops, Narendra Modi, TEC
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
GM Free India Coalition urges Environmental Minister to stop approval of GM crops field trials
Published By Rajesh Krishnan On Thursday, July 17th 2014. Under Biosafety, Field Trials, GM Crops, Regulatory Processes, Uncategorized Tags: Field Trials, GEAC, GM crops, GM Free India coalition, TEC
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
Karnataka state govt blacklists Mahyco and orders ban on its Bt cotton sales
Published By Rajesh Krishnan On Friday, March 28th 2014. Under Bt Cotton, Uncategorized Tags: Bt cotton, Bt cotton myths, Failure, GM crops, State Governments
Karnataka state govt order banning Mahyco's Bt cotton ... Continue Reading
Eminent individuals, citizen groups ask Maharashtra’s CM to cancel clearance given for field trials of GM crops
Published By Rajesh Krishnan On Thursday, March 13th 2014. Under Uncategorized Tags: GM crops, GM Crops in Maharashtra, GM field trials
Mumbai, March 13: Mr Shailesh Gandhi, former Central Information Commissioner released a letter to Maharashtra’s Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister written by leading organizations such as BNHS, AGNI, Council for Fair Business Practices, Avaaz and V CAN and by eminent individuals, including the former Director of TISS, former Secretary Agriculture, ... Continue Reading
Activists slam Veerappa Moily for putting corporate profits before nation’s interests
Published By kavitha On Tuesday, March 4th 2014. Under Uncategorized Tags: #OilyMoily, Field Trials, GM crops
“Accept majority TEC final report”: More than 250 scientists write to PM
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, November 20th 2013. Under Uncategorized Tags: Field Trials, GM crops, GMOs, Supreme Court TEC
To: November 8th 2013
The Hon'ble Prime Minister,
Government of India.
Respected Sir,
Sub: Request to accept the Final Report submitted by the Supreme Court-appointed Technical Expert Committee (TEC) on modern-biotechnology regulation
Greetings.
Never in the history of agriculture has a technology been so controversial as Genetic Engineering (GE)/Genetic Modification (GM) ... Continue Reading
Govt betrays the nation on Earth Day! Tables deeply flawed (Biotech Regulatory Authority of India) BRAI Bill
Published By kavitha On Tuesday, April 23rd 2013. Under Uncategorized Tags: Biosafety, BRAI Bill, Flawed BRAI Bill, GM crops, Modern Biotechnology
Bill introduced despite trenchant opposition within and outside the Parliament
New Delhi, 23rd April 2013: The Coalition for a GM-Free India expressed deep disappointment at the Government’s action of sneaking in the controversial Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill 2013, in Parliament today (22nd April, 2013) despite strong opposition from ... Continue Reading
“Biodiversity and Biosafety key to Food Security"
Published By kavitha On Sunday, February 17th 2013. Under Uncategorized Tags: Biodiversity, Biosafety, GM crops
“TRANSGENICS WILL NOT MEET OUR FOOD SECURITY NEEDS”
National Seminar on GM Crops and Food Security asks for a Biosafety Law to be enacted
New Delhi / Ahmedabad, February 15, 2013: The 2-day national seminar on “GM Crops and Food Security” jointly organized by Jatan Trust, Gujarat Vidyapith and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh ... Continue Reading
Mark Lynas & his support of GM crops – Much ado about nothing!
Published By kavitha On Saturday, January 19th 2013. Under Uncategorized Tags: GM crops, Lynas & Lies, Mark Lynas
This note has been prepared in the context of the absolutely vested and purposefully planted story of Mark Lynas and his Confession. The Coalition for GM Free India sees this as a distraction, from the real debate on GM crops and its impacts, and its disturbing to see that even ... Continue Reading
Letter from Civil Society Organisations on Improving current regulation and implementing a robust regulatory mechanism for GM crops to ensure biosafety
Published By kavitha On Sunday, January 6th 2013. Under Uncategorized Tags: Biosafety, Civil Society to MoEF, GM crops, GM regulation, SC TEC
New Delhi
2nd January 2013
To:
Ms. Jayanti Natarajan
Minister for State for Environment & Forests (Independent Charge)
Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex,
Lodi Estate, New Delhi.
Dear Madam,
Re: Improving current regulation and implementing a robust regulatory mechanism for GM crops to ensure biosafety
Greetings! And Happy New Year Wishes !
This is with regard to the first report of ... Continue Reading
COALITION FOR A GM-FREE INDIA WELCOMES THE PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE’S REPORT ON GM CROPS
Published By kavitha On Thursday, August 9th 2012. Under Uncategorized Tags: Basudeb Acharia, Biosafety, BRAI Bill, Bt brinjal, Bt cotton, GM crops, Parliamentary Standing Committee
ASKS GOVERNMENT TO IMMEDIATELY STOP ALL FIELD TRIALS.
ALSO DEMANDS GOVT THROW OUT THE BRAI BILL AND BRING IN A BIOSAFETY STATUTE,
AND STOP CALLING BT COTTON IN INDIA A SUCCESS
New Delhi, August 9, 2012: Calling the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture’s report on GM crops a historic, comprehensive and ... Continue Reading
(Rajasthan) Government bans GM trials, to burn standing crop
Published By kavitha On Tuesday, March 20th 2012. Under Field Trials, GM Crops, News, States Tags: Field Trials, Field Trials on Hold, GM crops, GM Mustard, State Governments
Mr Prime Minister, Your comments on the opposition to GM crops & Nuclear power plants
Dr Manmohan Singh,
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India,
# 7, Race Course Road,
New Delhi March 05, 2012
Your Comments on the Opposition to GM Crops and Nuclear Power Plants
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
There has been wide coverage of your interview with the journal ‘Science’, on February 24, 2012 concerning the opposition to ... Continue Reading
