Supreme Court hearing on the PIL on GM crops now on 1st of April – Coalition for a GM Free India demands UPA government to stop misinforming the Court and not stand in the way of delivery of Justice
Published By Rajesh Krishnan On Sunday, March 30th 2014. Under Field Trials, Regulatory Processes, Uncategorized Tags: Biosafety, Bt cotton, Coalition for a GM-Free India, Field Trials, GEAC, GM field trials, SC TEC
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
Sharad Pawar’s statement on “if things go wrong” with GMOs….
Published By kavitha On Thursday, August 22nd 2013. Under Uncategorized Tags: Bt cotton, GMOs in India, SC TEC
Following is a letter from the Coalition for a GM-Free India to India's Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar on the statements he made in an interview with CNN-IBN on GMOs, the Supreme Court TEC report etc.
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From: GM Free India
Date: 21 August 2013 14:39
Subject: URG ATTN: ... Continue Reading
Conflict of Interest pervades Supreme Court’s expert committee too!
Published By kavitha On Tuesday, May 7th 2013. Under Uncategorized Tags: Biosafety, Conflict of Interest, GM regulation, Paroda, SC TEC
To:
May 6, 2013
Learned Bench of Supreme Court of India,
In Civil Writ Petition 260 of 2005.
Respected Sirs,
Sub: Conflict of interest of a member of the Court’s Technical Expert Committee – reg.
Ref: GMOs PIL, Civil Writ Petition 260 of 2005
Greetings!
Greetings from the Coalition for a GM-Free India !
I wish to introduce the ... Continue Reading
Transgenic Crop (Field Trial)s & Food Security: more than 150 scientists write to MoEF
Published By kavitha On Saturday, February 9th 2013. Under Uncategorized Tags: GM crop field trials, GM crops & food security, SC TEC
To: February 8th, 2013
Ms Jayanti Natarajan,
Hon’ble Minister for Environment & Forests,
Government of India.
Dear Madam,
Sub: TRANSGENIC CROP (FIELD TRIAL)S & FOOD SECURITY
Greetings! This is in the context of the Ministry of Agriculture responding on behalf of the Union of India to the Supreme Court Technical Expert Committee (TEC)’s first set of ... Continue Reading
“Food security through GM crops fallacious”: Scientists
Published By kavitha On Saturday, February 9th 2013. Under Uncategorized Tags: Bt brinjal, Bt brinjal moratorium, National Safe Food Day, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, SC TEC, Task Force on Agri Biotechnology
National Safe Food Day being celebrated throughout the country, on 3rd anniversary of Bt brinjal moratorium
(Please read this press release of the Coalition along with this letter : http://indiagminfo.org/?p=540)
New Delhi, February 9th 2013: On the 3rd anniversary of a moratorium on Bt brinjal in India, in a letter to the ... 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