Sharad Pawar reiterates State Govts authority….

Published By On Saturday, January 7th 2012. Under Field Trials, News, States  Tags: ,   
In a letter to the Chattisgarh Agriculture Minister Mr Chandrasekhar Sahu, Sharad Pawar, Union Agriculture Minister reiterates that if the state government does not agree for conduct of any GM crop field trials in the State, no approvals would be accorded by GEAC for such trials (However, this is not ... Continue Reading

Madhya Pradesh opposes Biotech Regulatory Bill

Published By On Tuesday, November 22nd 2011. Under BRAI Bill, Field Trials, States  Tags: , ,   
You can download Dr Ramakrishna Kusmariya's letter to Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh here. Madhya Pradesh opposes Biotech Regulatory Bill Madhya Pradesh has decided to officially oppose the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill, to be tabled in the Parliament on Tuesday. State Agriculture Minister Ramkrishna Kusmaria has written to Union Science and Technology ... Continue Reading

Farm & Food Activists Demand Scrapping of BRAI Bill 2011

Published By On Saturday, November 12th 2011. Under Uncategorized  Tags: , , ,   
FARM & FOOD ACTIVISTS DEMAND SCRAPPING OF BRAI BILL 2011: Ask State Govt to raise its voice against the Bill and protect farmers’ interests – Seek disallowing of GM crop field trials in the state Chennai, November 11, 2011: Farmers’ leaders from all over Tamil Nadu, cutting across various affiliations, demanded ... Continue Reading

BJP leader asks PM not to introduce BRAI Bill

Published By On Tuesday, November 8th 2011. Under BRAI Bill  Tags: ,   
BJP leader asks PM not to introduce BRAI Bill Patna, 8/11/11: Bihar BJP president C P Thakur has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to go ahead with the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill in its present form in the winter session of Parliament. "This bill has major problems that ... Continue Reading

Members of Parliament write to PM on BRAI Bill

Published By On Tuesday, November 1st 2011. Under BRAI Bill, States  Tags: , ,   
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT WRITE TO THE PM, AGAINST THE BRAI BILL Capt. Jainarain Nishad, former Union Minister for Environment has written to the Prime Minister, expressing concern over the Government of India pushing forward the BRAI Bill. Prof Anil Kumar Sahani, a Rajya Sabha MP, has also written to the PM, pointing ... Continue Reading

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

Published By On Saturday, July 30th 2011. Under GM Crops, Press Releases  Tags: , ,   
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