A Delegation also met with the GEAC officials in MoEFCC on July 12th 2019 to put forward their demands for regulatory improvements.

There have been few incidences of suspected open cultivation of Bt. brinjal and HT cotton were reported in Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab, Gu...

Describing Monsanto and Bayer - two multinational companies pushing GM crops in India - as a "cartel", Shiva said they "monopolised" GM cro...

On the sidelines of the event, Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak said: "GEAC has given approval to GM mustard but we will see aft...

Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had refused clearance to Bt Brinjal and put an indefinite moratorium on the decision.

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A day after the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) gave a positive recommendation to genetically modif...

Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) A section of beekeepers, farmers and activists marched in protest here against GM Mustard being considered for commer...

A group of secretaries has recommended fast tracking of Biosafety Regulatory Level 1 (BRL1) trial and for resolving regulatory issues of GM...

Economic Survey suggested the policies must incentivise raising of production of pulses and oilseeds, for which the country is heavily depe...

Amid stiff opposition against GM crops, biotechnology regulator GEAC has asked for testing of genetically modified (GM) mustard seed in a b...

The much-debated issue of GM mustard will be discussed tomorrow at a meeting of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), the apex...

Humanity will find it difficult to feed everybody without serious tech advances. It is time to put GM crops through field trials & then pro...

"Total production of cotton has also increased from 35.2 million bales (of 170 kg each) in 2011-12 to 36.5 million bales in 2013-14," Balya...

GM crops are one of the fastest adopted crop technology in the history of agriculture but India is lagging behind.

There are no "credible scientific reports" to prove that GM crops have adverse impact on environment, human health and livestock, the gover...

"We should not get carried away by the misplaced apprehensions against the scientifically proven developments such as GM crops," he said at...

There is an immediate need to explore hybrid varieties of cotton and adopt new technologies to ensure high yield and contain production cos...