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Maharashtra gives nod for field trial of 5 GM cropsSince June 2011, it has been made mandatory for companies to obtain 'NOC' from the state governments where they want to conduct field tests.
No scientific evidence to prove GM crops harmful: GovernmentThe 12 crops ready for field trials include cotton, rice, castor, wheat, maize, groundnut, potato, sorghum, brinjal, mustard, sugarcane and...
Government may ignore RSS pressure and back Genetically Modified crop field trialsDevelopments on this front in the past three days show how the government is inclined to make GM a success story in India.
No ban on GM crop field trials: Prakash JavadekarThe minister informed Lok Sabha that government is of the view that research in GM and confined field trials for generating bio-safety data.
Open-field trials of GM corn in Pune draws controversyMonsanto’s GM maize is being tested at two agricultural universities in Maharashtra — MPKV and the Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyape...
Genetically modified crops: Ignoring genetic engineering at our own perilHumanity will find it difficult to feed everybody without serious tech advances. It is time to put GM crops through field trials & then pro...
How GM crops can eliminate hungerThe country requires genetically-engineered crops to meet the rising demand for food and non-food crops as incomes rise.
Talks of ban on GM crop trials is disappointing: Biotech companiesReps of Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Bhartiya Kissan Sangh met Prakash Javadekar yesterday, seeking a ban on field trials of genetically-modif...
RSS outfits oppose GM crop trials, Government says no decision yetReps of Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Bhartiya Kissan Sangh met Javadekar and sought a ban on field trials of GM crops of certain varieties of ...
AAP lashes out at UPA government for permitting field trialsPassengers of 18 years and above age can also bring one laptop or note book computer without payment of customs duty, the rules said.
Govt puts on hold clearances for GM crop trialsThe government has put the clearance given by Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) for field trials of genetically modified rice,...
- Have sought rejection of recommendations on GM crop trials: Govt
A Technical Expert Committee constituted by SC had suggested 10 years moratorium on field trial of GM crops in its interim-report, he added.
- Govt can't ban field trials of GM crops: Sharad Pawar
The Parliamentary panel on agriculture had recommended to stop all open-field trials of transgenic crops.
- Scientist bends rules for wife's GM trial
In a clear case of conflict of interest in clearing GM crop trials, a member of the environment ministry’s statutory appraisal body and sen...
- GM crop trials on approval committee's plate today
After dragging its feet for years, the country may be moving decisively towards espousing GM food crops, notwithstanding bio-safety concern...
- Decks cleared for field trials of GM crops
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to conduct approved field trials of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country subject ...
- SC allows approved field trials of GM crops
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to conduct approved field trials of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country subject ...