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This submerged prehistoric site is changing what we know about Stone Age BritainArchaeologists discovered a prehistoric landscape at Bouldnor Cliff on the Isle of Wight, revealing Mesolithic settlements with woodworking...
Scientists Identify the Main Cause of Sunburns, and Now They Have to Update the TextbooksA groundbreaking study reveals a new cause for sunburn's immediate pain. Scientists now believe damage to RNA, not DNA, triggers the rapid ...
What Helps Animals Survive Sudden ChangeAnimals are adapting to rapid environmental changes through behavioral flexibility, allowing immediate adjustments in feeding and movement ...
Govt moves to tighten rules for transparency in GM crop panel decisionsThe Centre has proposed amendments for greater transparency in the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee. Members will need to disclose a...
SC gives split verdict on pleas challenging environmental release of GM MustardThe Supreme Court issued a split verdict on the Centre's 2022 decisions regarding the environmental release of mustard hybrid DMH-11. Justi...
It’s time to embrace a new era of gene-edited foodGenetic alterations have come a long way. We arguably began doing it thousands of years ago, when we started selectively breeding crops for...
GM Mustard: It's risk factor which concerns us more, observes Supreme CourtThe apex court is hearing separate pleas by activist Aruna Rodrigues and NGO 'Gene Campaign' seeking a moratorium on the release of any gen...
Supreme Court orders status quo on GEAC's decision to approve GM mustard for commercial cultivationThe GEAC, which functions under the Union environment ministry, has recommended the environmental release of GM mustard, which, according t...
Environmental release of GM Mustard approvedThe move comes amid opposition from green groups which say commercial cultivation of GM mustard could have an adverse impact on human healt...
FSSAI seeks public comments on regulation of GM foodFood safety regulator FSSAI has sought public comments on draft regulation on manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import of any fo...
No genetically modified organisms in food items without prior nodThe regulations bring under their ambit food products that may have been made using food ingredients or processing aid derived from GMOs, e...
Chief Ministers’ Panel on Agriculture, states talk genetically modified crops in ‘restricted spaces’Panel to make changes in Essential Commodities Act to remove stock limits.
Farmers, technology and freedom of choice: A tale of two satyagrahasThe science may be settled, but the politics is not. The government still bans some types of GM seeds.
RSS-linked outfit resists, ICAR wants GM trials'Vision 2050' has listed research into Genetically Modified Organisms among nine key areas which have to be harnessed for enhancing product...
- Govt removes riders on import of GM edible oil
The move has come due to the country’s failure to meet the demands in the domestic market. There is no scientific process to certify if the...
- GMOs may come under FTP ambit
The Government is proposing to bring out comprehensive norms for exports and import of Genetically Modified Organisms.