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The New York Times (NYT) recently conducted an investigation into the debate whether genetically modified (GM) crops are safe for consumption or not. In their investigation, they exposed that the problems related to GM crops are more basic than what was thought earlier. Here are the five findings from the New York Times investigation on GM crops:

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Anti-GM activists and farmers have submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding rejection of GM Mustard to safeguard the interest of farmers, consumers and environment. Farmers organisations including RSS-affiliatee Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, civil society organisations, experts and common citizens under the banner Sarson Satyagraha have come together and pointed out “serious objections” to the release of Genetically Modified (GM) Mustard in their memorandum.

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On the outskirts of Raichur, once known as Karnataka’s cotton city, Ramesh Rangappa proudly shows off his recently planted acre of organic cotton. “It’s rain-fed and we haven’t added any chemical fertiliser,” he said. Although there hasn’t been any rain in recent times, the cotton is coming along nicely.

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LONDON — The controversy over genetically modified crops has long focused on largely unsubstantiated fears that they are unsafe to eat. But an extensive examination by The New York Times indicates that the debate has missed a more basic problem — genetic modification in the United States and Canada has not accelerated increases in crop yields or led to an overall reduction in the use of chemical pesticides.

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राजधानी में राष्ट्रीय स्वयं सेवक संघ, कांग्रेस, आम आदमी पार्टी और कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ऑफ इंडिया जीएम मस्टर्ड के बीज का विरोध करने के लिए कृषि कार्यकर्ताओं के साथ एक मंच पर दिखाई दिए. इस मंच पर बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार का जीएम मस्टर्ड बीज को नकारने वाले भाशण का वीडियो भी चल रहा था. आप के मंत्री कपिल मिश्रा और कांग्रेस सांसद गौरव गोयल ने मौजूद रहे.

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The decision whether to allow the commercialisation of the first genetically modified (GM) food crop (mustard) in India rumbles on. As I have previously discussed here, the bottom line is government collusion over GM crop technology (that is not wanted and not needed) with transnational agribusiness, which is trying to hide in the background.

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नई दिल्ली: जीन संवर्धित (जीएम) सरसों की खेती को अनुमति नहीं देने की किसान संगठनों की बढ़ती मांग के बीच एक महत्वपूर्ण फैसला किया गया है. एक संसदीय समिति ने जीएम फसलों के पर्यावरण पर होने वाले प्रभावों के विवादास्पद मुद्दे पर गौर करने का फैसला किया है.