Environmental and social organisations and farmers groups in Kerala are set to stage a Statewide public protest on October 2 against the move by the Central government to permit commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) hybrid mustard developed by the University of Delhi.
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Beejotsav group to oppose GM Mustard
Nagpur: As a part of the nationwide protest against the proposed genetically modified (GM) mustard, city-based Beejotsav group will also be holding awareness programmes on the subject at various forums and places.
RSS-linked group brings all anti-GM NGOs together on one platform to oppose transgenic mustard
NEW DELHI: The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) - an RSS-linked organisation - on Friday brought all anti-GM groups together on one platform, demanding the government not to allow commercial release of transgenic mustard in India.
Swadeshi Jagran Manch opposes GM mustard; wants more research
RSS affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) today demanded that government should not allow commercial cultivation of GM mustard as it would not lead to higher productivity and rather impact allied agri-activities including bee-keeping.
All data on GM mustard should be made public, says French scientist
New Delhi, Sep 30 : The people of India should ask for all data on Gernetically Modified (GM) mustard to be made public, said French molecular biologist and activist Gilles-Eric Seralini here on Friday. "I am shocked that they are about to commercialise GM mustard and yet no one has asked the university for blood analysis or the feeding studies," Seralini, an activist on genetically modified organisms and foods, said at a Round Table conference on GM mustard.
Kerala to join nation-wide protest against GM Mustard on October 2
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala is set to join the nation-wide protest against genetically modified mustard with 'Kaduku satyagraha' (Sarson Satyagraha) this Gandhi Jayanthi day on Oct 2. This comes days after the Kerala government decision to write to the Centre against the plan to approve GM Mustard.
Indian Farmers Are Not Ready For GM Mustard: Saradhi
NEW DELHI: P. Pardha Saradhi is a Professor in Environmental Studies at University of Delhi. After attaining stature of first team in the world to successfully develop transgenic Indian mustard genotypes through genetic transformation, his team was also successful in developing other transgenic crop plants, viz. chickpea, sorghum, tomato and rice, with enhanced tolerance to salt, water and temperature stresses. The Citizen’s INDRA SHEKHAR SINGH speaks to the professor on a host of issues:
Bengaluru activists plan satyagraha campaign against genetically modified mustard
GM-Free Karnataka and the Karnataka Alliance for Safe Food have announced a 'Sasive Satyagraha' event in Bangalore on October 2, 2016, to be held at the Gandhi Statue at Anand Rao Circle, Bangalore from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is primarily a citizens' awareness and call-to-action campaign to protest against the approval of the commercial release of genetically modified varieties of mustard (GM Mustard) in the country.
Lift the veil
The way the government is going about the whole issue has raised several doubts over its intent. Civil society and some scientists argue that GM Mustard does not have higher yields than the desi non-GM variety. What is significant is that the NDA government has chosen to sideline the four reports which came out against the GM technology in edible crops viz., the Jairam Ramesh Report of February 2010, the ‘Sopory Committee Report’ (August 2012), the ‘Parliamentary Standing Committee’ Report (August 2012), and the ‘Technical Expert Committee Final Report’ (July 2013)
GM mustard: former minister cautions Modi
The controversy surrounding the commercialisation of indigenous genetically engineered mustard varieties has further intensified with the advocates and opponents of GM crops reaching out to the policy makers.