September 23, 2016 12:00 PM

PMK youth wing leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged Prime Minister Modi not to give approval for GM mustard cultivation in India. In a letter to Mr. Modi, which he released to the media here, Mr. Anbumani said since mustard was consumed widely, its Bt variant should not be approved at all.

September 23, 2016 12:00 PM

Field trials for GM mustard have been conducted extensively in India. And an official committee has described the ‘home-grown’ GM mustard seed as safe for consumption and invited public comments till the first week of October. But Vandana Shiva is not apologetic about her beliefs. For example, she is convinced that the so-called Green Revolution in India is a myth and that crop yields were often better in the era before the Green Revolution. “Mustard is central to India’s food culture. The technical expert committee of the Supreme Court has clearly recommended that there should be no introduction of GMOs in some crops because of risks of contamination,” is her refrain. How credible her claims are is something that science and objective research can determine.

September 23, 2016 12:00 PM

The Delhi government is going to organise a “Jashn-e-Sarson” festival on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti to celebrate organic mustard and affirm its stand against genetically-modified (GM) mustard

September 22, 2016 11:28 PM

Former Union Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss today sought urgent intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make sure that GM mustard is not approved by the country's biotech regulator GEAC.

September 22, 2016 11:05 PM

Prominent civil society members Aruna Roy, Medha Patkar and Prashant Bhushan today urged the government not to approve the release of GM mustard citing "non-scientific, opaque and deceptive" processes adopted by country's biotech regulator in studying it.

September 22, 2016 07:18 PM

மரபணு மாற்றம் செய்யப்பட்ட கடுகை இந்தியாவில் அனுமதிக்கக்கூடாது என்று பிரதமர் நரேந்திர மோடிக்கு பாமக இளைஞர் அணித் தலைவரும், தருமபுரி நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினருமான அன்புமணி ராமதாஸ் கடிதம் எழுதியுள்ளார்.

September 22, 2016 07:16 PM

NEW DELHI: The AAP government will celebrate 'Jashn-e-Sarso' on October 2, escalating its opposition to GM mustard, which awaits clearance from Centre's Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC).

September 22, 2016 06:25 PM

संभावना है कि जीएम सरसों को खेतों में उगाने की अनुमति जल्दी ही सरकार दे देगी. इसके लिये ज़रूरी फील्ड ट्रायल किये जा चुके हैं और सरकार की जैनेटिक इंजीनियरिंग अप्रूवल कमेटी से इसे हरी झंडी मिल चुकी है. अगर जीएम सरसों के खेतों में उगाई गई तो यह भारत में पहली जीएम खाद्य फसल होगी. हम आपको समझाते हैं कि क्या है जीएम फसल और क्या है इस पर चल रही बहस.

September 22, 2016 05:15 PM

Kisan Ekta, an umbrella organisation of over 24 farmer organisations, urged the Centre to ban the introduction of genetically modified (GM) mustard in the country. In a joint press statement released by representatives of over 24 farmer organisations here today, they claimed that the technology of GM crops, which was inherent with unnatural processes and risky manipulations, could not be deployed in country’s farms.

September 22, 2016 12:00 PM

Kisan Ekta calls for a ban of Genetically Modified Mustard (GM Mustard)Re-launch the Yellow Revolution. Support the Indian farmer. We, the Leaders and representatives of the largest farmers’ organisations in India, representingmg more than 400 million farmers, met at the 4th National Convention of the Kisan Ekta.

September 22, 2016 10:56 AM

Farmers and activist groups in Madhya Pradesh have asked the government not to give its approval for genetically modified mustard fearing a threat to the organic variety which is produced in large quantity in the state. In a letter written to environment minister Anil Dave on Tuesday, representatives of over two dozen farmer groups and those promoting organic farming sought disclosure of all safety documents on GM Mustard.

September 22, 2016 06:10 AM

JAIPUR: Several eminent citizens, among them winners of the Padma Shri awards, retired Admiral Ramdas, former Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss, Medha Patkar of the National Alliance of People's Movements, Aruna Roy, Shankar Singh and Nikhil Dey of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghatan pleaded with the government to extend the time offered for public feedback on the move to allow commercial cultivation of GM mustard for 120 days after the biosafety dossier is placed in the public domain.

September 21, 2016 11:30 PM

Genetically modified enzymes used in food, perfumes, medicine and cleaning products are “potent allergens” and should be tested like other potentially hazardous chemicals, experts have said. There has been an explosion in the use of enzymes to boost flavours and aromas, including in low-fat foods, helping to create a sector worth about $10bn (£7.7bn), according to a study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

September 21, 2016 11:21 PM

नई दिल्ली: संभावना है कि जीएम सरसों को खेतों में उगाने की अनुमति जल्दी ही सरकार दे देगी. इसके लिए ज़रूरी फील्ड ट्रायल किए जा चुके हैं. सरकार की जेनेटिक इंजीनियरिंग अप्रूवल कमेटी से इसे हरी झंडी मिल चुकी है. अगर जीएम सरसों के खेतों में उगाई गई तो यह भारत में पहली जीएम खाद्य फसल होगी. हम आपको समझाते हैं कि जीएम फसल क्या होती है और क्यों इस पर बहस चल रही है.

September 21, 2016 09:13 PM

GM Mustard will have "serious" health and environmental impact, a farmers body today claimed and demanded a ban on the mustard hybrid. In its resolution, Kisan Ekta, which claimed to be the largest farmers organisation representing 400 million farmers also reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi that GM Mustard is a "negative" value crop and will "endanger" not only farmers but also trade, exports and environment as well.