Tag Archives: #NoGMMustard

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The fight over GM mustard had moved on to a new platform with honey bee manufacturers joining the debate as to whether genetically modified mustard seed is harmful for the honey making industry. Last week, honey makers under the aegis of Confederation of Bee Keeping Industry staged a protest march against GM mustard alleging that GM mustard would have a direct adverse impact on mustard production itself, when bees are adversely impacted. Around 50-60 per cent of the honey produced in India is through mustard crop.

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On Sunday, as the tributes for Gandhi Jayanthi poured in, one organisation called the Safe Food Alliance (SFA) marked the day with a “Seed Satyagraha”. Among the many participants of this satyagraha were Tamil film director Vetrimaaran and actor Rohini. The protest, which took place at the Thakkar Bappa Institute in Chennai, was organised against the impending introduction of DMH11 or genetically modified mustard.

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Chennai: On occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi on Sunday, thousands came together at a city school to stage 'Seed Sathyagraha', a campaign against the potential approval of genetically-modified (GM) Mustard in India for commercial cultivation. Farmers, doctors, scientists and environmentalists in at least 150 locations across the nation questioned the safety clearance given to GM Mustard by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee's (GEAC) technical subcommittee.

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लखनऊ. भारतीय किसान यूनियन ने आज देश के विभिन्न स्थानो पर सरकार द्वारा सरसों के जी.एम. सीड के लिए दी गयी अनुमति के विरोध में प्रदर्शन किये. लखनऊ में विधान सभा से हजरतगंज स्थित गाँधी प्रतिमा तक पैदल मार्च कर गाँधी प्रतिमा पर प्रदर्शन किया. भारतीय किसान यूनियन ने प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव को संबोधित ज्ञापन में भारत सरकार को पत्र लिखकर सरसों के जी.एम. सीड को अनुमति न देने का अनुरोध किया गया है.