Articles
View all articles-
-
Govt moving cautiously on GM crops commercialisation: Pawar
The government today said it is not opposed to GM crops but is studying their impact on soil, environment and living being before allowing commercial production of biotech crops, other than cotton. #Food industry #Sharad Pawar #NewsTracker #Genetically modified food
Blog posts
View all blog posts-
The PM breaks his silence, and it's about GM
The PM wants enlightened debate to decide on the complex issue of GM crop to boost agricultural yield. But neither independent science nor simple economics supports his faith in a transgenic miracle. #HowThisWorks #Manmohan Singh #BT Brinjal #Genetically modified food #Debate #MNCs
Wire
-
Kennebec JournalDespite legal threat, Maine lawmakers support genetically-modified food labels
AUGUSTA – State lawmakers on the Agriculture Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would require food retailers to label products containing genetically modified seeds or ingredients. A product labeled with Non Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is sol #Maine #Monsanto #U.S. Republican Party
-
Russia TodayVermont could be first US state to mandate GMO food labeling
Vermont seemed more likely than ever to become the first US state to mandate the labeling of genetically modified food (GMO) after a bill passed the state house, though legislators worry about a lawsuit threat from biotech giant Monsanto. Similar bills s #Vermont #Monsanto #California
-
The Jakarta PostDevelopment underway for first transgenic sugarcane plantation
The National Genetically Modified Product Biosafety Commission (KKHPRG) recently approved the first genetically-altered sugarcane crop, paving the way for the development of transgenic sugarcane for commercial production. Bambang Purwantara, a member of #