The Modi govt’s nod to field trials of two brinjal varieties comes after years of delayed decisions, leaving farmers to deal with daily risks of agriculture.
Bt brinjal field trials will start in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and West Bengal from this year and continue until 2023.
Swadeshi Jagran Manch alleges conflict of interest on the part of regulators, adding that GM crops could hurt trade security, and allow MNCs to monopolise the market.
In its letter to agriculture ministry and CMs of 8 states, Alliance for Agri Innovation has claimed studies over past 23 yrs found no evidence of adverse health effects of GM crops.
‘Skill India', 'Make in India' and 'Ease of doing business' have nothing to offer farmers. Every aspect of agriculture in India is tied up in regulations.
The study was conducted by US-based International Food Policy Research Institute and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, a government agency.
Bharatiya Kisan Union, Haryana, says farmers in a Hisar village will sow HT Bt cotton seeds Friday to support the Maharashtra farmers who defied GM crop ban.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
The proponents should understand the limits of experimentation. Certainly, it is a very risky affair, as it involves “crossing” of inter-species nature. What is being targetted is not food sufficiency for the world, but profits. There are methods like permaculture to develop very good quality crop.
When there is so much of counter evidence, let this not be a commercial or political war. UPA did right and NDA should continue the right thing. If you aren’t convinced, watch “Seed, the untold story” and “Poison on the Platter”
The proponents should understand the limits of experimentation. Certainly, it is a very risky affair, as it involves “crossing” of inter-species nature. What is being targetted is not food sufficiency for the world, but profits. There are methods like permaculture to develop very good quality crop.
When there is so much of counter evidence, let this not be a commercial or political war. UPA did right and NDA should continue the right thing. If you aren’t convinced, watch “Seed, the untold story” and “Poison on the Platter”