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Topic: Bt Brinjal

How Modi govt has ‘scuttled’ GM farming in India by moving Bt Brinjal trials to states

Samyak Pandey -
GM crops have been controversial in India from the get-go. While proponents praise its benefits, critics dismiss it as a failed experiment.

Indian farmers can’t wait anymore, they are sowing seeds of GM crops one Bt brinjal at a time

Barun S. Mitra -
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.

2 indigenous varieties, 8 states, 3 yrs — all about Bt brinjal field trials allowed by govt

Himani Chandna -
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.

Halt Bt brinjal trials, it is against the national interest, RSS affiliate writes to Modi

Neelam Pandey -
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.

Allow field trials of Bt brinjal to ensure safety of crops, agri-tech body writes to govt

Taran Deol -
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.

Maharashtra farmers are asserting their freedom by celebrating HTBt cotton crop harvest 

Barun S. Mitra -
‘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.

GM brinjals are helping Bangladesh farmers earn more, save more, study finds

Mohana Basu -
The study was conducted by US-based International Food Policy Research Institute and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, a government agency.

Haryana joins ‘movement’ to defy GM crop ban, farmers get ready to sow HT cotton seeds

Mohana Basu -
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.

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Remya Nair -
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‘Don’t want subsidies, just tech’: Farmers plant GM cotton in Maharashtra, defy crop ban

Manasi Phadke -
The farmer, a member of the Shetkari Sanghatana, which backs GM crops, planted the modified cotton in Maharashtra's cotton-growing Akola district.
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What are UST & Luna and why the fall of 2 ‘stablecoins’ led to a crypto crash in India

Shubham Batra -
Along with crash in value of UST and Luna coins, Indian market for crypto assets also reeling under strict control imposed by government, with the imposition of TDS on all crypto transactions.

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NSA Ajit Doval pushes for ‘terror free’ Afghanistan, says India stands with Afghan people

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Doval's comments came at 4th Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan attended by national security advisors from Tajikistan, India, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan & China.

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Why it’s obscene to tell Ukraine to give in & how war-upended global balance of power brings openings for India

Shekhar Gupta -
Global order is in flux, and India is being wooed by all. It opens up economic, strategic & military possibilities unimaginable till recently. It is for India to take this opportunity.

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