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Friday, October 24, 2025
TopicGenetic Modification

Topic: Genetic Modification

Commercial sale of GM mustard will have to wait as SC gives split verdict

Bhadra Sinha -
Matter set for larger bench. The judges, however, have asked the Centre to consider a national policy for seamless approach to GM crops.

Can plant traits be modified without modifying their DNA? Netherlands study says yes

Ameya Paleja -
The study led by ecologist Dr Alexandre Jousset says plants can be improved without modifying their DNA. This approach involves making changes to the plant microbiome.

Why farmers are still having to protest for their right to sow GM seeds, even in a pandemic

Bhuvana Anand -
This month marks the third year of farmers' ‘civil disobedience movement' demanding the right to sow Genetically Modified (GM) seeds.

GM mosquito experiment to reduce dengue-causing species in Brazil fails

Sandhya Ramesh -
A British company had released genetically-modified mosquitoes to cut the population of Aedes aegypti, but Yale researchers say they've bounced back.

Taslima Nasreen’s views echo eugenicists who favour genetic cleansing for racial supremacy

Sumaiya Shaikh -
Taslima Nasreen’s tweet exposes her profoundly conservative worldview, which is a far cry from women’s or human rights.

Reviewer raises serious questions over how Kesavan-Swaminathan anti-GMO paper was published

Sandhya Ramesh -
Dr Pushpendra Gupta, expert on plant genetics, had been sent the paper for review before its publication in Current Science, and said he had rejected it.

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Opinion

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

Arvind Kumar -
With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

India is unprepared for its demographic shift — elderly outnumbering children

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Economy

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

Sampurna Panigrahi -
CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

Defence

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

National Interest

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Shekhar Gupta -
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.

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