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Friday, November 14, 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.

On Camera

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Opinion

Bihar to finally have the first BJP CM. It’s just a matter of time

D.K. Singh -
If Nitish Kumar doesn’t budge, as is likely, they may give him a grace period of a year or two, at most. He won’t be able to resist for long.

Kashmir’s new-generation jihadis want to attack India’s heartland, not just its army

+TFP

Red Fort bomb blast signals a return of terror. It has exposed how unprepared India still is

Economy

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Bloomberg News -
Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Defence

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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