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Thursday, January 29, 2026
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

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Andy Mukherjee -
Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

Ursula von der Leyen’s Indian clothes vs Trudeaus? It’s cultural appreciation not performance

Arijit Singh is the bridge between 3 generations—Rafi to Ritviz

Economy

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna -
Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Defence

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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