Over past couple of months, govt panel has given go-ahead to field trials for several GM crops. There's still apprehension that anti-GM activism could derail trials.
While admitting the application seeking release of GM mustard, the Supreme Court asked farmers' union Shetkari Sanghatana, 'Where were you all these years?'
Ajay Sood was speaking on sidelines of 108th Indian Science Congress. While govt has approved environmental release of GM Mustard, SC yet to decide on petition opposing field trials.
When it comes to solving challenges while also being safe for people, animals, and the environment, GM technology is a game-changing innovation, the ministry claims.
Shetkari Sanghatana files plea in case filed by activist Aruna Rodrigues, who sought ban on GM mustard. It cites Bt Cotton's success to push use of genetically modified crops.
Colleagues remember Chittranjan Bhatia, 86, as a father figure and avowed geneticist who placed special emphasis on how science could translate into more income for farmers.
Agricultural experts and scientists have pointed out that despite the success of Bt Cotton in India, no other crop enhanced by biotechnological methods has been released in the country since 2002.
Natural rubber is a native of warm humid Amazon forests and is not naturally suited for other places, but the GM variety uses a gene that enables it to tide over extreme hot or cold temperatures.
The rationale behind this proposed bill stems from the fact that existing competition enforcement is supposedly sluggish and ill-suited to today's fast-paced digital environment.
Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.
For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.
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