Ludhiana: Nanotechnology can boost farm research. This was stated by Dr MS Swaminathan, laureate, World Food Prize, and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), during his interaction with scientists at the electron microscopy and nanoscience laboratory, PAU.

National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) aims to transform the agri-food sector into a globally rewarding and sustainable biotechnology-based enterprise through innovative solutions in primary and secondary agriculture, said its spokesperson Dr Jagdeep Singh on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: In its first meeting after the Bt brinjal moratorium, the Genetic Engineering Approvals Committee reviewed the Environment Ministry

Jairam push for tougher screening We do not know which areas will be prone to floods or to droughts with changing climate, such situations will have severe impacts on food security. The availability of options will help us produce the right variety thereby ensuring food security. -- Suman Sahai

Kalpana Jain / New Delhi February 18, 2010, 0:15 IST

Seed stocks to be registered, testing labs to be set up.

Companies with any seeds of Bt brinjal, the genetically modified version of the vegetable, will have to register the details with the government, to ensure none of it is sowed or otherwise gets into the market.

RASHME SEHGAL
NEW DELHI

The top technical committee to decide on the use of genetically modified products, the Genetic Engi- neering Approval Committee (GEAC) met on Wednesday to give a green signal to a fresh protocol to be drawn up for the contentious Bt brinjal crop.

Priscilla Jebaraj

NEW DELHI: At a time when the Science and Technology (S&T) and Environment Ministries are differing over Bt brinjal, another tussle is brewing between them over who a new biotechnology regulator will report to.

If a public debate ended in a near-ban on Bt brinjal, the next review could well end up the other way
A K Bhattacharya / New Delhi February 16, 2010, 0:56 IST

Non-governmental organisations have been celebrating ever since Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh announced a moratorium on the commercial use of Bt brinjal in India.

A well-known genetic scientist from Canada has demanded that the Governments and corporates promoting genetically modified food should evolve a third party insurance mechanism to protect the long-term interests of the people.

SHAKEEL AHMED

Congress Spokesman (on February 9)