“Bt. Brinjal, the first GM crop that came up for commercialisation, was put under an indefinite moratorium last year due to opposition by scientists, farmers, consumers, political parties, as well as environmentalists. Brinjal has thus become a national symbol when it comes to opposition to GM crops and this event only resonates that cause,'' he added.

KOLKATA, 25 AUG: The European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC), an agency co-funded by the European Union (EU) for promoting clean technologies in India, will facilitate establishing 30 projec

The Uttarakhand biotechnology department has decided to set up a biotech park in the hill state in order to promote industries based on the technology.