NEW DELHI, 15 SEPT: Though opinion is divided on the risks and benefits associated with genetically modified (GM) crops, human health concerns over pesticide use can be addressed by these crops, according to agriculture ministry officials.
Sources said the damage caused by pests to the production of brinjal in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, UP and West Bengal
Six top science academies of India endorse the safety of Bt brinjal and recommend the commercial approval of Bt brinjal in India in this report. This report says that available evidences show that Bt brinjal is safe for human consumption and that its environmental effects are negligible. It is appropriate to release Bt brinjal for cultivation in specific farmers' fields in identified states.
In this second version of the Safe Food Guide, Greenpeace reassesses the scenario in India with respect to the use of genetically modified organisms, consumer attitudes towards GMOs and behaviour of popular food brands. In 2010, in consumer opinion poll conducted by GfK Mode, over half of the citizens questioned in India (53%) said they would reject food containing GMOs.
Greenpeace is offering this guide because Greenpeace believe that you have the Right to Know what you are eating. While over 40 countries including Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China or Japan have opted for mandatory standards, the Indian Government is beating around the bush and not ensuring that labelling of foods containing GMOs is mandatory.
This report evaluates the scope and adequacy of the environmental risk assessment (ERA) for hybrid EE-1 Bt brinjal requested by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) in response to the Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Ltd., Mumbai (Mahyco) application for permission to commercialise hybrid EE-1 Bt brinjal.
New Delhi: Bangalore-based Foundation of Biotechnology Awareness and Education (FBAE) has asked the government to lift the indefinite moratorium imposed on commercial introduction of Bt brinjal in the country by the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF).
The worst of times brings out the best from a true leader, someone who, with political skill and a higher sense of national interest, turns adversity into advantage. India, a nation bruised and gasping for some fresh air, should be a challenge as well as an opportunity for such a leader. We miss him so badly, and what we have instead are seasoned ventriloquists and masters of triangulation.
