Hundreds of farmers under the banner of "Coalition for a GM-Free India' gathered here on Tuesday to demand a total ban on genetically modified (GM) crops and food saying it would affect not only humans but livestock, soil and environment. They urged the political parties to take a categorical stand on GM technology in the run-up to the coming general elections. "It is an unwanted, irretrievable, undesirable technology,' they asserted.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/farmers-demand-ban-gm-crops
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-research
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-engineering
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers-movement