A coalition of organizations opposed to genetically modified food in India has written to the minister of state for environment and forests seeking withdrawal of clearance given to Bt brinjal. The Coalition for GM-free India alleged the expert committee that cleared the genetically modified brinjal for commercial cultivation in the country was neither impartial nor thorough.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/how-bt-brinjal-was-cleared
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/savvy-soumya-misra
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vegetables
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides-and-toxins
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-safety
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-council-medical-research-icmr
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mahyco
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bt-brinjal
