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'Ban on Bt brinjal hurting Indian scientists' [1]

A leading Indian biochemist has urged the environment and forests ministry to lift the moratorium on Bt brinjal, the country's first genetically modified (GM) food crop developed using a technology supplied by the US multinational seed giant Monsanto.

"The moratorium is not affecting the multinational companies but India's own scientists who are ready with more than a dozen GM crops, includin

Publication Date: 
27/01/2011
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
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Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [3], Bt Brinjal [4], GM Crops [5], Monsanto [6], Genetic Engineering [7]
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