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Withdraw nod for field trials of Bt maize in Bihar, GEAC told [1]

Jairam intervenes after Nitish tells him that he is opposed to such trials
Even as the moratorium on commercialisation of Bt brinjal stands, Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) to immediately withdraw its permission to Monsanto for field trials of Bt maize in Bihar.

Publication Date: 
09/03/2011
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Genetic Engineering [3], Maize [4], GM Crops [5], Organic Farming [6], Agriculture [7], Bihar [8], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [9]

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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maize
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef