Following the decision of 14 states giving a categorical no to Bt brinjal, states have now come down hard on the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) stressing that they must be consulted before any private sector agency is allowed to conduct trials for genetically modified crops.
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has led the charge when he informed minister of environment Jairam Rames
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/states-ask-us-bt-trials
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bt-cotton
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gmos
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
