This exhaustive report by the Parliamentary standing committee on agriculture looks critically at various aspects of the impact of GM crops on health and environment & says that these were overlooked while giving a go-ahead for Bt Brinjal trials in India.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture tabled its exhaustive report titled, 'Cultivation of genetically modified food crops - prospects and effects' in Parliament on 9th August 2012 . The Panel has strongly rejected the use of genetically modified (GM) crops in India and even concluded that Bt cotton was a failure and did not help farmers in the least.
See Also
Feature: Parliamentary committee slams regulatory system on GM cropsl. [2]
Feature: Who is watching GM crops. [3]
Feature: Test tube brinjal. [4]
Report: Challenges concerning GM crops [5]
Report: Biosafety assurance for GM food crops. [6]
Bill: The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2011. [7]
Report: Socio-economic and environmental impacts of GMOs. [8]
Report: Inter-Academy report on GM crops. [9]
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/cultivation-genetically-modified-food-crops-prospects-and-effects
[2] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/parliamentary-committee-slams-regulatory-system-gm-crops
[3] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/who-watching-gm-crops
[4] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/test-tube-brinjal
[5] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/genetically-modified-crops-issues-and-challenges-context-india
[6] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/biosafety-assurance-gm-food-crops-india
[7] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/biotechnology-regulatory-authority-india-bill-2011
[8] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/gm-crops-global-socio-economic-and-environmental-impacts-1996-2010
[9] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/inter-academy-report-gm-crops
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/lok-sabha-secretariat
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biotechnology
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-crops
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biosafety
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gmos
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bt-cotton
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bt-brinjal
