With the Centre strongly favouring the genetically modified (GM) crops, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to impose an interim ban on their field trials, despite the court-appointed expert committee recommending the ban.
The government pleaded that recommendation of the apex court-appointed Technical Expert Committee (TEC) for banning field trials of the GM crops be rejected as the use of biotechnology in agriculture can bring second green revolution in the country.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/sc-refuses-stay-field-trial-gm-crops
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-fertilisers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biotechnology
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-engineering
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
