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Pro and anti-GM groups slug it out over expert panel [1]

Anti-GM lobby alleged that Paroda has a clear case of conflict of interest because he was a part of organisations which don't only have representatives of seed companies

Ahead of the presentation of the report of the high-powered Technical Expert Committee (TEC) on genetically modified (GM) crops to the Supreme Court, a war of words seems to have broken between the pro-and anti- GM activists over the composition of the committee and its competence.

Publication Date: 
05/06/2013
Sanjeeb Mukherjee [2]
Business Standard (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
GM Crops [4], Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR) [5], Monsanto [6], Mahyco [7], Supreme Court [8], Biosafety [9], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [10], Agriculture [11]
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