At science meet, PM pitches for GM crops

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At science meet, PM pitches for GM crops [1]

Urges people not to be swayed by “unscientific prejudices”

Underscoring food security, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday favoured genetically modified crops, urging the people not to be swayed by “unscientific prejudices.”

Publication Date:

04/02/2014

Author(s): P. Sunderarajan [2]

Source: Hindu (New Delhi) [3]

Tags:

Scientists [4], GM Crops [5], Biotechnology [6], Ministry of Science and Technology [7], Climate Change [8], Food Security [9], Agricultural Science [10]

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/science-meet-pm-pitches-gm-crops

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biotechnology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-science-and-technology
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-science