Decision to allow field trials of 200 crops
The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has approved field trials of genetically modified (GM) food crops on a conditional basis. Environment Minister M Veerappa Moily on Thursday said though the final call on GM crops would be taken by the Supreme Court, there is no embargo by the apex court on field trials . The decision would allow field trials of 200 such varieties, including in rice, wheat, maize, castor and cotton.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/gm-crops-field-trials-get-green-signal
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-engineering
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-rice
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mahyco
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture