More and more farmers in Maharashtra are openly planting herbicide-tolerant (HT) cotton seeds, despite it being illegal and entails criminal punishment with a heavy fine.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/despite-ban-htbt-cotton-widely-cultivated-maharashtra
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cotton
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-engineering