Who is watching GM crops?
As India gets ready to unleash a vast number of genetically modified (GM) food crops, politicians have joined activists in opposing engineered …
Don’t make a mash of it
A pre-emptive strike against Monsanto
American organic farmers are trying to ensure the biotech giant cannot sue them
Funds a major constraint in implementing Cartagena Protocol
Parties to the protocol emphasise on need for capacity building for managing risks from genetically engineered products
In the wrong ministry?
Biotech Regulatory Authority will have too much power, no checks
Biosafety issues get a push
Experts to study socio-economic aspects of GMO release
Will India ratify the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Protocol?
Protocol needs serious inter-ministerial deliberations, says MoEF official
Letters
Bt brinjal biopiracy case: court vacates stay
Karnataka High Court allows biodiversity boards to go ahead with criminal prosecution of seed company Mahyco and others, accused to using local …
Reluctant funding
Compromise on resources salvages CBD conference; marine protection gets big boost
Rogue GM crops wreak havoc
Monsanto’s unauthorised GM wheat in the US has spooked the world, but contamination is widespread