Report on GM crops unfortunate: industry

The parliamentary committee on agriculture has strongly criticised the regulatory system on genetically modified (GM) crops in the country, …

Asia grapples with GM crops

Victory for anti-GM crusaders in Pakistan is short-lived as government gets high court ban on genetically modified crops suspended

Labels must for GM food

Industry clueless about implementing labelling rule; FSSAI dithers over regulations

Stage set for GM crops

Centre hastily tables Bill on biotech regulation in Parliament

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Public protests mount against Bt brinjal

Supreme Court seeks details on steps to protect indigenous varieties

GM crop benefits are all in future

Nearly 40 years ago, Marc Van Montagu of Ghent University in Belgium, along with fellow researcher Jeff Schell, discovered that Agrobacterium …

GM and the superhero

Enter the Bank

Farmers want support

Say they are more vulnerable due to erratic weather

Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

Regulatory battle

Industry and activists have expressed conflicting opinions on GM crops. GEAC has a difficult decision to make

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 11, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal 

Why experts want GM freeze

Say regulatory system has grave deficiencies; challenge agriculture ministry’s claims

Even Japan not equipped to protect biosafety, says anti-GM group

Consumers' Union of Japan says its government has been unable to deal with the health and livelihood problems arising from imported GM canola

GM food debate hots up again

Gilles-Eric Seralini, one of the first scientists to warn the world about the dangers of genetically modified food, counters pro-GM scientists in …

Ace swimmer Lewis Pugh swims seven seas to raise awareness

The initiative is to campaign for dedicated Marine Protected Areas across the world

Agroecology is the only way

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Act of omission

Public institutions do not seek permission from the biodiversity authority before genetically manipulating crops

Indian scientists: missing in action

Scientifically invalid

Inter-Academy update on GM crops does little to redeem Indian science

Nature cure from India

Rajasthan opens farm gates

State ties up with Monsanto, other biotech giants to restructure agriculture