Gm Trials

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to make its stand clear on the field trials of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard crop in two weeks.

The Narendra Modi government is committed to going ahead with trials for genetically modified or GM crops and a decision on commercialization will be taken only after proper scientific evaluation, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has told NDTV.

Four law-makers of the ruling BJP have reportedly opted out of a junket to the US organised by seed giant Monsanto. The week-long study tour begins tomorrow; 15 MPs from various parties were invited.

The Narendra Modi government today gave in to pressure from Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM) and the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or the RSS, to put on hold a decision granting approval for field trials of genetically-modified (GM) crops.

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Additional Director General of Police (prisons) to conduct a thorough probe into the alleged 'severe' assault of three under trial Nigerian nationals at Puzhal Central Prison by jail wardens on March 14. "When prisoners have sustained injuries and when they have claimed the injuries had been caused ...

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is on a collision course yet again, this time with the Kerala government. The ministry has written to the state government asking it to go ahead with the field trials of genetically modified (GM) rubber in the state. The letter comes after the Kerala government wrote to the MoEF asking it to not allow ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to make its stand clear on the field trials of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard crop in two weeks.

The Narendra Modi government is committed to going ahead with trials for genetically modified or GM crops and a decision on commercialization will be taken only after proper scientific evaluation, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has told NDTV.

Four law-makers of the ruling BJP have reportedly opted out of a junket to the US organised by seed giant Monsanto. The week-long study tour begins tomorrow; 15 MPs from various parties were invited.

The Narendra Modi government today gave in to pressure from Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM) and the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or the RSS, to put on hold a decision granting approval for field trials of genetically-modified (GM) crops.

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Additional Director General of Police (prisons) to conduct a thorough probe into the alleged 'severe' assault of three under trial Nigerian nationals at Puzhal Central Prison by jail wardens on March 14. "When prisoners have sustained injuries and when they have claimed the injuries had been caused ...

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is on a collision course yet again, this time with the Kerala government. The ministry has written to the state government asking it to go ahead with the field trials of genetically modified (GM) rubber in the state. The letter comes after the Kerala government wrote to the MoEF asking it to not allow ...