Bt brinjal to be sold with indigenous varieties
Genetically modified Bt brinjal will be on sale along with indigenous varieties in the market as the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute refuses to follow the condition for its marketing set by
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Bt brinjal and its discontents
Or why Bt cotton was introduced in the fields while Bt brinjal was embargoed The fate of the controversial Bt brinjal is blowing in the wind!
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BARI proceeds to release GM potato
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute is now developing genetically modified potato varieties after introducing first genetically modified vegetable Bt Brinjal amid strong protests from green activists.
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Pvt seed cos seek permission to produce Bt Brinjal
Country's private seed companies sought government permission to produce and market genetically engineered (GE) variety Bt Brinjal, officials said. "Six Bangladeshi seed companies including Supreme
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Is Bt brinjal set for early release?
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is under great pressure to permit the partial release of Bt brinjal.
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Withdrawal of Bt brinjal saplings demanded
Campaigners against genetically modified crops on Tuesday urged the government to immediately withdraw genetically modified Bt brinjal sapling and stop the process of introducing other GM crops including
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Koppa man grows new species of brinjal
Even as lot of debates are taking place across the country over BT brinjal, one Vasanth Kumar Hardikar of Haranduru Krishi Kshetra has grown an indigenous species of brinjal having the quality of countering pests and diseases. The creeper-brinjal at Koppaharandur Krishi Kshetra.It is a kind of creeper-brinjal through which one can harvest vegetable sufficient for a family throughout the year.
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Varsity brass to face criminal trial for Bt brinjal agreements with Mahyco
Karnataka HC dismisses petitions filed by UAS-D Vice-Chancellor and Registrar. The Karnataka High Court has ruled that there is a prima facie case for prosecuting the heads of the University of Agriculture
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HC bars Bt Brinjal’s release
Makes Codex Alimentarius Commission-based research a prerequisite Six day after a High Court bench allowed the government to release the genetically modified (GM) Bt Brinjal, another bench yesterday
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Food for Thought
Bt brinjal gets fresh push for clearanceBt Brinjal may soon be back on the menu. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) which met last week is pushing for its "partial release". In February 2010, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had imposed an indefinite moratorium on the commercial release of the world's first genetically modified Bt Brinjal.
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BARI for releasing Bt brinjal
Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), has appealed to the government for approval to give the seeds of four Bt brinjal varieties to farmers. The research organisation ‘developed’ the seeds
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Issue over poor man’s food jowar: House panel questions need to develop GM Sorghum
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, has decided to seek clarifications from Union Agriculture Minister and also ask the National Institute of Nutrition
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Govt. to meet activists again on GM mustard
Far from real: The push for GM is coming from commercial food industry, not ordinary homes, say activists. Regulator cleared the variety on May 12 Union Minister for Environment Harsh Vardhan will
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IIHR finds biological method to control pest attack in brinjal crop
The vegetable accounts for the largest use of insecticides. Not many know that brinjal, a commonly used vegetable, accounts for the highest use of insecticides among all the vegetables in the country.
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Genetically-modified mustard gets GEAC nod for cultivation
The recommendation for clearance has been sent to Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave who has to approve the decision. AFTER MONTHS of suspense, a genetically-modified variety of mustard, developed
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Modified Brinjal: Campaigners issue legal notice to govt
Campaigners against genetically modified crops have served a legal notice to government asking it to refrain from commercial release of Bt brinjal, a GM crop, in Bangladesh. On behalf of Farida Akhter,
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Bar GM food crops, says parliamentary panel
‘Probe how Bt brinjal seed was allowed to be commercialised’ In a major setback to the proponents of genetically modified technology in farm crops, the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture on Thursday asked the government to stop all field trials and sought a bar on GM food crops (such as Bt. brinjal). The committee report, tabled in the Lok Sabha, demanded a “thorough probe” into how permission was given to commercialise Bt. brinjal seed when all evaluation tests were not carried out.
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Bt safe than sorry
Brinjal populism should not stymie regulation
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Moratorium on one Bt brinjal, scientists pin hopes on new one
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has put a moratorium on Bt brinjal with the Cry1Ac gene. But following fresh discussions on the wisdom of the ban, scientists are betting their hopes on a different Bt brinjal
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Bt brinjal: Separating fact from fiction
Should Bt brinjal be banned for cultivation? Those who advocate this are closing off the non-pesticide option and arguing in favour of pesticide-based production of brinjal. The use of Bt brinjal could be allowed on a carefully controlled basis, limiting as much as possible the spread of the Bt-gene. Bhaskar Balakrishnan