The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
British environmental activist Mark Lynas, who once “demonised” geneticially modified crops and now campaigns for their cause, blames Jairam Ramesh for being “cynical” and “politically opportunist” and setting back India’s progress in biotechnology when he was environment minister. After years of being a central figure in Greenpeace’s anti-GM campaign, Lynas …
Members of civil society organisations and academia on Wednesday welcomed the amendments proposed for removing the clause in Schedule II of the Food Security Bill that insists 50 per cent of food fortified with micro-nutrients should be provided in the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and Midday Meals (MDM) scheme …
Citing an interview given by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to CNN-IBN on the Supreme Court-appointed Technical Expert Group (TEC) on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), the Coalition for a GM-Free India has urged him to stop promoting GMOs in India. In a letter written to the Minister on Wednesday, the …
Amid an intense public debate over the impact of Genetically Modified (GM) crops on health and environment, thousands of farmers from across the country will demonstrate in the Capital on Thursday in support of increased application of bio-technology to meet the foodgrain demand for a growing population. The farmers will …
Celebrating the 67th year of Independence, India is slowly losing her seed sovereignty, even as environmentalists and farmers’ organisations fight in vain. “Dependence on foreign seeds is as good as selling our land. The government is blind while framing new laws,” Rajesh Krishnan, co-convenor, Coalition for Genetically Modified (GM) Free …
: Dismissing concerns expressed by activists and civil society against use of genetically modified (GM) crops in the country, the Union agriculture ministry on Tuesday said that such objections have been "very speculative" and "without any reasonable assessment". The ministry, known for its pro-GM crops stand, articulated its point in …
On the eve of the 67 th Independence day, Safe Food Alliance, Tamil Nadu which is one of the constituents of the Coalition for a GM-free India and ASHA (Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture) urged the TN Chief Minister Dr. J.Jayalalithaa to hoist a national flag made of non-Bt …
Farmers in the Philippines has vandalised a field trial of golden rice, a genetically modified rice fortified with vitamin A, under International Rice Research Institute. ‘The golden rice field site that was vandalised was located within the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit 5’s Bicol Experiment Station in Pili, Camarines …
Farmers body CIFA today opposed the recommendations of the Supreme Court-appointed committee to ban field trials of biotech crops saying such a move would be "anti-national" and against the interest of growers. The five-member technical expert committee appointed by the Supreme Court has recommended banning research field trials of all …
A wrangle over growing genetically modified crops in France flared anew today as the country's top administrative court overturned a government ban on growing GM corn sold by the US giant Monsanto. In the second legal setback to French restrictions on MON810 corn in five years, the Council of State …
An activist, who has filed a plea in the Supreme Court challenging the use of genetically modified crops, has filed an affidavit before it saying that the court should accept the final report of its technical expert committee while “ignoring” any findings by its member and former DG of Indian …
Hyderabad: The safety of Genetically Modified crops and Bt toxins is still in doubt and yet no labelling laws have been implemented so far in India, to allow the consumer to make an informed choice. As a result, a consumer cannot tell whether he/she is buying a GM or a …
Campaigners against genetically modified (GM) crops yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court against a government move to release Bt brinjal, a GM crop, for the first time in the country. The court is likely to hear the writ today, lawyers concerned said. The writ was filed by …
A group of biotech seed companies on Monday launched an online forum to combat mounting opposition to genetically modified foods among consumer groups and activists. The website, www.GMOAnswers.com, is designed as a "central online resource" for information on genetically modified organisms and their use in agriculture and food production, the …
A writ petition has been filed with High Court (HC) seeking its directive to restrain the government from giving approval to release four varieties of BT-brinjal, a genetically modified (GMO) variety, at the farmers' level. A national green group sought the HC directive alleging that the GMO BT-brinjal could affect …
Thiruvananthapuram: The clamour against GM crops, BRAI bill and Monsanto to quit India is once again making the headlines.A 25-member Kerala contingent, including scientists, greens and farmers, is set to take part in a march protesting against modern farming practices in New Delhi on August 8, coinciding with the Quit …
The final report of the Technical Expert Committee (TEC) set up by the Supreme Court in a Public Interest Litigation on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) has said that it will not be “advisable” to conduct more field trials till gaps in the regulatory system are addressed. The report was much …
New Delhi : It seems the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had made up its mind on withholding all field trials of genetically modified crops even before the court-appointed Technical Experts Committee (TEC) last week recommended an indefinite moratorium. The six-member panel has asked to wait till a bio-safety …
New Delhi : The Supreme Court-appointed six-member technical expert committee (TEC) on GM crops has failed to make a unanimous recommendation, with one member, R S Paroda, submitting a separate report, which must now choose between the two sets of opinions. Five members of the TEC have recommended an indefinite …
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, an organizer of Naya Krishi Andolon, and other anti-GM activists, a lawyer served the notice to Secretary of …
