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 …
Pune The Maharashtra Organic Farming Federation (MOFF) has commended Minister of State for Environment Jairam Ramesh for handling the controversial issues surrounding BT Brinjal in a "balanced manner". "He invited seed creators, scientists, consumers and farmers to come forth with opinions and came out without succumbing to any pressure. This …
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: At a time when the Science and Technology (S&T;) and Environment Ministries are differing over Bt brinjal, another tussle is brewing between them over who a new biotechnology regulator will report to. In the wake of the Bt brinjal moratorium, the government is fast-tracking a Bill …
Between Bt decision and subsidies, agriculture is badly hit While the jury is still out on whether Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh did the right thing by putting a moratorium on the use of Bt brinjal, or whether he simply played to the gallery by only taking into account the concerns …
If a public debate ended in a near-ban on Bt brinjal, the next review could well end up the other way A K Bhattacharya / New Delhi February 16, 2010, 0:56 IST Non-governmental organisations have been celebrating ever since Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh announced a moratorium on the …
A well-known genetic scientist from Canada has demanded that the Governments and corporates promoting genetically modified food should evolve a third party insurance mechanism to protect the long-term interests of the people. Strongly opposing the entry of the GM foods into India, Dr Shiv S. Chopra said a mechanism should …
Eminent scientist Dr PM Bhargava today flayed the current system of approval for genetically modified crops and said there was an immediate need for constitution of an independent national testing authority to carry out long-term health impact studies. Welcoming the Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: Amid a raging controversy over allowing the commercial use of Bt brinjal, Congress has sided with environment minister Jairam Ramesh at the expense of science and technology minister Prithviraj Chavan. Asked about the different viewpoints within the government on the issue of the genetically modified vegetable, party spokesman …
Not Opposed To More Tests, But I Think Scientists Have Done A Thorough Job, Says Minister New Delhi: Minister of state for science and technology Prithviraj Chavan has strongly defended the tests conducted on Bt brinjal before it was declared as
Joining the growing number of voices within the government that are uncomfortable with the decision to put the introduction of Bt brinjal on indefinite hold, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said it was important to ensure that
Nalini Ravichandran | ENS Sexologists cite US study to claim 30 per cent decline in fertility ratio SEXOLOGISTS have joined the debate on Bt brinjal and have passed a resolution urging the Central government to prohibit the commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in the country, claiming that it …
The past fortnight was a busy one for those tracking Bt brinjal. Union minister of state for environment, Jairam Ramesh, held public consultations in three cities to garner support for Bt brinjal even as Union agriculture minister asserted the approval by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (geac) for commercial cultivation …
The purpose of any regulation around Genetic Engineering and related modern biotechnology applications flows from the inherent risks and hazards associated with these technologies. India does not have a separate statute to govern the regulation of GMOs in our food and farming systems. This means that we have only executive …
Jairam Ramesh, the Union minister for environment and forests, has agreed to put Bt brinjal on hold. I believe this is the right and only decision that he could have taken. The fact is that we are not talking about a new technology of genetic modification here. We are talking …
Jairam Ramesh today led another line of assault, saying government scientists who had dared to oppose the introduction of Bt brinjal were being harassed. At the same time, senior agricultural scientists have started to openly attack Ramesh on the decision.
