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 …
Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh in all probability will be hearing more of nays than yeses at the interaction session he has convened on Bt brinjal on Saturday in Bangalore. The Minister has announced that he will be taking a final call on whether to give a …
Farmers' Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Dr Ramkrishna Kusmaria has said giving permission for Bt brinjal will hit India's age-old farming system. Bt brinjal will not only affect human health adversely but will also cast ill-effects on environment. Dr Kusmaria was addressing a conference at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala recently. Agriculture …
DEHRA DUN: Uttarakhand has banned cultivation, sale or consumption of the genetically modified Bt Brinjal with immediate effect. Announcing this here on Friday, Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said the Bt Brinjal or genetically modified plant materials could not be allowed to play with the highly sensitive and rich eco-system …
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai February 05, 2010, 1:07 IST The Union agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar, on Thursday brushed off all allegations and reiterated his support for the introduction of Bt Brinjal. He asserted that the introduction of the genetically-modified Brinjal can take place as it has been recommended by Genetic …
Cadres of the two political extremes were seen raising anti-Bt brinjal slogans at a recent public hearing by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh The controversy over Bt brinjal has brought the two political extremes
Kalpana Jain / New Delhi February 4, 2010, 1:03 IST Jairam Ramesh Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today sought to turn the debate on Bt brinjal against his opponents, especially Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, saying the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) had noted that on an issue of such vast implications, …
Ten state governments have decided not to wait for the end of the controversy over whether genetically modified (GM) brinjal, popularly termed Bt brinjal, should be approved or not. They have decided not to allow it in their states anyway. Their representatives joined hands today at a conference called in …
The Kheti Virasat Mission today said that the consultation process started by the Minister for Forests and Environment Jairam Ramesh on the proposed commercial release of genetically modified brinjal (Bt brinjal) was not scientific and inappropriate to the task. While seven such consultations were to be held across the nation, …
The Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) has urged the Government not to give permission for cultivation of Bt brinjal in India. Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Mr Maruthi Manpade, President of KPRS, said various groups have expressed concern over the impact of Bt brinjal on human beings. The Government should …
SHUCHISMITA Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that a final decision on commercial Bt brinjal will be taken on February 10. "No decision has been taken on commercial genetically modified brinjal so far in view of ongoing public hearings being completed so far in six …
Mansar (Samba): Union Minister of Forests and Environment Jairam Ramesh today assured that no decision would be taken on Bt Brinjal without evolving a consensus. He also maintained that the decision regarding the commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal would be taken only after consultation with all stakeholders. Talking to mediapersons …
THE humble vegetable brinjal and the possible entry of its genetically modified version are indeed causing huge rumblings not just in the public minds but within the government too with different ministers articulating different views on Bt Brinjal. Finally, the debate around genetically modified (GM) seeds and indeed the debate …
Kalpana Jain / New Delhi February 3, 2010, 0:49 IST The approval to genetically modified (Bt) brinjal seems to have been been given without adequately assessing long-term health risks, although with a stipulation that surveillance and long-term follow up should be conducted
Government must handle GM foods with care Business Standard / New Delhi February 3, 2010, 0:37 IST The controversy generated by Bt brinjal, the first genetically modified (GM) food crop, has thrown up several important issues concerning GM crops, the role of regulators and of global corporate interests in agribusiness. …
Reema Narendran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: When the whole country is discussing the merits and demerits of Bt brinjal, celebrities from Kollywood - Revathy, Rohini and Cheran, have brought out a film on genetically modified brinjal titled
A 'baigan bharta' with a whooping 20,000 brinjals will be prepared in the national capital by an environmental group to create awareness against genetically modified brinjals, now at the centre of a raging controversy. Greenpeace India, the NGO behind the unique protest programme, said the 'baigan bharta' (a dish prepared …
