Leaders, activists come together against GM crops

Political leaders cutting across party lines have joined hands with the civil society to launch a nationwide campaign against GM crops and the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill. The......

Controversial biotech regulator bill introduced in LS

A bill to establish a statutory independent regulator for biotech sector covering research, transport, import, manufacture and use of organisms and products of modern biotechnology was introduced......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

No compromise on nuclear safety: Govt

The government on Monday said there will be no compromise on nuclear safety or livelihood of any section of society in India's pursuit of atomic power, a statement that comes against the backdrop......

Govt plans to 'promote' GM food rather than regulate it

The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill in the current form sides with the companies in genetically modified business rather than ensuring safety of these foods, writes Kavitha......

Zombie wheat case: GM food safety debate far from settled

Efforts by Indian activists to challenge the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Bill, now pending in Parliament, may get a boost from a controversy that has broken out in the US Agricultural......

The truth behind GM crops

Indian plant biotechnologists feel demoralised and displeased at the recent developments concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.Their dismay is chiefly because the indefinite moratorium on the......

Majority of people reject GM food: Survey

Citing an opinion poll that says 80 per cent of people surveyed favoured the right to say no to government decision on genetically modified food, an NGO on Friday sought withdrawal of the proposed......