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Bt Cotton: Expert demands inquiry

The story of Bt cotton cultivation in India is getting murkier by the day and it deserves a full fledged inquiry on all aspects, said Dr Suman Sahai of'Gene Campaign'.In a press conference in New......

As debate rages on GM crops, GEAC in limbo

Even as the Supreme Court is set to hear the petition to ban testing of genetically modified (GM) crops on October 29, the apex body that is supposed to regulate GM crops in the country, the......

GEAC to enforce Bt brinjal ban

Companies with any seeds of Bt brinjal, the genetically modified version of the vegetable, will have to register the details with the government, to ensure none of it is sowed or otherwise gets......

GM crops: All-party par panel for ban on trials

The report of Parliament's standing committee on agriculture and genetically modified crops has asked for an end to all field trials for these. "Further research and development on transgenics in......

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......

No limited release of Bt brinjal, says Ramesh

The moratorium imposed on Bt brinjal last year is likely to continue, despite the expert committee, set up by the environment ministry, favouring "limited release" of the crop.Environment minister......
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Q. What is bt brinjal??....tell in brief....
:  A. : "The Bt toxin is 1000 times more concentrated than in Bt sprays, which do not themselves have a history of safe use." In simple words,...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-bt-brinjal....tell-in-brief....//answers/16651589

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Q. What is B.T. Brinjal?
Tisha Bhambry:  A. Bt Brinjal is a transgenic brinjal created out of inserting a gene [Cry 1Ac] from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis into Brinjal. The...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-b.t.-brinjal/16604737/answers/16549688

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Q. Why there is so much fuss over BT Brinjal?
BANJUL KUMAR:  A. This case discusses the introduction of bt brinjal in india in the backdrop of the controversy surrounding genetically modified (gm) crops in...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-there-is-so-much-fuss-over-bt-brinjal/16549664/answers/16492458

Uncommon Freind
Q. What is this BT Brinjal issue?
Uncommon Freind:  A. THIS CASE DISCUSSES THE INTRODUCTION OF BT BRINJAL IN INDIA IN THE BACKDROP OF THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) CROPS IN...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-this-bt-brinjal-issue/16492288/answers/16492444

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Q. Can a salwar kurta also make a fashion statement?
Hitler :  A. every things we use in gud style with geace ,it will make fashion more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/can-a-salwar-kurta-also-make-a-fashion-statement/16492338/answers/10615374

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Uttar Pradesh seeks permission to grow Bt cotton

(India) The North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has requested the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) that falls under the Ministry... ...

http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=147546
Cloak and dagger research

The Government has at last shed its ambiguity on researching genetically modified (GM) crops by allowing "confined" field trials in a host of... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/cloak-and-dagger-research/article4830857.ece
Environment ministry ignores states' opposition, approves GM trials

The environment ministry's Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has cleared field trials for genetically modified rice, wheat, maize and... ...

http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533925/s/2d792043/l/0Ltimesofindia0Bindiatimes0N0Chome0Cenvironment0Cdevelopmental0Eissues0CEnvironment0Eministry0Eignores0Estates0Eopposition0Eapproves0EGM0Etrials0Carticleshow0C20A6574690Bcms/story01.htm
Indian GM appraisal committee (GEAC) gets new claws

http://www.biospectrumasia.com/biospectrum/analysis/190200/indian-gm-appraisal-committee-geac-claws
The Bill that will decide what you eat

In 2010, then Environment and Forests minister Jairam Ramesh imposed an indefinite moratorium on Bt Brinjal, the first genetically engineered food... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/biotechnology-regulatory-authority-the-bill-that-will-decide-what-you-eat-877863.html

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