Page 4 - Latest Updates on GM Mustard
Mustard one step closer to becoming 2nd GM crop in India after cotton
If approved, it would be 2nd GM crop in India after cotton; SJM and environmentalists slam the move
GM crop regulator okays commercial use of GM mustard; final nod awaited
If approved, it would be 2nd GM crop in India after cotton; SJM and environmentalists slam the move
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Health issues related to GM Mustard adequately addressed: Government
NIN was engaged in undertaking compositional analysis, allergenicity and toxicity assessment and animal studies of GE Mustard
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Health issues related to GM Mustard adequately addressed: Govt
Environment minister says the bio-safety dossier, which had been made public, has received over 700 comments
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Long-term impact of GM mustard on health not studied: Gilles-Éric Seralini
Interview with Molecular biologist and anti-GM Activist
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Stir in Delhi to oppose GM mustard
Activists have been opposing the approval for GM Mustard and have upped the ante against the "unscientific" appraisal process
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SC extends stay on commercial release of GM Mustard crop
SC, at the last hearing, had asked the Centre to seek public opinion on such seeds before releasing it for cultivation purpose
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Nitish urges PM to overrule clearance to GM mustard
Bihar CM says GM mustard is an herbicide tolerant crop, whose cultivation will force farmers to use select agro-chemical brands
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SC stays commercial release of GM mustard till October 17
Court to hear petition against release, field testing of all GM crops on that day
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar urges PM to overrule clearance to GM mustard
Kumar urged the Prime Minister to see that no decision on GM crops should be taken in haste
Is GM mustard harmful for honey bees?
Confusion prevails because of conflicting claims by lobby groups, industry bodies
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Sub-committee on genetically-modified mustard had health experts: Government
B Sesikeran was in the sub-committee as a health expert. He is an MD in pathology and former director, National Institute of Nutrition
Bhushan notice to biotech regulator
Asks Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee to make public the full biosafety dossier of GM mustard
GEAC has not done health safety assessment for GM mustard: ASHA
The anti-GM group after doing comparison said, GM mustard undergoes more exhaustive assessment than BT brinjal
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Why safety assessment of GM mustard doesn't cut the mustard with activists
Want full biosafety data on GM mustard in public domain
JD(U) against commercial use of GM mustard
They said that there is enormous evidence presented to the regulators by civil society groups to prove the higher yields claim is a false claim
Govt soon to make GM mustard stance public, develop more varieties
This is seen critical to Modi's goal of attaining self-sufficiency in edible oils as currently govt spends arounf $12 bn annually on vegetable oil imports
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GM mustard inches closer to commercial release
Expert committee could recommend it as soon as September
Govt panel clears GM mustard but hurdles remain, sources say
The GM mustard developed by Delhi University scientists makes use of three genes already incorporated in rapeseed hybrids in Canada, the United States and Australia
Put info in public domain: Jairam Ramesh on GM mustard
Ramesh also expressed regret that independent regulator Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India is still not in place
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