Since the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government put a moratorium on commercial cropping of Monsanto’s Bt Brinjal in 2010, the Centre has received the first- … Centre receives proposal for commercial planting of GM mustardRead more
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Rock Legend Neil Young Takes His Anti-Monsanto Message on the Road
Grammy Award-winning artist Neil Young has been a powerful presence in music for the past 50 years. In addition to his artistic career, Young has … Rock Legend Neil Young Takes His Anti-Monsanto Message on the RoadRead more
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GMOs And “Unremitting Fraud” In India
A petition has been filed by activist and campaigner Aruna Rodrigues against three persons of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC). The GEAC is India’s … GMOs And “Unremitting Fraud” In IndiaRead more
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Indian Food and Agriculture Under Attack
In 2013, India’s former Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar accused US companies of derailing the nation’s oilseeds production programme. Similar claims had been made before. For … Indian Food and Agriculture Under AttackRead more
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Monsanto and the Mustard Seed
India–In July 1998, protests erupted across India when the government announced plans to import 1 million tons of US soybeans to be used as oil … Monsanto and the Mustard SeedRead more
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Seattle Sues Monsanto Over PCB Contamination, Becomes 6th City to Do So
Seattle joins the growing list of cities in the American West that has slapped Monsanto with a PCB lawsuit. PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, is a … Seattle Sues Monsanto Over PCB Contamination, Becomes 6th City to Do SoRead more
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False Claims and Flawed Conclusions Being Used to Push GM Crops into India
Writing in India’s Deccan Herald newspaper on 26 January 2016, Kalyan Ray places great store in a flawed year-old British Parliament document to promote a … False Claims and Flawed Conclusions Being Used to Push GM Crops into IndiaRead more
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Thorough debate on GM crops is need of hour
As the Central government prepares to battle a contempt notice in the Supreme Court on the purported trials of genetically modified (GM) mustard, a year-old … Thorough debate on GM crops is need of hourRead more
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Senate Rejects GMO Anti-Labeling Bill
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a controversial bill that would have made labeling genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products voluntary. The bill needed … Senate Rejects GMO Anti-Labeling BillRead more