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&lt;em&gt;SC will hear petition on Friday; comments invited by environment ministry have to be vetted&lt;br /&gt;
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Even
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&lt;br /&gt;
On Friday, the Supreme Court is expected to 
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
A sub-committee of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal 
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&lt;br /&gt;
800 comments received&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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GM mustard, named Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11), contravenes a 2013 
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&lt;br /&gt;
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The Supreme Court is yet to pass an order on an older 
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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Aruna Rodrigues, who argues that the Centre&amp;rsquo;s preliminary clearance to 
GM mustard, named Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11), contravenes a 2013 
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glufosinate. Critics say glufosinate is toxic and makes farmers 
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government official closely involved in the GM mustard-appraisal 
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&lt;br /&gt;
The Supreme Court is yet to pass an order on an older 
petition by Rodrigues on whether GM crops ought to be tested at all in 
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&lt;br /&gt;
A sub-committee of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal 
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;SC will hear petition on Friday; comments invited by environment ministry have to be vetted&lt;br /&gt;
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Even
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The
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&lt;br /&gt;
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-The Hindu<br />
<br />
<em>SC will hear petition on Friday; comments invited by environment ministry have to be vetted<br />
</em><br />
Even
though transgenic mustard (GM mustard) may have been declared safe by a
government sub-committee, it may yet remain in the can for an 
indefinite period.<br />
<br />
On Friday, the Supreme Court is expected to 
hear a petition by anti-GMO (genetically modified organism) campaigner 
Aruna Rodrigues, who argues that the Centre&rsquo;s preliminary clearance to 
GM mustard, named Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11), contravenes a 2013 
report by a Supreme Court-appointed technical expert committee.<br />
<br />
This
committee had said, among other things, that herbicide-tolerant crops 
ought not be permitted in India. One of the genes in DMH-11, developed 
by researchers at the Delhi University under a publicly-funded project, 
contains a gene called &lsquo;bar&rsquo; that confers herbicide tolerance. This 
makes plants resistant to a class of weedicide containing the chemical 
glufosinate. Critics say glufosinate is toxic and makes farmers 
dependent on certain brands of crop chemicals. &ldquo;If the court sees merit 
in the argument, then this could indefinitely stall GM mustard,&rdquo; said a 
government official closely involved in the GM mustard-appraisal 
process.<br />
<br />
The Supreme Court is yet to pass an order on an older 
petition by Rodrigues on whether GM crops ought to be tested at all in 
India.<br />
<br />
A sub-committee of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal 
Committee (GEAC) &mdash; India&rsquo;s regulator of GM crops and an environment 
ministry body &mdash; said in August that DMH-11 was an effective hybrid and 
the &lsquo;bar&rsquo; gene&rsquo;s presence wouldn&rsquo;t practically affect mustard farmers. 
They put up their report on the ministry website for public comments 
until October 5. &ldquo;The process is ongoing... now we have to take a 
considered decision,&rdquo; Environment Minister Anil Dave told The Hindu, 
adding &ldquo;the sowing season is almost over... I don&rsquo;t see it as being 
available this year.&rdquo;<br />
<br />
800 comments received<br />
<br />
In a press 
statement on Thursday, the Environment Ministry said it had received 
about 800 comments from farmers, scientists and non-governmental 
organisations. The GEAC would now go through the comments, convene a 
full sitting of its members and pass a verdict, and this too will be 
vetted by the Environment Minister and possibly the Prime Minister&rsquo;s 
Office, said a person familiar with the procedure.<br />
<br />
Mustard is one of India&rsquo;s most important winter crops and sown between mid-October and late November.<br />
<br />
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-The Hindu<br />
<br />
<em>SC will hear petition on Friday; comments invited by environment ministry have to be vetted<br />
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Even
though transgenic mustard (GM mustard) may have been declared safe by a
government sub-committee, it may yet remain in the can for an 
indefinite period.<br />
<br />
On Friday, the Supreme Court is expected to 
hear a petition by anti-GMO (genetically modified organism) campaigner 
Aruna Rodrigues, who argues that the Centre&rsquo;s preliminary clearance to 
GM mustard, named Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11), contravenes a 2013 
report by a Supreme Court-appointed technical expert committee.<br />
<br />
This
committee had said, among other things, that herbicide-tolerant crops 
ought not be permitted in India. One of the genes in DMH-11, developed 
by researchers at the Delhi University under a publicly-funded project, 
contains a gene called &lsquo;bar&rsquo; that confers herbicide tolerance. This 
makes plants resistant to a class of weedicide containing the chemical 
glufosinate. Critics say glufosinate is toxic and makes farmers 
dependent on certain brands of crop chemicals. &ldquo;If the court sees merit 
in the argument, then this could indefinitely stall GM mustard,&rdquo; said a 
government official closely involved in the GM mustard-appraisal 
process.<br />
<br />
The Supreme Court is yet to pass an order on an older 
petition by Rodrigues on whether GM crops ought to be tested at all in 
India.<br />
<br />
A sub-committee of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal 
Committee (GEAC) &mdash; India&rsquo;s regulator of GM crops and an environment 
ministry body &mdash; said in August that DMH-11 was an effective hybrid and 
the &lsquo;bar&rsquo; gene&rsquo;s presence wouldn&rsquo;t practically affect mustard farmers. 
They put up their report on the ministry website for public comments 
until October 5. &ldquo;The process is ongoing... now we have to take a 
considered decision,&rdquo; Environment Minister Anil Dave told The Hindu, 
adding &ldquo;the sowing season is almost over... I don&rsquo;t see it as being 
available this year.&rdquo;<br />
<br />
800 comments received<br />
<br />
In a press 
statement on Thursday, the Environment Ministry said it had received 
about 800 comments from farmers, scientists and non-governmental 
organisations. The GEAC would now go through the comments, convene a 
full sitting of its members and pass a verdict, and this too will be 
vetted by the Environment Minister and possibly the Prime Minister&rsquo;s 
Office, said a person familiar with the procedure.<br />
<br />
Mustard is one of India&rsquo;s most important winter crops and sown between mid-October and late November.<br />
<br />
The
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bacterium, which makes it easier for seed developers to develop hybrid 
varieties of mustard, generally a self-pollinating plant. The 
technology, its proponents aver, will contribute to increasing yields of
such hybrids by 25 per cent when compared with existing varieties. Its 
detractors contend that the GM seeds so produced aren&rsquo;t substantially 
better than existing mustard varieties, and that seed developers and 
biotechnology regulators have colluded to &ldquo;push&rdquo; GM mustard.<br />
<br />
Agriculture
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regulator were to deem a plant as &lsquo;safe&rsquo;, it would need to be cleared by
State authorities. <br />
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GM mustard may be stalled indefinitely -Jacob Koshy

-The Hindu SC will hear petition on Friday; comments invited by environment ministry have to be vetted Eventhough transgenic mustard (GM mustard) may have been declared safe by agovernment sub-committee, it may yet remain in the can for an indefinite period. On Friday, the Supreme Court is expected to hear a petition by anti-GMO (genetically modified organism) campaigner Aruna Rodrigues, who argues that the Centre’s preliminary clearance to GM mustard, named Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11), contravenes a 2013 report by a Supreme Court-appointed technical expert committee. Thiscommittee had said, among other things, that herbicide-tolerant crops ought not be permitted in India. One of the genes in DMH-11, developed by researchers at the Delhi University under a publicly-funded project, contains a gene called ‘bar’ that confers herbicide tolerance. This makes plants resistant to a class of weedicide containing the chemical glufosinate. Critics say glufosinate is toxic and makes farmers dependent on certain brands of crop chemicals. “If the court sees merit in the argument, then this could indefinitely stall GM mustard,” said a government official closely involved in the GM mustard-appraisal process. The Supreme Court is yet to pass an order on an older petition by Rodrigues on whether GM crops ought to be tested at all in India. A sub-committee of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) — India’s regulator of GM crops and an environment ministry body — said in August that DMH-11 was an effective hybrid and the ‘bar’ gene’s presence wouldn’t practically affect mustard farmers. They put up their report on the ministry website for public comments until October 5. “The process is ongoing... now we have to take a considered decision,” Environment Minister Anil Dave told The Hindu, adding “the sowing season is almost over... I don’t see it as being available this year.” 800 comments received In a press statement on Thursday, the Environment Ministry said it had received about 800 comments from farmers, scientists and non-governmental organisations. The GEAC would now go through the comments, convene a full sitting of its members and pass a verdict, and this too will be vetted by the Environment Minister and possibly the Prime Minister’s Office, said a person familiar with the procedure. Mustard is one of India’s most important winter crops and sown between mid-October and late November. Thetechnology involves using a complex set of genes, sourced from soil bacterium, which makes it easier for seed developers to develop hybrid varieties of mustard, generally a self-pollinating plant. The technology, its proponents aver, will contribute to increasing yields ofsuch hybrids by 25 per cent when compared with existing varieties. Its detractors contend that the GM seeds so produced aren’t substantially better than existing mustard varieties, and that seed developers and biotechnology regulators have colluded to “push” GM mustard. Agricultureis a State subject in India, which means that even if a central regulator were to deem a plant as ‘safe’, it would need to be cleared byState authorities.