-Hindustan Times The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre’s response to an application seeking moratorium on the release of genetically modified (GM) mustard even as the Centre assured there will be no “precipitative action” from its end till November 10, the next date of hearing. The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre’s response to an application seeking moratorium on the release of genetically modified (GM) mustard even as the Centre...
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Supreme Court puts environmental release of GM mustard on hold -Himanshu Nitnaware
-Down to Earth The Coalition of GM Free India, an informal network of organizations and individuals campaigning to keep India GM-Free, had specifically requested the Supreme Court to hear the matter November 3 The Supreme Court (SC) on November 3, 2022 granted time till November 10 to the Union government to respond to a petition challenging its decision giving the go-ahead to environmental clearance for genetically modified (GM) mustard. The court asked...
More »Supreme Court puts environmental release of GM mustard on hold -Himanshu Nitnaware
-Down to Earth The Coalition of GM Free India, an informal network of organiations and individuals campaigning to keep India GM-Free, had specifically requested the Supreme Court to hear the matter November 3 The Supreme Court (SC) November 3, 2022 granted time till November 10 to the Union government to respond to a petition challenging its decision giving the go-ahead to environmental clearance for genetically modified (GM) mustard. The court asked the...
More »Why do unethical pharma practices thrive? -T Srikrishna and S Srinivasan
-The Hindu Business Line The laws concerned are riddled with loopholes. A mandatory, enforceable code for ethical pharmaceutical marketing is a must The recent kerfuffle over a particular brand of the painkiller paracetamol 650 mg tablet is not really over the particular brand as much as about the unethical marketing tactics of the pharmaceutical industry in India. Gone are the days when a mere ball-point pen or a diary from a medical representative...
More »India's Food Security Is Thanks to the Green Revolution. Let Us Not Deny It -Siraj Hussain
-TheWire.in Science helped India feed itself. Now, there is a clear need for re-imagination for Indian agriculture to bring it in consonance with the ecological requirement of various regions. While we celebrate 75 years of India’s independence, there is one area of which we can justifiably be proud. Even though the green revolution has lately attracted lot of criticism for a variety of damages to soil, water and environment, there is no doubt...
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