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India asks Bangladesh for details about Mahyco’s Bt brinjal
India's biotech regulator Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee request comes in wake of Mahyco's application for the commercial release of Bt brinjal in India
2 min read13 Oct 2018Andhra Pradesh to inspect cultivation of Monsanto’s unapproved GM cotton
Farmers in Andhra Pradesh have planted 15% of the cotton area in the state with an unapproved variety of GM cotton
2 min read6 Oct 2017Final decision on GM mustard likely in September, Centre tells Supreme Court
The government has told the Supreme Court that it was likely to take a final decision on the commercial rollout of GM mustard by September
1 min read1 Aug 2017GM mustard: Stage set for battle between civil society groups, authorities
Civil society groups are up in arms against commercial use of GM mustard and are already fighting a case in the Supreme Court
2 min read13 May 2017GM mustard gets backing from regulator
The environment ministry has to take a final call after Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee gave a positive recommendation to the commercial use of GM mustard
3 min read11 May 2017Monsanto withdraws new GM cotton seed from India in protest
In letter, Mahyco singles out government proposal, mooted in May, that would require Monsanto to share its proprietary technology for GM cotton seeds
2 min read24 Aug 2016Govt panel cleared 80% GM field trials since May 2014, show minutes
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee has met eight times since the NDA came to power
2 min read31 Mar 2016Prakash Javadekar says GM crops nod was not govt’s decision
Environment minister says biotech regulator had cleared proposals for confined field trials
1 min read21 Jul 2014Regulator ticks off Hyderabad lab for jellyfish-spiked chicken
Regulator ticks off Hyderabad lab for jellyfish-spiked chicken
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