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Will promote GM mustard after Environment Ministry agrees: Agri ministry

Currently, Bt cotton is the only GM crop allowed for commercial cultivation

Farmers, activists demand rollback of approval for GM Mustard

Protesters were not allowed to enter ministry to submit a memorandum to Anil Madhav Dave

House panel may review clearance for GM mustard cultivation

Panel is likely to meet to review clearance given by GEAC for GM mustard's commercial cultivation

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

In a major push towards use of genetically modified crops, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), the regulator for GM crops, today recommended commercial use of GM mustard in a submission made to the environment ministry.The GEAC in a meeting held today approved the commercial use of GM mustard, news agency PTI reported.If approved, mustard would be the first genetically modified direct food crop to be commercially launched in India, after the failed attempts with Bt brinjal. GM Cotton is the only crop which has been allowed in India so far. GEAC, which is under the the ministry, reviewed a report of a sub-committee constituted to look at the safety angle. The GEAC has also put a number of conditions to the ministry while recommending its commercial use."The agenda of GM mustard came up in a meeting of the GEAC today. It has given a positive recommendation," the official told PTI.The Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (CGMCP), Delhi University South Campus, ..

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

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

Long-term impact of GM mustard on health not studied: Gilles-Éric Seralini

Interview with Molecular biologist and anti-GM Activist

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

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

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

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

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

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