For the third consecutive time, US chemical giant Dow Chemical has failed to turn up before a court in Bhopal in connection with 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy case following which the hearing has been posted for July next year.
CONTINUE READINGThe Central government has approached the CCI to probe whether global seed giant Monsanto Company was charging higher than permissible royalties on its BT cotton seeds in India.
CONTINUE READINGSir Richard John Roberts is a biochemist and molecular biologist and currently works at New England Biolabs in the US. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society in the UK and has recently been in India promoting GM crops and food.
CONTINUE READINGSustainable Pulse, 17 December 2015 Source: http://sustainablepulse.com/2015/12/17/european-parliament-rejects-to-imports-of-monsantos-gm-liberty-link-maize/#.VnR321KYFdt Today, the European Parliament dealt another blow to the Commission over GM crops, […]
CONTINUE READINGCenter for Food Safety, 16 December 2015 Source: http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/4171/public-pressure-and-allies-in-congress-keep-rider-blocking-state-labeling-of-gmos-out-of-spending-bill# WASHINGTON, DC—Center for Food Safety today praised Congress for not including […]
CONTINUE READINGThai PBS, 15 December 2015 Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pm-orders-shelving-of-gmo-bill Amid mounting protests from farmers and environment groups, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on […]
CONTINUE READINGGreenpeace International, 11 December 2015 Source: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/press/releases/Philippines-Supreme-Court-bans-development-of-genetically-engineered-products-/ Press Release Manila, 11 December 2015 – The Supreme Court of the Philippines […]
CONTINUE READINGteleSUR, 15 December 2015 Source: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Venezuela-to-Soon-Approve-Seed-Law-to-Ban-GMO-Seeds-20151215-0034.html The Seed Law will regulate the production of hybrid seeds in Venezuela and prevent […]
CONTINUE READINGBefore the ink had dried on the COP21 climate agreement, many from the food movement were reflecting on the process and plans worked on in Paris.
CONTINUE READINGIn a resolution backed by a large majority of its members, the European Parliament has taken a clear position against granting patents on plants derived from conventional (“essentially biological”) breeding.
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