Make Monsanto pay

On February 24, 2016

While the Centre is suing Monsanto, Maharashtra has signed an MoU with it to set up the biggest seed hub in India. How can a corporation taking lives be rewarded with the ‘Make in India’ label?

Dal Swaraj Yatra – Pulse of Life Pilgrimage in Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh

On February 22, 2016

To celebrate the International Year of Pulses, Navdanya started a pilgrimage through the […]

Monsanto’s pride, Monsanto’s fall: playing God with the Indian farmer

On February 20, 2016

By Colin Todhunter – The Ecologist, 19th February 2016 Source: http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2987223/monsantos_pride_monsantos_fall_playing_god_with_the_indian_farmer.html India’s farmers are the targets of structural violence aimed […]

Gates Foundation accused of ‘dangerously skewing’ aid priorities by promoting ‘corporate globalisation’

On February 19, 2016

By David Connet – Independent, 19 February 2016 Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/gates-foundation-accused-of-dangerously-skewing-aid-priorities-by-promoting-big-business-a6822036.html They are among the richest people on earth, have won […]

Biotech companies in Mexico are confident that this year, they will be able to plant GMO corn commercially in the country

On February 19, 2016

El Economista, 15 February 2016 Info Source: http://eleconomista.com.mx/industrias/2016/02/15/maiz-transgenico-germinara-2016 Translated by Miguel Robles – Biosafety Alliance Biotech companies established in Mexico […]

Basant Panchami: Welcoming Spring, Celebrating Organic Mustard Diversity

On February 16, 2016

For most of rural India, mustard oil is life. Women use this nutritious oil from the preparation of the most basic rotis to complex vegetable masala […]

In the footsteps of Gandhi: an interview with Vandana Shiva

On February 14, 2016

By Scott London – The Ecologist, 14 February 2016 Source: http://www.theecologist.org/Interviews/2987151/in_the_footsteps_of_gandhi_an_interview_with_vandana_shiva.html Vandana Shiva is more than just a leading scientist, […]

Dr. Vandana Shiva launched Navdanya book — “Pulse of Life: The Rich Biodiversity of Edible Legumes”

On February 11, 2016

11 February Book Launch at Biofach in Nurenberg for 2016 International Year of Pulses

Small oil crisis

On February 6, 2016

By Saurabh Yadav – The Hindu Business Line, 5 February 2016 Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/know/small-oil-crisis/article8194051.ece Ghanis, village-level extraction units, have long been […]