Bt brinjal row in India catches SE Asian farmers’ attentionTimes of IndiaVirk said the Golden Rice offered a practical biotech crop remedy that would provide cost-effective and efficient protection against Vitamin A deficiency. …

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GM foods are fineEconomic Times… biotech companies that had developed Bt brinjal. This is, indeed, most strange. India must not entertain superstitious objections to genetic engineering …
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After the hystericsIndian ExpressIn India, the Bt brinjal case fed into a reflexive hysteria about biotech — that these monstrous GM plants would contaminate their ‘natural’ neighbours with …

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Rediff

Bt brinjal and the politics of knowledgeRediffSome private sector proponents of biotechnology declared the IAASTD findings on biotech to be over-cautious and unbalanced. But there were even deeper …

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Scientists slam key study behind Bt brinjal banHindustan TimesWhile making his announcement on Tuesday, Ramesh had referred to the findings of France-based Caen University professor Gilles-Eric Séralini and his team, …
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Mangalorean.com

‘Don’t politicise Bt Brinjal issue’Mangalorean.comManjunath said if the industry and scientists had put in more efforts towards creating awareness about the safety and benefits of the biotech products, …
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Wide and vociferous protests against this genetically modified Bt brinjalAsian TribuneMahyco is the Indian partner of US biotech giant Monsanto. The study says eating BT brinjal brought down appetite in goats, altered prothrombin (which helps …
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Indian Express

PU students, teachers protest against Bt BrinjalPunjabNewsline.comIntroduction of GM seeds in general and in food items like Bt brinjal in particular should be opposed by Indian government tooth and nail. …One-day fast against Bt Brinjal across IndiaLittle About (blog)Anti-GM movement hots up ahead of Jairam’s visitTimes of IndiaBharatiya Krishak Samaj protests against introduction of [...]

The Hindu

GM food can damage liver and kidneysIndia TodayThis assumes significance as the technology for Bt brinjal–cleared by Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), India’s biotech regulatory body for …Ramesh disagrees with Pawar over Bt BrinjalExpress Buzz
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