The prospects of Monsanto’s exit from India a “good omen”
But it must compensate farmers for all the damage done
But it must compensate farmers for all the damage done
GM Bt cotton rejected as prone to pest attack
Central Information Commission has directed ministry of environment to reveal safety data regarding trials of GM mustard without further delay
Farmers fear they will get shortchanged under a proposal they say would favour Monsanto by forcing them to pay royalties on seeds grown on their own farms using the company's GM technology
Move comes after the Central Information Commission (CIC) rebuked ministry for not releasing the data
Major international seed companies have formed an alliance to oppose a proposal by India that would force them to share their GM crop technology with local players
Ignorance and nescience will kill us. Be not mistaken. It won’t be an extraneous force, nothing outside or foreign or beyond. Not Russia, China, imaginary terrorsists or intel-crafted bogeymen who hate our freedom and wish us ill. No, it will be through the concentrated and orchestrated mis- and disinformation efforts that occlude and obfuscate our worldview, that reduce elections to mindless popularity contests and voter initiatives on the irrelevant and inapposite. And who fuels this? Our Ted Baxter sockpuppet echo chamber cookie cutter bumper sticker media.
Glyphosate banned for pre-harvest desiccation and in many public areas
Taking copies is forbidden, so re-analysis by independent scientists will not be possible