Amritsar, Oct 30 (IANS) Michelin Star chef Vikas Khanna opted to be a surprise visitor at the Organic Diwali Farmers Fest here on the occasion of Diwali on Sunday to promote organic farming. Khanna, who originally hails from Amritsar and is now an internationally acclaimed master-chef, headed straight for the event after landing at the […]
Inside a candy pink-and-yellow shamiana, a group of children in blue uniforms line up in front of stalls heaving with different kinds of foods. Tubers in shades of brown, beige and cream; pink and red berries; tiny yellow, orange and red tomatoes; leaves of many sizes and shapes; a variety of millets and rice; yellow […]
NEW DELHI: Faced with stiff opposition from the states, civil society groups and even the RSS on GM food crops, the Central government is reaching out to the state governments to bring them on board for field trials. Acting on the directives of the PMO, the environment ministry on October 21 organised a meeting which […]
LONDON The controversy over genetically modified crops has long focused on largely unsubstantiated fears that they are unsafe to eat. But an extensive examination by The New York Times indicates that the debate has missed a more basic problem genetic modification in the United States and Canada has not accelerated increases in crop yields or […]
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, and Communist Party of India (Marxist) shared the stage with farm activists to protest against genetically modified mustard, which the government is planning to introduce. Janata Dal (United) chief and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s speech rejecting GM Mustard was played on video, while AAP minister Kapil […]
On the outskirts of Raichur, once known as Karnatakas cotton city, Ramesh Rangappa proudly shows off his recently planted acre of organic cotton. Its rain-fed and we havent added any chemical fertiliser, he says. Although there hasnt been any rain in recent times, the cotton is coming along nicely. Climate change has of late caused […]
The 10-day “Women of India Festival 2016” organised by the Ministry of Women & Child Development culminated at Dilli Haat. The theme of the Festival was ‘Women and Organic Products’. Participants from the remotest parts of the country travelled and stayed in Delhi free of cost for the entire duration of the Festival while selling […]
Amid growing chorus from peasant organisations for not allowing commercial cultivation of GM mustard, a parliamentary panel has decided to look into the contentious issue of environmental impacts of genetically modified crops. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests has selected the subject of GM crops and their environmental impacts for […]
New Delhi: Hundreds of farmers and activists gathered at Janta Mantar on Tuesday to protest against genetically modified (GM) mustard. Their coming togethercoincided withthe Supreme Courts hearing a petition filed by the environmentalist Aruna Rodrigues seeking a ban on open field trials and the commercial release of GM mustard. By noon, farmers from Bihar, Gujarat […]
NEW DELHI: More than 100 organisations representing farmer unions, trade unions, civil society groups and political parties are protesting the government’s plans to commercially release genetically modified (GM) Mustard. On Tuesday a large number of representatives from all of these organisations under the banner “sarson satygraha” gathered at Jantar Mantar to pledge and declare that […]