India's decision to release GMO cotton seeds that incorporate genes for Bt toxins into indigenous 'desi' varieties threatens disaster for the country's small and organic cotton farmers, writes Vandana Shiva. The danger is that the GMO characteristics will spread rapidly into the gene pool, contaminating India's unique heritage of cotton seed diversity.
GMO versions of 'desi' indigenous cotton threaten our organic future Dr Vandana Shiva | 9th September 2015 News GMOs Farming India weeding-cotton-s-india-cut.jpg India's decision to release GMO …
Seventeen or more secret applications have been made to India's GMO regulators for trials and release of GM crops including rice, wheat, chickpeas, brinjal and mustard, write Colin Todhunter & Oliver Tickell. In a violation of the law regulators have released no information about the applications, raising fears that India's first GMOs will be released with no health, safety or environmental testing.
… appalling state of regulation and smacks of corruption. She concludes the Indian …
India's Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee stands accused of Contempt of Court for evading Supreme Court orders to carry out full biosafety tests on GM crops and publish its data, writes Colin Todhunter. The immediate issue is a herbicide tolerant GM mustard now approved for large scale trials, while earlier findings remain under an impenetrable veil of official secrecy.
India's top GMO regulator's 'Contempt of Court' over GM mustard trials Colin Todhunter | 15th December 2015 News GMOs Law India Farming Biodiversity Regulation mustard2-cut.jpg India's Genetic …
The revival of traditional rainwater harvesting has restored flow to rivers in India's driest state, Rajasthan - thanks to the tireless efforts of Rajendra Singh, recent winner of a Stockholm water prize. And as Pramila Krishnan discovered in a fascinating meeting, Singh's techniques, and his philosophy, are of truly global significance.
… it will result only in inter-linking of corruption and politics. "What we need is …
India's renewable power capacity is set to reach 170GW by 2022, write Areeba Hamid & Oliver Tickell - reducing power shortages and bringing electricity to off-grid of rural communities for the first time. But it may also have an unintended consequence - cutting off investment in India's troubled coal sector as prospects for future profitability evaporate..
Renewables to transform India's energy landscape in seven years Areeba Hamid Greenpeace EnergyDesk Oliver Tickell | 20th February 2015 News India Energy Coal Fossil Fuels Renewables Solar Finance …