More than two years after he imposed a moratorium on the commercial release of BT Brinjal, Jairam Ramesh defends his controversial decision says, "On BT ...
04:40 PM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: Jairam Ramesh defends his controversial decision to impose a moratorium on the commercial release of Bt Brinjal says, "on Bt Brinjal, I would not say, from my experience that foreign NGOs influenced the decision". His remarks came against the backdrop of Prime Minister's comments that some NGOs based in the United States and Scandinavian countries were not "fully appreciative" of the development challenges India faces and, were creating...
03:23 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Beijing: Chinese scientists claimed to have created a herd of more than 200 cows that is capable of producing milk similar to that of humans. Genetically modified (GM) dairy products that are similar to human milk will appear on the Chinese market in two years, according to the state-run China Daily today. "The scientists have successfully created a herd of more than 200 cows that is capable of producing milk...
01:18 PM, Mar 22, 2011
London: British scientists have developed genetically modified (GM) chickens that cannot transmit bird flu infections -- a step that in future could reduce the risk of avian flu spreading and causing deadly epidemics in humans. Scientists from Cambridge and Edinburgh universities said that while the transgenic chickens still got sick and died when they were exposed to H5N1 bird flu, they didn't transmit the virus to other chickens they came...
04:05 PM, Jan 14, 2011
Shiv Chopra has praised Jairam Ramesh for putting a moratorium on Bt Brinjal. ...
06:26 PM, Feb 15, 2010
Environment Minister loses temper at meeting with GM food opponents. ...
04:45 PM, Feb 06, 2010
TERI to discuss ensuring agricultural sustainability through agri-innovation. ...
09:56 PM, Dec 05, 2009
Those for it and against genetically modified foods argue about the benefits and losses. ...
02:58 AM, Oct 15, 2009
Bt brinjal still needs the Government's nod before its release in the market. ...
06:22 PM, Oct 14, 2009
Hillary was in the National Agriculture Science Centre on July 19. ...
06:10 PM, Jul 23, 2009
New scientific studies now finding genetically modified foods not fully safe. ...
07:31 PM, Jan 30, 2009
Health Minister opposes GM food, but Science Minister says Govt Pro-GM. ...
11:22 AM, Dec 12, 2008
Only four mln hectares of land is used to grow GM crops. ...
01:49 PM, Oct 17, 2008
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London: Experienced West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has brushed aside suggestions of a late call-up to the team for the current tour of England. Sarwan is one of the three key players missing for the three-Test tour, starting later this month. The other two are opener Chris Gayle and all-rounder Dwayne Bravo. Sarwan, who is currently contracted to Leicestershire for the full English County season, said his focus is on...
12:04 PM, May 19, 2008
Mirpur: India seamer R Vinay Kumar feels that while bowling on a flat deck at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur, the experience of slogging hard in the Ranji Trophy helps while trying out subtle variations. Most of our cricket is played in these conditions in India and subcontinent. The tracks Down Under were helpful for seamers as it had a lot of bounce but here it is different. We will...
02:42 PM, May 03, 2008
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