New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, defending 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...
04:42 PM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, defending 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...
04:42 PM, Feb 27, 2012
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
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12:24 PM, Feb 25, 2012
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12:01 AM, Feb 10, 2010
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