Staff Correspondent: HUBLI, March 7, 2014. They were seeking compensation for loss caused by ‘spurious’ seeds. Cotton farmers who were staging a protest against Mahyco for allegedly selling spurious seeds barged into the company premises near Ranebennur in Haveri district on Thursday, ransacked the office and destroyed a few documents. They were demanding compensation of […]
Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu), March 6, 2014 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday said her government will not allow field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops in the state. She asserted that when the new government at the centre, in which AIADMK would be a part, assumes office after the general elections, the permission […]
BS Reporter Chennai March 6, 2014 TN govt last year had decided not to give environmental clearance for Great Eastern Energy Corporation to drill wells for methane exploration in the Thanjavur region. Tamil Nadu chief minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party head J Jayalalithaa has said she would not allow the […]
Coalition for GM- Free India Punjab State Chapter Conference on GM-Free safe Food Date: 12th March 10 A.M. Punjabi Bhawan, Ludhiana
Organizers: All India Food Processors’ Association (AIFPA) with the support of APEDA & ITPO “ORGANIC FOOD: INDIAN STANDARD & POLICY” Venue: Hall no.-8 conference room during AAHAR Date: 13th March 2014 Time: 10:30 AM onwards. Note:- No any delegation fee. Contact: Sharad Pandey – 92122-71729
By Nandini Oza Monday, March 3, 2014 With the general elections round the corner, farmers groups from across the country have asked the political parties to include income and livelihood security for farmers in their manifesto. Farmers, experts and civil society members are taking part in a three-day 5th National Convention on National Food Security […]
PTI Mar 2, 2014 AHMEDABAD: The Bhartiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) along with other NGOs today urged all political parties to include livelihood security for farm households in their election manifesto. The representatives released a charter of demands for the agricultural households’ income and livelihood security at Gandhi Ashram here. “With elections around the corner, farmer […]
IANS | Chennai March 1, 2014 Last Updated at 15:26 IST The centre’s sanction to field trials for around 200 genetically modified (GM) food crops, including paddy and wheat, is equivalent to killing Indian agriculture with acid, PMK founder S. Ramadoss said Saturday. He said the centre’s decision is an attack on federalism as agriculture […]
Published Date: Mar 03, 2014 Ahmedabad: The undue haste that environment minister Veerappa Moily has shown while granting permission for field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops has led activists to smell a political conspiracy. They believe that the decision could end up damaging the food security of the country, given the fact that the regulatory […]
Vishwa Mohan, TNN | Mar 1, 2014, NEW DELHI: Bollywood film-maker Mahesh Bhatt has called the Union environment and forest minister M Veerappa Moily a “corporate mole”. A day after Moily reversed the decision of his predecessor Jayanthi Natarajan on GM crops and allowed field trials of over 200 varieties of genetically modified seeds, Bhatt […]