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GM pose irreversible health risk. Stalling GM experiments in the country need of the...

Press release | December 30, 2008 at 5:30

CHENNAI, India — "The future of our nation, and the next generation is at stake. If Genetically Modified (GM) Food is not stopped from entering the country, we will have no surety for the youth of our nation or even our health" said Jai Krishna,...

Union Health Minister vows to stop unsafe GM food

Press release | December 22, 2008 at 17:35

KANCHEEPURAM, TAMIL NADU, India — In the midst of a 10,000 party workers and farmers gathering from Tamil Nadu that thronged to listen to the Union Health Minister, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, at a public meeting, Greenpeace campaigners took the...

Dr Ramadoss, ban unsafe GE food: Greenpeace

Press release | June 23, 2008 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — Greenpeace knocked on the doors of Health Ministry today to remind Dr Ramadoss, the Health Minister about the health risks of GM foods. The activists piled up the illegal GM chips packets in front of the Ministry while...

Greenpeace questions ICAR move to conduct GE Brinjal field trials

Press release | September 17, 2007 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — Highlighting the imminent threat of genetically engineered food crops making its run through India's food chain, Greenpeace today slammed the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for its scruffy act in collaborating...

Global Rice Industry Facing a Meltdown, India Continues to Ignore Red Signal

Press release | February 7, 2007 at 5:30

CHANDIGARH, India — The global rejection of Genetically Engineered (GE) rice is revealed as 41 of the world’s biggest rice exporters, processors, and retailers issued written commitments to stay GE free. This worldwide tide of vehement opposition...

New report sets out future for world’s most important staple food

Press release | November 15, 2006 at 5:30

CHENNAI, India — New, environmentally sustainable and consumer-friendly technologies effectively render the imprecise Genetic Engineering (GE) technology both obsolete and unnecessary, according to a new report released today by Greenpeace.

Power Brinjals knock on Minister Sharad Pawar’s door. Ask Minister to prevent GM...

Press release | June 16, 2006 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — After three days of sustained pressure, union agriculture and food minister Mr. Sharad Pawar met Greenpeace activists at his residence this morning. Mr Pawar assured he would take into account the concerns raised by Greenpeace...

Safety of our food under threat: GM Brinjal to escape scrutiny and enter our plates

Press release | June 13, 2006 at 5:30

DELHI, India — Three 'cows' and three 'sheep', on behalf of 1600 dead cattle, sought an audience with the Minister of Agriculture Mr. Sharad Pawar this morning to present a memorandum (1) drawing his attention to the mysterious deaths of cattle...

GM Crop Trials Shrouded in Secrecy

Press release | February 27, 2006 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee [GEAC] and the State Governments today accepted that they are not kept informed by the companies on where the GM crop trials are happening. This was revealed at a meeting convened by...

Canadian Farmer loses case against Monsanto’s contamination of his crop: Decision...

Feature story | May 26, 2004 at 5:30

CANADA, Canada — In a 5-4 decision, the Canadian Supreme Court has held that Mr. Percy Schmeiser, a Canadian farmer whose crop was contaminated by Monsanto’s GE canola fields near his own farm, had violated Monsanto's patent by planting seed from...

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