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Monsanto files patent for..

Monsanto files patent for new invention: the pig

Feature story | August 4, 2005 at 15:47

GENEVA, Switzerland — It's official. Monsanto Corporation is out to own the world's food supply, the dangers of genetic engineering and reduced biodiversity notwithstanding, as they pig-headedly set about hog-tying farmers with their monopoly...

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Keep our rice GMO free!

Keep our rice GMO free!

Feature story | February 7, 2007 at 5:30

MANILA, Philippines — Greenpeace slapped the National Food Authority (NFA) with a Notice of Violation for allowing the importation and continued sale of genetically-modified rice which, by law, cannot be legally distributed and marketed for human...

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Going! Going! Your Last..

Going! Going! Your Last Chance to Protect Your Food.

Feature story | May 24, 2005 at 5:30

BANGALORE, India — This is a defining moment in Indian agriculture. And by putting your weight behind a crucial petition, you have a chance to make an impact on the government’s new Biotech Strategy even as it is being framed hand-in-glove with...

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Contaminated Chinese rice..

Contaminated Chinese rice found in Europe

Feature story | September 6, 2006 at 5:30

LONDON, United Kingdom — The genetic engineering industry sank to a new low when it was revealed recently that US company Bayer's field trials of genetically engineered (GE) rice had contaminated rice exports. Japan moved fast and banned the US...

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Bayer bluffs on its..

Bayer bluffs on its experiments with Genetically Modified ‘Poison Food’ at the end...

Press release | October 1, 2004 at 5:30

MUMBAI, India — 11 hours after six Greenpeace activists chained themselves to the gates of Bayer Crop Science headquarters in Mumbai yesterday, demanding information on Bayer’s recent dangerous experiments with the infamous CRY 9C gene on popular...

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How safe is your food?

How safe is your food?

Feature story | July 29, 2004 at 5:30

BANGALORE, India — · The fresh vegetables that you pick off the shelf in any supermarket store or elsewhere also contain pesticides like DDT, Endosulphan, Methyl Parathion, Phorate (to mention just a few) · Toxic pesticides like DDT and...

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Chronology of Scientific..

Chronology of Scientific and Genetic Engineering Developments since 1953

Publication | May 25, 2005 at 15:10

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Greenpeace releases..

Greenpeace releases biohazard map of India; calls for ban on genetic engineering of...

Press release | November 29, 2005 at 14:07

BANGALORE, India — Greenpeace today unveiled the ‘biohazard hotspots map’ of India (1), that reveals the shocking scale of field trials of Genetically Engineered (GE) food crops in India in the backdrop of appalling evidence of the health impact...

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Illegal genetically..

Illegal genetically engineered Chinese rice discovered in Europe

Press release | September 5, 2006 at 5:30

Greenpeace International released findings today that show illegal GE (genetically engineered) rice from China has contaminated food products in France, Germany and the UK. Greenpeace has notified authorities that the illegal GE rice poses...

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Genetic contamination is..

Genetic contamination is here. Oh, and we have its postal address.

Feature story | November 29, 2005 at 5:30

BANGALORE, India — So, you thought genetic engineering is just something they carry out in a petri-dish under a microscope behind closed lab doors, right? Or it’s something that happens between humans and flies in shock-horror Hollywood flicks,...

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The Recent Task Force..

The Recent Task Force Report on Application of Biotechnology in Agriculture portends...

Feature story | May 6, 2004 at 5:30

BANGALORE, India — Criticizing the sweeping recommendations of the ‘Task Force on Application of Biotechnology in Agriculture’, Greenpeace has stated that the report assumes that genetically engineered crops are the way forward for Indian...

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Bush suppresses GE crop..

Bush suppresses GE crop warnings

Feature story | October 18, 2004 at 5:30

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Monsanto and the US Government have been telling the world that genetically engineered crops pose no contamination threat to natural indigenous species. But Greenpeace has learned from a leaked report that NAFTA disagrees...

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Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture

Hub | September 22, 2010 at 12:44

Ecological farming is the answer to the problems being faced by agriculture in our country today. It will also keep agriculture sustainable. This form of agriculture conserves our soil and water resources, protects our climate, enhances...

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Future of Rice - Executive..

Future of Rice - Executive Summary

Publication | November 15, 2006 at 5:30

This report by Greenpeace is put together by Dr Emerlito Borromeo ( PhD degree in genetics), and Dr Debal Deb ( Ph .D . in Ecology) . The report raises fundamental questions on genetic engineering in agriculture -Do these high tech rice...

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Smart Farming Dialogue..

Smart Farming Dialogue Series Launched in Punjab

Press release | April 30, 2009 at 5:30

PATIALA, India — ‘Smart Farming’, a forum convened by Greenpeace India launched a dialogue series titled ‘Smart dialogues’ to discuss smart and sustainable farming solutions with a vision to ensure food security in India. The dialogue series...

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Demand GM food be banned in..

Demand GM food be banned in Tamil nadu until proven safe

Press release | January 28, 2009 at 5:30

CHENNAI, India — 15 activists from the Safe Food Alliance confronted 150 MLAs who were on their way to the assembly today, and demanded that they address the issue of Genetically Modified food crops in the state. They requested the MLAs to raise...

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Youth outrage at GEAC..

Youth outrage at GEAC meeting; demands ban of unsafe Bt Brinjal

Press release | January 14, 2009 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — The 91st meeting of Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) witnessed an unprecedented youth outrage today when a group of 50 anxious youths gathered outside the meeting place at CGO complex, raised ‘STOP’ symbols and...

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GM pose irreversible health..

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,...

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Dr Ramadoss, ban unsafe GE..

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...

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Global Rice Industry Facing..

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...

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