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While farmers say it would damage other crops, scientists feel its still is a potential health and environmental hazard. Even the farmers are clueless about bio-safety hazards during field trials and people who regulate field trials are also on committees that give approval to firms to enter India. Surprisingly, though it has approved their multi-location field trials, the government said the data on rice, bhindi and mustard was yet to be evaluated. The court also directed the Centre to...

The court said that the government should ensure a certain distance between fields with modified plants and those with regular crops, the Press Trust of India news agency said. The ruling followed a plea by activists that there was a dearth of regulation on tracking the impact of genetically modified crops, and that they posed a threat to the environment. Critics say that there is insufficient research to determine if such crops are safe for human consumption or the environment. India's...

The report investigates the potential economic impacts of the commercialisation of GM canola in Australia on domestic organic agriculture, and looks into the treatment of GMOs in organic certification standards in Australia and in Australia s main organic trade partners. The report investigates the potential economic impacts of the commercialisation of GM canola in Australia on domestic organic agriculture, and looks into the treatment of GMOs in organic certification standards in...