, March 15 (IANS/ 101Reporters) At a time when the much-hyped Bt cotton crop is giving heartburn to farmers, the Union Government is slowly setting the stage for the rollout of genetically-modified (GM) mustard. Last October, the Ministry of .
According to Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to Parliamentarian Sushil Modi, field trials of genetically modified (GM) Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11) showed approximately 28 percent more yield than the national check and 37 percent more than the zonal checks.
What happens next in the SC with GM mustard will not only define the future of Indian agriculture, but perhaps signal to Indians the limits of RSS’s influence on the Modi government.
The court asked why the Union government is deviating from the 2013 expert committee report that said the release of GM crops should not be allowed in India till gaps in regulatory system are addressed.