Published July 24, 2021, 9:00 AM
The Philippines became the world’s first country Friday (July 23) to approve the commercial production of genetically modified (GM) ”golden rice” that experts hope will combat childhood blindness and save lives in the developing world.
A biosafety permit issued by government regulators paves the way for the rice enriched with the vitamin A-precursor beta-carotene to make it more nutritional to be grown by farmers across the country, its developers said.
”It’s a really significant step for our project because it means that we are past this regulatory phase and golden rice will be declared as safe as ordinary rice,” Russell Reinke of the Philippine-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) told AFP ahead of the announcement.
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Srisailam rathotsavam draws huge crowds
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Abundant rainfall predicted in Panchanga Sravanam
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Abundant rainfall predicted in Panchanga Sravanam
There was a sea of humanity for the rathotsavam at the Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple at Srisailam on Tuesday as part of the Plava nama Ugadi (Telugu New Year’s Day) festivities despite the COVID-19 second wave scare in the State.
The festivities began with Panchanga Shravanam by temple pandit Butte Veerabhadra Daivagnya in the Akkammadevi Mandapam. He predicted abundant rainfall in the current year and that the low-pressure system would help increase the water storage to comfortable levels in the State. More yagnas and homams would be conducted all over the country and the agriculture crops would give good yield in red and sandy soils, he said.