The controversial Bt brinjal is a GMO (genetically modified organism) brinjal plant created through the insertion of a specific gene from a soil bacterium into brinjal seeds. The specific gene, ...

Bt Brinjal (eggplant) is a genetically modified plant which is created by inserting a gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis into the genome of the brinjal. The Bt brinjal has been developed ...

In May, India’s Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) approved a request by the Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Co. (Mahyco) to begin “experimental seed production” of genetically modified Bt eggplant ...

The minister, who is caught between biotechnology-lobbyists and pro-farmer groups over the move to commercialise Bt Brinjal, quipped, “Both the groups should be talking to each other and coming to a ...

The Bio-safety Core Committee may give approval for introduction of genetically modified brinjal, known as Bt brinjal, in the country on Monday. The committee could not reach any decision about the bt ...

Since BT Brinjal, the genetically modified seeds from Monsanto, have been given the go-ahead in Bangladesh, you might probably think twice before you buy the bright purple Brinjal, unless of course ...

"Scientist C. Kameswara Rao reviews the document released by the Minister of Environment and Forests of the Government of India that declares a moratorium on the commercial release of Bt brinjal ...

Brinjal or baingan, known as eggplant and aubergine in North America and Europe respectively, is a very important common man’s vegetable in India. It is often described as a poor man’s vegetable ...

Insecticidal Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton is the first and only GM (genetically modified) crop that has been approved in India. It has been cultivated in the country for more than 20 years. In a ...

What is the point in central government orders and carefully thought out regulatory norms if government officials and regulators act with blatant disregard? This is precisely what we now see happening ...