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An enquiry into certain legal issues relating to the approval of Bt Brinjal by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests
Submission made to Shri. Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests (i/c)
Government of India, In the Public Consultation on GEAC approval to Bt Brinjal
by ESG

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Environment Minister, Mr. Ramesh asserts the pre-eminent position of the Union Government in protecting wider public interest while deciding on complex, controversial and far reaching decisions relating to the release of the first GMO food in India – Bt Brinjal.

Mr. Ramesh writes to Mr. Pawar that “....you will agree that in a democracy like ours, we have to take decisions that have far-reaching consequences with the greatest degree of caution, with the greatest degree of transparency and after ensuring that all stakeholders have been heard to their satisfaction.

 

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January 30, the day that took Mahatma Gandhi from us, a day that also happens to be the last day of the offical national consultation hearing on BT Brinjal

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This video is an educational and motivational effort. You may use it freely. For full resolution DVD, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Along with the film, we also have a CD of a wide variety of documents, articles, manuals etc. We also have DVD of the full interviews with each of the protagonists and experts featured in the film. These too are available on request. The aim is to enable social workers and activists to enhance their understanding as well as  provide resource material for training. Some of the interviews and literature is in Telugu as well.
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Gram Panchayat QGIS' 5-day training workshop - Feb 8th-12th, 2010

Organized by: Indian Institute of Technology Madras & WASSAN. Details.

 

 

 

An overview of Indian Energy Trends: Low Carbon Growth and Development Challenges

by Narasimha Rao, Girish Sant, Sudhir Chella Rajan& Contributors: Ashwin Gambhir, Gayatri Gadag

Prayas Energy Group, Pune.

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"Climate Changes Cities"
-KICS Sharing Session on Urban Agriculture, Mumbai, 08.08.08 
Genetic Modification and Food Security
Click here for an overview of the various aspects/views on GM & Food Security, compiles through extracts from various articles. You can check full texts of these articles.. In short.. all you wanted to know...

Climate Change Proofing Agriculture
Extracts from articles examining the impact of CC on Agriculture and Agricultural practices that would mitigate CC and help adapt to CC like Organic farming, Soil management, agro-forestry, localisation of food and so on.