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Is India ready for genetically modified food?

Debate over the genetically modified food has been raised time and again. The question that surfaces is whether India is ready for genetically modified food in India.

REAPING BENEFITS: CIC has ordered Govt to disclose details of GM crops and trials.

RTI wins, Govt reaps bitter harvest

From allergies among human beings to the death of sheep that ate the crop, activists have blamed GM crops for a number of ills.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rti-wins-govt-reaps-bitter-harvest/38571-3.html

TWO SIDES: While the Centre says that the use of the GM seeds do not pose any threat to ecology, green activists feel otherwise.

Govt says use of GM seeds beneficial

The Govt says the commercial use of the seeds did not pose any threat to ecology and was beneficial for farmers.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/govt-says-use-of-gm-seeds-beneficial/25307-3.html

BURNING ISSUE: A fire that has brought back genetically modified crops to the limelight.

Farmers set genetic crops on fire

Farmers in Karnal, Haryana have set fire to a field where genetically modified crops were being tested.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/farmers-set-genetic-crops-on-fire/25090-3.html

NEW DISH: Petitioners claim unchecked introduction of  GM foods will change the world

SC stays approval for GM foods

PIL says govt is approving new GM organisms/seeds without putting in place mechanism to check safety.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sc-stays-approval-for-gm-foods/22212-3.html

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