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	View Edit Domain: GreenBio Title: * Body: The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee(GEAC) has accorded approval for conducting field trials with GM crops namely; cotton, rice, okra, brinjal, potato, groundnut, tomato, corn, cabbage, cauliflower, mustard and sorghum for generation of biosafety data. GEAC is the apex body notified under the ‘Rules for Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro Organisms/ Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells 1989’ of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986,<br /> <br /> The public and private institutions involved in conducting field trials include; Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, National Research Centre for Sorghum, Hyderabad; National Research Centre for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi; Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore; University of Agriculture, Dharwad; International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics, Hyderabad; M/s Bejo Sheetal Seeds Pvt. Ltd., Jalna; M/s Pioneer Overseas Corporation; Hyderabad; M/s Dow Agro Science, Mumbai; M/s Monsanto India Limited, New Delhi; M/s Bayer BioSciences Pvt., Hyderabad; M/s J. K. Agri Genetics Limited, Hyderabad; M/s Nunhems India Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon; M/s Avesthagen Ltd., Bangalore, M/s Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co. Ltd., Mumbai; and M/s Metahelix Life Sciences, Bangalore.<br /> <br /> Biosafety data for Bt cotton and Bt brinjal which includes environment and health safety data is available in the public domain. This data can be accessed at; http://www.envfor.nic.in/divisions/csurv/geac/geac_home.html and http://www.igmoris.nic.in.<br /> <br /> In respect of other crops, the experiments / trials are in progress.<br /> <br /> Minister of State for the Ministry of Environment and Forests( Independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh replied in a written question by Shri. Sambasiva Rayapati Rao in Lok Sabha today.<br /> Captcha: Please Enter Code : * Time Zone: * Select the time zone Vocabularies Newsletter: Domain: Show summary in full view Input format Filtered HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Full HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. news_filter Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. More information about formatting options			Related Articles EU states told GM crop plans may breach trade rules Unseen harvest of gene war on billion-dollar pest Mexican trial of GM maize stirs debate The GM debate is about more than biosafety Regulators approve new DuPont corn seeds Experts favour limited release of Bt brinjal Approvals for GM crop field-trials run into delays Indian states clash with centre over GM trials How India became a Bt Cotton country Approval of Brazilian Transgenic Beans Has Social Importance... Top GreenBio Articles

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