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	View Edit Domain: GreenBio Title: * Body: Minister of state for health Dinesh Trivedi has opposed Bt brinjal. He, however, expressed his views as a Member of Parliament and not as a minister. "Bt brinjal needs lots of discussion and research," Trivedi said. He plans to take up the issue within his ministry.<br /> <br /> On the other hand, science and technology minister Prithviraj Chavan stood by the genetically modified crop and backed the approval given to it by an environment ministry committee.<br /> <br /> Chavan said, "We hope to see it release soon. We stand by the trials and safety studies done by the regulatory bodies. It is safe." The genetic engineering approval committee (GEAC) has cleared Bt brinjal as being safe for commercialisation from environmental and health points of view.<br /> <br /> Department of biotechnology secretary M. K. Bhan said the Bt brinjal had been discussed by the scientific community thoroughly. It had been concluded that it was clean for environment and safe for humans. He said he had personally looked into all the data on the genetically modified vegetable crop.<br /> <br /> "The data on safety and efficacy has been examined by 30 scientists who are members of the review committee on genetic manipulation and also the GEAC. The data is sufficient to allay safety and environment concerns," Council of Scientific and Industrial Research director- general Samir Brahmachari said farmers would benefit from the use of Bt brinjal as brinjal crop worth over Rs 1,000 crore is lost to insects every year. "I don't know whether people will like its taste or not but it is safe for all humans." Kerala, Orissa, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have already decided to keep Bt brinjal out. It was objected to even by former health minister Anbumani Ramadoss.<br /> <br /> Chief ministers of Delhi and Uttarakhand are also planning to write to the environment minister.<br /> <br /> Copyright © 2010 India Today Group. All Rights Reserved.<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 More GMO crop propagation seen Agriculture biotech increases at RTP GM crops now grown worldwide Geneticist calls for scientific answer to GM debate Pioneering seed company highlights merit of Bt brinjal hybri... The real success story of GM cotton and edible cotton oil in... Bt corn farms expanding Mahyco has no intentions of exporting GM seeds Indian govt urged to support Pakistan get GSP Plus status Laguna town council okays Bt eggplant trial at UPLB Top GreenBio Articles

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