ShareApril 20, 2010 New Delhi: The Minister for Science and Technology, Prithviraj Chavan was demanded to be arrested for establishing the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) today at the Anusandhan Bhavan Premises today. The group of volunteers dropped a 20 feet long banner, which read “Arrest the Minister, Drop the GM food [...]
Approximately 50 activists against Bt Brinjal geared up for the consultation early on Sunday morning in Hyderabad. However, once we reached the main gates of the Central Research institute of Dryland agriculture (CRIDA), we were stopped by the police who saw some of us in Brinjal costumes and carrying placards. One of the inspectors outside even told us that he didn’t want us to go in because we are saying No to Bt Brinjal! After much persuasion that this is a public consultation and we have every right to be there, they let us in.
On the day of Gandhi Smriti, consumers, farmers, youth and scientists in Bangalore observed a day of hunger fast expressing their unwillingness to accept Bt Brinjal. Genetic Engineering Approval Commoittee (GEAC) approval of Bt Brinjal in October without proper tests has caused national outrage among independent scientists, consumers, farmers and civil society groups.
The anti-Bt Brinjal awareness drive kicked off at Futala Lake in Nagpur on Sunday. The entire idea was to do something to make people take notice of the issue and attend the consultations scheduled on 27th January.
Visitors to Marine Drive were greeted by live, life size Brinjals seeking their support in stopping their genetic modification on Sunday.
ShareBangalore, Friday 22 January 2010:A group of college students dressed in Brinjal costumes paraded at the Brigade road signal today to express their choice not to consume Bt Brinjal. Dressed in life size brinjal costumes, the youth interacted with passersby distributing booklets which highlighted the effect of BT Brinjal. They urged ‘nama Bangalooru’ to attend [...]
ShareToday, we moved from the safe food guide to the door step of Nestle. Around 200 consumers were represented by 8 volunteers with products like Maggi, Cerelac, Lactogen and the like at the northern regional office of Nestle in Connaught circus.
The plan was rather clear: we had been collecting products from Nestle consumers for [...]
: why for GM? we are still having enough fertile lands and laws to protect them.
: Keep it up
: GM food is Ghastly and Monstrous to mankind's safety
: all these are interrelated. basically a stringent public review is required on liberalisation policy toprotect the citizens interests. liberalistion/globalisation is only for less tham 1% [...]
: The govt. trying to cover up the nuclear radiation at Delhi. Our probe reveals there is still contamination http://ow.ly/1KXu2 # Based on such news as above [...]
: It is our destiny that in a democratic country the government is forcing the people for consuming hazardous vegetables as per dictation of foreign [...]
: WE CAN NOT SEEP, ENTIRE NATION SHOULD BE MADE AWARE FOR THIS KIND OF ENCROACHMENT UNDER THE PRETEXT OF SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT, COMMON PEOPPLE AT LARGE [...]
: People are already vulnerable to many diseases caused by chemical contamination added in food. Chouhan being in a responsible position should not do this for [...]
: Mr.Chouhan is turning our agriculture into the ugly culture of MNC s.Arrest the foolishness of the bourgeois puppet.Hungry villagers of India needs land reformation for [...]
: Mr.Chouhan leads the country to slavary,poverty and innumerable miseries.The multinational corporations are providing the oppertunity to exploit the poor Indian flock.The class media chasing behind [...]