WRONG BILL BY WRONG PEOPLE FOR WRONG REASONS

BRAI BILL 2011 IS NO BETTER THAN ANTI-PEOPLE, ANTI-NATURE BRAI 2009 August 16th 2011: The BRAI Bill is a blatant attempt to bulldoze through the public resistance and genuine concerns about Genetically Modified crops, and to deny state governments their Constitutional authority over Agriculture and Health, said the Coalition for a GM-Free India in its [...]

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BRAI Bill a huge step forward

The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill, to be introduced in Parliament within the next few days, is a huge step forward for maintaining the integrity of environmental assessment process, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today.

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Sonia’s root concerns stay in new Seeds Bill

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Sonia-s-root-concerns-stay-in-new-Seeds-Bill/653252 About five years after Sonia Gandhi raised a red flag on the Seeds Bill, 2004, on the grounds of “a growing perception” that it was “anti-farmer”, the Agriculture Ministry is preparing to introduce an amended version in the current session of Parliament. However, the Seeds Bill, 2010, reportedly also falls short of Congress’ expectations, [...]

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Bills in Parliament Monsoon session 2010

http://pragati.nationalinterest.in/2010/08/in-parliament-8/ The sixth parliamentary session during the UPA government’s second term is being held between July 26 and August 27. The government managed to fulfil only a small part of its stated legislative agenda last session, and may attempt to take up some of those bills this session. It is not clear whether the government [...]

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Bill on Food, Seed, Bio-diversity should not be passed in a hurry

http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=41201 By Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, July 11: ‘Food Security Bill, Seeds Bill, and National Bio-Diversity Regulatory Bill should not be passed in a hurry. These proposed Bills will have long-term effects. Discussion at national level should be held on these bills so that protection of interests of the country and people is ensured”. The [...]

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