GM mustard crop – News Portal

A ban, a split verdict, and a health concern

June 3, 2025June 3, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Women carry fodder for their cattle through a mustard field on the outskirts of Srinagar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Rapeseed-mustard oil (hereafter ‘mustard oil’) is the third-largest edible oil consumed in India. Two executive and judicial decisions on mustard oil — one from 2021 and another from 2024 — have major public health […]

Morning Digest | Gujarat Phase 1 polling in 89 seats today; India-U.S. exercise near LAC irks China

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Polling officials with election materials leave for their respective polling stations for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections, in Surat, on November 30. | Photo Credit: PTI Gujarat Phase 1 polling in 89 seats today; 788 candidates in the fray Gujarat is set to begin voting on December 1 in 89 Assembly […]

GM crops | Supreme Court worried over effect on livelihood of women farm labourers

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Advocate Prashant Bhushan, for activist Aruna Rodrigues, submitted that India has 5,477 varieties of mustard, which would be at risk. File | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern about the plight of thousands of women agricultural labourers in rural areas, traditionally engaged in de-weeding, who will be part of the […]