Environment minister cornered over bio-piracy of brinjal

Submitted by rummykhan on Fri, 2011-09-09 18:28
   
  "National Biodiversity Authority has received a complaint from Environment Support Group on alleged violation by Monsanto and their collaborators for accessing and using the local brinjal varieties for development of Bt brinjal."  
 
 

—— Jayanthi Natarajan

Union Minister of Environment and Forests

  
 
 

Members of Parliament cornered Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan in the Rajya Sabha this week over bio-piracy issue of Bt brinjal asking her what action was being taken against the alleged violators.

Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth
thesaurus: 
Mahyco
Bt Brinjal
Author: 
Jyotika Sood
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
External URL: 
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/environment-minister-cornered-over-bio-piracy-brinjal
Main Type: 
dte
Sep 09, 2011
Publication Date: 
09/09/2011