DMH -11 Current Affairs, GK & News
GM mustard DMH-11 trials may get nod for field-trials
Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) will soon convene special meeting of Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) to decide on field-trial approvals for transgenic mustard DMH-11 developed by University of Delhi’s Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (CGMCP). Background CGMCP had earlier applied to grow transgenic mustard (DMH-11) in plots in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: DMH -11 • Environment • Environment Ministry • GEAC • GM Mustard • Science and Technology
More tests required for release of GM mustard: GEAC
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has demanded more tests for genetically modified mustard- Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH -11) for “commercial cultivation. It has called for ‘field demonstrations’ of GM mustard in an area of 5 acres at two or three different locations across the country to study possible impact transgenic crop could have on ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
Topics: Dhara Mustard Hybrid • DMH -11 • Environment • GEAC • GM Mustard