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Biosafety guidelines for genome edited plants
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has recently issued ‘Guidelines for Safety Assessment of Genome Edited Plants, 2022’. What are the guidelines about? As per the guidelines, researchers who use gene-editing technologies for plants are exempted from seeking approvals from the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC). All other requirements that researchers must adhere to develop transgenic ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Bt cotton • DBT • GEAC • Gene-editing • Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) • SDN • Transgenic crops
India’s genetically modified crop area fifth largest in world: Report
According to the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) latest ‘Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/ GM Crops in 2017’ report, India with 11.4 million hectares (mh) has world’s fifth largest area cultivated under genetically modified (GM) crops in 2017. India’s entire GM crop area is under single crop BT Cotton incorporating genes ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Topics: Agriculture • Brazil • Genetically modified crops • GM Crop area • Science and Technology • Transgenic crops • US