Press Releases
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Transferring Prosecuting Officers exposes Indian and Karnataka Governments weak intent to tackle biopiracy by Mahyco/Monsanto and others
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9 March, 2013 - 9 May, 2013
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Transfer of key prosecuting officers present a major setback to ongoing prosecution in India's first biopiracy case against TNCs such as M/s...
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Karnataka High Court Issues Notice in PIL Highlighting Egregious Biopiracy and Governmental Apathy
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21 November, 2012 - 21 February, 2013
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Karnataka High Court issues notice in ESG's PIL challenging biopiracy by Monsanto/Mahyco et al and weak implementation of biodiversity...
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NBA confirms Monsanto/Mahyco and ors. to be criminally prosecuted in B.t. Brinjal Biopiracy Case
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24 May, 2012 - 24 July, 2012
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National Biodiversity Authority has officially stated now that “it is proceeding with lodging of complaint" against Monsanto and others on...
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Karnataka must not capitulate. Prosecute Monsanto/Mahyco and ors. for biopiracy
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7 February, 2012 - 15 February, 2012
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Karnataka must not abandon statutory duty to prosecute Monsanto/Mahyco and their collaborators for engaging in biopiracy. Join online petition.
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National Biodiversity Authority to prosecute Mahyco/Monsanto and collaborators promoting Bt Brinjal in violation of Biodiversity Protection Law
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11 August, 2011
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In an unprecedented, though much delayed, decision, the National Biodiversity Authority of India (NBA) has decided to initiate legal action against M...
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Public Interest Litigation in Karnataka High Court challenging callous disregard for biodiversity protection
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16 October, 2012 - 20 November, 2012
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ESG's PIL seeks the Court's intervention to direct MoEF and NBA to strictly implement biodiversity protection laws.
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Watch Al Jazeera's The Stream special on ESG's biopiracy case against Monsanto and its implications for agriculture and food security
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24 January, 2012 - 1 January, 2013
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Al Jazeera special on Monsanto's biopiracy in India, went online on 24 January 2012
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Bt Brinjal
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10 February, 2010
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) include crops that are modified by inserting gene/s from any other organism - plant, animal or microorganism.
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