16.04.2007 | permalink
Is the Department of Bio-technology guilty of promoting commercial interests of multinationals? Is it pushing for Genetically Modified (GM) crops at the cost of public health and bio-safety? From allergies among human beings to the death of sheep that ate the crop, activists have blamed GM crops for a number of ills. Now, in a landmark judgement, the Central Information Commission has asked the Department of Biotechnology to disclose information about these crops.