TNPSC Thervupettagam
May 19 , 2018 2381 days 1145 0
  • The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has demanded more tests for genetically modified mustard- Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH -11) for “commercial cultivation.
  • DMH -11 is transgenic mustard had been developed by a team of scientists Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants at Delhi University led by former Vice-Chancellor Deepak Pental under the Government sponsored project.
  • It is genetically modified variety of Herbicide Tolerant (HT) mustard.
  • GEAC is apex body under Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change for regulating the manufacturing, use, import, export and storage of hazardous micro-organisms or genetically engineered organisms (GMOs) and cells in the country.

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