Manila, 19 September 2007– In a landmark decision yesterday, a Philippine court has ordered an injunction stopping the approval of a genetically-modified (GMO) rice in the country. Greenpeace, as well as the NGO SEARICE, hailed the decision as a “major step forward” for the campaign to protect human health and ensure the safety of environment […]
PRESS RELEASE 19 September 2007 Debt and trade activists staged a picket at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Manila office Wednesday and stressed that the “Aid for Trade” being pushed by World Trade Organization (WTO), international financial institutions (IFIs) especially ADB, and the powerful G-8 nations is “nothing but a bribe” or a “dangling rotten […]
www.inquirer.net MANILA, Philippines — The Senate should hold back action on the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement and instead go for renegotiation, this time involved affected sectors in the talks, said Quezon Rep. Lorenzo R. Tañada III. Read the full story here
www.financialexpress.com ASHOK B SHARMA Posted online: Saturday , August 18, 2007 at 0018 hrs IST New Delhi, Aug 17 The wind energy major Indowind Energy Ltd has planned to raise Rs 81 crore (Rs 810 million) through an initial public offer (IPO) later this month for its expanding business, including setting up a new wind […]
www.financialexpress.com ASHOK B SHARMA Posted online: Thursday , August 16, 2007 at 0138 hrs IST New Delhi, Aug 15 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday reiterated the need to work harder to free the country from poverty and disease, and to ensure equitable economic growth, while committing an additional Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250,000 million) […]
www.financialexpress.com ASHOK B SHARMA Posted online: Thursday , August 16, 2007 at 0356 hrs IST New Delhi, Aug 15 Promising to continue with its agenda of improving farm productivity, the government on Wednesday pledged Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250,000 million) to transform rural India. Speaking on the nation’s 60th Independence Day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […]
www.financialexpress.com ASHOK B SHARMA Posted online: Friday , August 17, 2007 at 0324 hrs IST New Delhi, Aug 16 The agriculture ministry has geared up to implement the Rs 25,000-crore (Rs 250,000 million) farm package, formally announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his Independence Day speech. According to a senior official, the Rs 25,000-crore […]
www.financialexpress.com ASHOK B SHARMA Posted online: Saturday , August 18, 2007 at 0151 hrs IST New Delhi, Aug 17 The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), after approving field trials of genetically modified (GM) food crops for the first time, has decided to file an application for modification of the Supreme Court order of May 8, […]
