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Murali Krishnan

India weighs whether to approve first genetically modifed food crops

Supporters of India's genetically modified mustard plants say the crop could help much-needed homegrown cooking oil. © AFP - BIJU BORO

India’s Supreme Court is hearing from activists who want to stop genetically modified mustard being grown in trials in open fields, after the country's top regulator granted its approval last month.

The top court began hearing an application seeking a moratorium on the release of GM mustard on 17 November, the latest legal wrangle over the genetically altered crop.

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