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An International conference on “Two Decades of the GMO Free Movement” was organized by Navdanya / Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology in association with the International Commission on the Future of Food, ARSIA, Region of Tuscany, Italy, Center for Food Safety, USA, Save Our Seeds, Germany, Diverse......

Press Statement
February 9, 2010

MORATORIUM ON Bt. BRINJAL A VICTORY FOR GMO FREE MOVEMENT

The Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh announced the Moratorium on the Bt. Brinjal. As he stated moratorium implies rejection of this particular case of relief for the time being. It does not in anyway......

100 people from 14 countries gathered in Delhi from 19th -22nd November to reflect on 100 years of Gandhi's Hind Swaraj, the Freedom Manifesto and to understand and examine what freedom means in our times. A declaration on Swaraj for indigenous people was also issued.

A course on Gandhi and Globalization started......

Climate Change in the Himalaya

The Government fiddles while glaciers melt, springs dry and crops fail

Navdanya / Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology have carried out an in depth participatory study with local communities in the Himalaya on......

Navdanya released a new book on "Climate Change at the Third Pole" on 17th November 09, in the inaugral session of the National Conference on Climate Change, held in the Auditorium of India International Center and screened a new documentary film 'The Third pole : Impct of Climate change in the Himalaya' in the concluding session of the conference. Read more: Navdanya / RFSTE released a book and screened a new documentary film on Climate Change in Himalaya

Eat Better Save Water

Millets, the nutritious, water prudent crops have been marginalized and called coarse and inferior grains. For the last 20 years, Navdanya has been conserving and promoting these forgotten foods. From 1st of Oct to 16th Oct (World Food Day) Navdanya has organized a millets......

Navdanya / Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology wins the case (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 333/2006) relating to the import of sub-standard, contaminated wheat unfit for human consumption at prohibitive prices from various countries.

This case was filed in July, 2006 after the export of wheat by MNCs were banned......