February 23, 2010 6:01 PM

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PM convenes high-level meeting on Bt brinjal

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting of Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on the Bt-brinjal issue this week. <br/><br/>The meeting has been convened after concerns raised by Mr Pawar and Mr Chavan on the moratorium of Bt-brinjal announced by the Environment minister after public consultations. <br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that Mr Pawar in a letter to Prime Minister wanted clarity on the authority responsible for granting final clearance to genetically modified crops. He said in his letter the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee had also approved the commercial cultivation of Bt-brinjal.

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