{"id":9633,"date":"2020-08-27T21:46:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T16:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=9633"},"modified":"2020-08-27T21:47:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T16:17:25","slug":"genetically-modified-crops-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/genetically-modified-crops-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Genetically Modified Crops in India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Relevance: Prelims\/Mains: G.S paper III: Agriculture: Genetically Modified Crops<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WHY IN NEWS?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

FSSAI issues order on 24 items even as it works on regulations for GM foods<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From January 1, 2021, importers of 24 major food crops will have to mandatorily declare that the products are not genetically-modified and that they also have a non-GM origin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has come out with this order to ensure that only non-GM food crops come into the country.<\/p>\n

ANALYSIS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Genetically modified crops (GM crops) are plants used in agriculture, the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering techniques. More than 10% of the world\u2019s croplands are planted with GM crops.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In most cases, the aim is to introduce a new trait to the plant which does not occur naturally in the species like resistance to certain pests, diseases, environmental conditions, herbicides etc.<\/p>\n

Genetic Modification is also done to increase nutritional value, bioremediation and for other purposes like production of pharmaceutical agents, biofuels etc.<\/p>\n

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