Academies Stand By Their Findings On GM Crops

"It is important not to throw the baby with the bathwater," M Vijayan, President of the Indian National Science Academy, said while admitting to not making attributions and references while preparing the report.

However, he said it was the belief of the academies that the approach and the main recommendations would remain unaffected by the detected glitch in the drafting process.

The report was an an attempt to formulate a set of conclusions and recommendations based on the spoken and written comments of the Fellows of the Academies, he said. Read the full report here.

Source: Rediff Business.