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Farmer Kokchand Sahu holding an Orobanche weed plant from his mustard field in Haryana’s Sirsa district. (Image: Special arrangement)

The weed threat to mustard, and the need to counter it with innovative solutions

January 12, 2026 1:40 pm

India’s largest oilseed crop is facing a serious menace from Orobanche, a parasitic weed that has inflicted damage in major mustard-growing areas of Rajasthan and Haryana.

A 'Sarson Satyagraha' outside the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change in protest against GM mustard in New Delhi in 2016. (

Why the Supreme Court couldn’t agree on environmental release of GM mustard

July 26, 2024 12:29 pm

On September 15, 2015, the Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (CGMCP) at the Delhi University sought the GEAC’s approval for the environmental release of a genetically engineered hybrid mustard called DMH-11 (commonly known as GM mustard).

Transgenic mustard hybrid DMH-11 has been developed by the Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants at the Delhi University.

Environmental release of GM Mustard: Supreme Court gives split verdict

July 24, 2024 2:57 am

The SC bench urged the Centre to formulate a policy on GM crops.

Punjab Assembly Speaker calls meeting on Jan 16 to discuss issues related to GM mustard seeds

January 12, 2023 1:57 am

Farmer-leader Jagmohan Singh in a statement rejected Centre and former vice-chancellor of Delhi University Deepak Pental’s argument that India procures 70 per cent of its mustard oil from other countries by spending millions of dollars.

NGO flags lapses in nod to DU’s GM mustard

January 07, 2023 8:33 am

Kavitha Kuruganti of the Coalition, said that the GEAC recommendation for the GM mustard came four days before the seed reached the Directorate of Rapeseed and Mustard Research from the applicant.

Tilak Raj Sharma writes: On GM, follow the science

December 24, 2022 10:29 am

The landmark decision of government to approve GM mustard should be taken to its logical conclusion

GM Mustard hybrid's yield 28% more than national check: Minister in Rajya Sabha

December 09, 2022 2:07 am

Sushil Modi had asked him about the per hectare yield advantage associated with GM Mustard as compared to different High Yielding Varieties of mustard.

The GM mustard debate

December 08, 2022 10:43 am

The govt, in advocating the use of GM mustard, has cited economic and food security arguments. Critics maintain the crop can cause lasting harm to environmental and human health.

Supreme Court takes up plea against GM mustard; its release on hold

November 04, 2022 5:54 am

The Centre Thursday assured a Bench of Justices Dinesh Maheswhari and Sudhanshu Dhulia — which fixed November 10 to hear the application by activist Aruna Rodrigues — that it will not take any precipitative action in the meantime.

GM mustard field trials to begin from rabi season

November 01, 2022 7:31 am

Recently the GEAC, which comes under the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, had recommended the environmental release of transgenic mustard hybrid DMH-11 and parental lines “bn 3.6 and modbs 2.99” containing barnase, barstar and bar genes.