What calls to punish Bt brinjal farmer tell us about fear of science among Left & Right activists
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What do calls to punish Haryana farmer for growing BT brinjal & destroying his crop tell us about fear of science among activists of Left & Right
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@20:30, Shekhar claims India imports 3 lakh tonnes of canola oil from Canada. On Canadian canola council website, they list the total exports to India are almost negligible so far in 2018. The peak was in 2016 when India imported 35 thousand tonnes. It was 0 tonnes in 2017. He is drowning you in a sea of seemingly untrue statistics. So much for cutting the clutter.
no one eats canola oil
Correct, Canola Oil is not popular in India, mainly because of cost issues. Lots of blah-blah..
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I think he's talking about illegal imports. It has been in the news.
You mentioned the source for one untrue statistic, what is the source for saying everything else is wrong?
The argument for GM is sound. The argument against is based on well-intentioned but baseless concern at best, and fear mongering at worst.
So refreshing to see an episode of Cut the clutter which is not related to politics. I totally agree that introducing GM plants to India on a large scale would be beneficial to a whole lot of farmers and in turn it would help India grow dramatically. But I feel like introducing GM seeds would be like opening floodgates to a whole different type of food consumption in India. As a resident of Canada, I face the struggle to buy decent vegetables here in a grocery store with out paying a hefty price which taste good. To be honest, in my opinion, cooking and eating GM foods is like eating 90% water and only 10% of vitamins and fiber and when ever I visit India, it is so refreshing to see locally grown produce which is not genetically modified but of course the usage of pesticides is over the roof. So I feel like India is doing a great job of putting holds on how many/ what king of GM seeds are permitted to be sold and the govt has to keep tabs on the amount of pesticides which are being used on crops. In any case I am excited to see how India is going to go forward when it comes to Genetically modified foods.
Yeah, exactly they are not introduced as a substitute for pesticides rather as a yield improving seeds,
Pests need a different solution altogether.
Do you know Indian vegetable vendors use non-food grade dangerous coloring on vegetables? There is no restrictions here.. Cancer has skyrocketed here. I'm in the US and have no objection to GM food.
@@piyushdas079 which wrong? GM foods are completely safe. And our farmers are dying because of low productivity and forests are being destroyed for agriculture. Watch this video again.
@Sunil Bhardwaj govt of India can own seeds and give it to poor farmers. GM food is good and safe.
@@piyushdas079 you don't understand GM food model - judging by your questions. Go find out more.
Don't know whether you reply to comments....my request to Shekhar sir is to make an interview with dr. Vandana Shiva....she is also opposing GM and many things. But she has some interesting point of view which you and many might agree. She is neither from left or right. In fact she is an expert in this field and she holds some key position in UN. It will be great if you will be able to make this interview happen. She has already given interviews on other reputed channels. Love ur show. Hope you take notice of this.
Vandana Shiva is certified fraud
abhishek varma wrong. She is a highly qualified, highly respected persona who knows what she’s talking about. She is worth listening to and her views are worth paying heed to.
@@eerindiraarora6921 no one can enlighten a person who is unwilling to learn..you are entitled to your opinions not facts..its a fact that vandana shiva uses fake studies to discredit gm technology
@@varma11235 even companies of gm crops use fake studies to sell their product.
@@eerindiraarora6921 No, Vandana Shiva is indeed a fraud. She flat out *lies* to advance her ideology. She lies about farmer suicides, she lies about GM mustard, she even lies about her qualifications. And she gets paid huge sums to do so because that's what she is: a professional liar.
its very rare when i agree with u, this is one of them. our country needs many science journalists and propagators. there is a great vacuum after kalam sir.
What has your Kalam sir done for humanity? seriously
John Stevens He was a professor and apart from regular teaching, he used to teach poor kids. He was a passionate advocate inclusive growth and sustainable developmet. He was a son and sun of India who rose from the ground and reached to the highest post of Indian state- the president. He devoted his life for his motherland and its people. He used to teach even after retiring from the post of president. One day, at the age of 83, he was teaching in a collage and at that very moment in the classroom itself he died of heart attack. Such was his love for teaching! His life is inspirational to every person in the world.
@@user-fs8ll3rj2s he helped create indian made rocket fuel. Seriously, know the facts before saying.
I don't know man, you are being very in-intelligible!
John Stevens Hey ignorant fellow. If you don’t know then please educate yourself. There is nothing wrong in educating oneself.
Very absorbing article.I used to be sceptical of GM crops, but we desperately need access to methods that transform agricultural productivity.This must be one of our weapons to fight farmer distress.I hope alng with you, that we start crushing old taboos which are holding us back.
This is one of the most informative vid I have seen in recent times.
More of science based economy affecting content please.
Some comments are about fact checking. Please double check, if possible. Discussion start hona chahiye, aagey badhna chahiye ।।
wow so nice to know such fact....
great work by your team.
We need more content like this. Loving it!!
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Thanks Shekhar ji for throwing light on agriculture related issue... This is the main pain point for our struggling Farmers.
Should legalize cash crops for pain medication, West is doing it, more cash for farmer, more taxes, another area India is lacking behind...
why not organise a scientific programme in print - bbc4 style with proper scientists as host and screenwriter that will educate people.
Well said..need this type of declutter.
Thank you.
does bt brinjal taste the same as organic ones :) ?? is it something which in future bring differences like a2 milk debate today??
I appreciate diverse ideas, rather it's solution for farmers distress
nice coat. Smart outfit. worthy of a Science conference. 👍
This is why watch his show ,its multi dimensional
But aren't we already producing a surplus ? May be we can use the GM crops targetting mainly exports
These are the issues we need to debate on but we are stucked in petty comments of politicians.expecting next episode s on education,rural distress, economic slowdown, unemployment , environment and so on 🙏
Thanks sir so informative
Good content. Welcome such information especially when all news is political
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A comprehensive.. Episode.. And fact based.. Advocacy for the GM by u sir..!!though i m nt an expert on Dt.. But ur episode.. Made me believe wat u r advocating.. DT Has also made me curious of the topic u chose.. I will surely made a thorough research myself.. Nd also try to make aware abt it to others.. :)#For India forever India.. :)
Very informative SG! Thank you for this
What exactly did you like about ThePrint's video?
@@ThePrintIndia if I have to be specific -
1. The whole journey of GM crops and political activists from extreme ends of the spectrum uniting to take on science was an interesting piece of info.
2. Bangladesh's rapid rise in terms of GDP growth and several other indicators gives a lot of food for thought.
In fact, I would like SG to dedicate a cut the clutter on this economic phenomenon Bangladesh is undergoing and what lessons can we take from it.
Thanks!
Ironically, Jairam Ramesh is an IITian, his fear of technology is a bit perplexing. This is a truly refreshing perspective on GM foods.
However, I am quite sure about one error in this edition of 'cut the clutter'. Not many farmers use 'cotton seeds' for cattle feed in India (at least not as high as 95%). Many farmers are marginal in India (have less than a hectare of land), they use grass, stalks of maize, etc. for cattle feed. If I am not wrong, the lack of 'essential' nutrients in the cattle feed is one of the reasons for very low milk productivity per cattle in India.
⛴health conscious people in US are deadly against GM crops. Rich people are spending lot of money to buy organic non GMO food.GM crops are fed to animals as fodder and not for human consumption.Shekhar Gupta please read your science properly.
We did the same mistake by advocating pesticides and fertilizers during 60s and 70 s for increasing the agricultural production and achieved self sufficiency and we are suffering now with uncontrollable Cancer cases. We are struggling to convince farmers to not to use pesticides and fertilizers. After some years the same fate will be of by seeds. Mr. Gupta is hiding truth' when he says MahyCo is Indian company. It is Indian subsidiary of Monsento.
Great Content
Nicely explained!
Cut the clutter - awesome series. Keep up the good work 👍🏽👍🏽
We need more of this!
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in my school days 'biotechnology' was supposed to be next big thing after information-technology, many students joined the course but with so much resistance this market could not build billions of dollar worth industry which could have employed lakhs of chemists biologists bio-tech chemical guys..
As you said initially, no journalist is neutral. What you are talking more about increase of GM food, but didn't' put effort to find reason of opposition. Plastic use was propogated similarly due to economic reason, see what they did to earth. We must understand completely what is the analysis from other side.
Super. More of this pl.
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Hi. I'm a regular follower of your channel here. Could you just check if your data on canola oil import from Canada is correct? The Canola Council of Canada lists only 2600 tonnes of canola seed import in 2018. This is wildly short of the 3 lakh tonnes you mentioned. www.canolacouncil.org/markets-stats/markets/india/
Also, as a viewer who likes to know where data is cited from - could you please start including your sources in the description? Especially for data heavy videos like this one? It would help us a lot. Thanks!
India needs another green revolution. Government should actively bust the myth against GM crops .
Similar rational arguments were advanced when farmers were persuaded to use DDT in agriculture in the 30s and 40s. Cutting edge research is cited to introduce NextGen molecules for crop protection, which are then banned after 20 years because of the harm they cause to health and environment( neonicotinoids, older organophosphate, glyphosate). We need to be circumspect about new agri technologies because the pros and cons take a long time to manifest. Sadly Shekhar seems to be over informed about only one side of the story
i don't know if using genetically modified seeds is okay or not but we badly need need Indian farmers to start collectivised farming so that the costs of technology and machinery that increases yield are not back breaking for the farmer. our per acre yield of almost all crops is very very low compared to china or US as we have small farm lands which makes implementing technology hard and costly. we also need better supply chain
Loved this video
Thank you.
Absolutely liked this Episode👍
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Really disturbing to see Shekhar Gupta justifying this. Please see videos of Dr Devinder Sharma, an Agriculture policy analyst. He has clarified what the real issue is.
I just watched his videos. He is not a scientist. For God's sake, he compares GM food with porn industry and cigarettes. Com'on man. You could site better than this. The fact is, GM food is just like a vaccine for crops. Have you been vaccinated? Do you see yourself dying or what? You know that there are people in countries like Pakistan who don't vaccinate their children. Do you know that a banana is almost a completely genetically modified fruit? The fact is, there is no evidence that against GM food. It can solve the farmers' problems of drought and less yields to some extent. The risk of polluting our environment with insecticides and pesticides is proven while GM food is widely accepted.
Rohan Nim and 15 chutiyas have liked his comment. A large population has its own drawbacks. Along with everyone, scientist, engineers, graduates etc, we also have chutiyas in a larger number.
@@vivektripathi2612 bhai tu toh bahut bada waala nikla. I haven't liked his comment. chothi paas kar liye ke nahi? Kam se kam mera comment padh toh liya hota. Ab chutiya kaun? Lagta hai mummy tumhari gali ka sahi matlab samjhana bhool gayee tumko. Discuss kar lo unse use karne se pehle
Rohan Nim Bhai. Thoda khud ko apni nazron mein respect dena seekho. Kisi ne gaali diya nahin ke tum khud se assume kar liye ke tumhe hi di ja rahi!! Yaar maine tumhari baat ko aage zaari rakhte huye bola ki 15 chutiyas have liked that comment.. matlab mujhe toh pata bhi nahin tha ke us dusre video mein yeh sab chutiyapa hai (vaccinated, ya porn se comparison etc). Tumhara comment padh ke hi pata chala. Aur usee ke basis pe bola ki 15 chutiyon ne uske comment ko like bhi kar diya hai.
Khud ko itna gira hua mat samjho bhai...
These things can't be done before elections, it Should be easy to understand that. 😅😅
Modi will do it after the elections.
A very informative analysis sir
Thank you.
Even though this episode wasn't political but finally Shekhar Gupta admitted that he's not neutral. 😅😂🤓😂😂
BTW, GMO Should be encouraged but only after making sure that the farmers won't be taken advantage of, and patent shouldn't be allowed for more than 15-20years to any of these companies.
Last year prof swaminathan wrote article in hindu criticizing gm crop...economic survey in 2017 suggested to start bt brinjle and bt mustard...with sufficient clinical trial..but govt is resting on file....you did pretty well analysis
BT Cotton, get attacked by Pink Bollworm, its not pesticide proof
The power of Monsanto and Dupont. They can buy anyone to say there products are awesome.
First of all, how common that the cotton seed is being used as cattle feed in India. Being a former background, it's very low.
It looks like you are a messiah of MNCs promoting bt. It's completely one sided story. Think about the affect on health. Have you done any study on how genetically modified food causes havoc on human bodies? These varieties are promoted in US bcse the agriculture is done in industrial scale and also the MNCs control political lobbying similar to Pharma. EU is more sensible and sensitive to these varieties so we best follow EU rules than MNC control US route.
Ok may be the pesticide manufacturing companies don't want the GM crops to come in. They could loose some of their business due to GM crops.
Please add cc for deaf people
Loved this episode
Thank you.
India has immense potential to produce a wide variety of hybrid crops given the vast diversity of genetic pool we are blessed with by nature.It is time we take to modern biological sciences to make us self sufficient and use our own patented seeds , and make more profits selling them world wide than to crib about having to spend more money to buy seeds from multinational companies.
There is a difference between transgenic and hybrid seed. Also, if the GM foods are sooooo great as they a purported to be, why are they not labelled as being so and let the consumer decide if they want to buy the product or not?
Promoting GM in food/produce, would eventually lead us to apply the technology directly on humans as well over a period of time. Although this is happening indirectly without our knowledge without being warned about.
And regarding Americans using GMO food, please be aware that there is e a whole a big section meant for non GMO food. The corporations have found out as more and more Americans starting to realize downside of the GMO food, they will need to try the other ignorant markets. This is some how being lobbyed heavily in India, and I can only imagine that this may eventually get accepted in India, soyabean oil is mostly used for production of biofuel and so it really doesn't matter if it is GMO or not. Have you learnt about the BT brinjal loosing it's resistance and only results in yielding to higher pesticides usages. All though the GMO technologies may seem to temporarily improve production this over a period of time will reflect it's negative effects one on health of the consumers, the farmers eventually would end up using the pesticides as the crop looses it's resistance as the insects would only improve their resistance and above all this will slowly open up a bigger corporate organic food markets that can be affordable by only elites.
Any research to improve production is only funded for purely economical gains and a research that is initiated with a motive is never validated for all the side effects or long time effects. This why the government should bring in measures to keep these corporations at Bay and help common man to not be exploited for their gains. For an ideal case government should have parallel research going on to counter the reports from the corporations. But I cannot imagine that the funds are available for such studies.
I rather imagine that Luddites in India will have an 'n' in it somewhere Canada exported 16,00 tons in 2012 and now to India its 3 lakh tonnes?
This is the first time I have been very disappointed with the episode. Effects of Genetically engineered food are not caught in 5 - 6 years of clinical trials . their effects are seen across decades and generation. the episode started with throwing statistics to prove a false theory .
This is weird!!
I support mechanization of farming and open market dynamics to improve sell rates. Better irrigation infrastructure to have sustainable year round farming. The last time I checked we were still waiting on the clouds! And farmers burn the crop remains after harvest to clear the fields! Still. really. And we are talking about GM crops.
I think this is jumping the gun. Effects of GMO is seen in decades not in clinical trials. Europe has climatic advantages but has stronger reasons to avoid GM crops and chlorine cleaned American chicken! There are better ways (sometimes arduous) to have organic and non GMO products that are healthier. Copying the west, especially USA is not (at times never) the best idea. Case in point, India always had reusable jute bags for shopping (I still remember that from when I was very young). Someone introduced the miraculous western invention of polyurethane bags(plastic bags!). We know how that worked out for us, the environment and the world. There is push by dietitians, NGOs and doctors in the US (some gimmicky marketing involved) to move to organic and/or non GMO diet. I haven’t read the science behind that yet, I’m sure you’d like to explain?
Problem lies in the fact that as we buy these seeds we cannot retain our seeds . Finally the seed manufacturer will increase price or put constraints according to his wish.
More informative video...
Good
Please do cut the clutter on how our economy is doing, JOBs, and farmers ...plzzzzzz there is so much confusion on all these topics
Why don't these people arrest those who are involved in food adulteration?
If this solves the problems for our Farmers and makes us competitive internationally why not use them.
no GM food must be permitted in india we dont want make same mistake as usa.
Small countries like Bangladesh will get a head of India in terms of per capita income but Sri Lanka is already ahead of us.Does that really matter ?
No not so much.Large country especially one which has adopted democratic system of governance will have modest growth rate but in term of many other things it will remain no match.example many small countries of Europe have high per capita than USA but we all know what USA is capable of.Similarly China has lower per capita than Japan but Japans 120 million are no match for rising Chinese.
Small countries don't have to spend much on military - a clear cut saving.Pakistan is smaller but its military budget is ruining it as we all know that.Bangladesh is saving a lot on that account.
I think Bangladesh must grow fast ,bring down population fast(very high density) and create capacity to take care of its citizens adequately so that they create a pull factor for emigration to that country from the neighbourhood.
I Dont agree with shekhar regarding introduction of GMs as remedy to the current farmer distress.Those who are opposing it in my opinion are looking at the bigger picture of food security and sustainability those supporting it either have narrow view or vested interest.Not every question born out of common sense can be linked with history such as "the luddites" as Shekhar did because opposers have also learnt from Ill effects of green revolution.
I think you are not mentioning detailed reason for banding it , yes it could help us to make profit but what if the health do get ill effects but on long term. Who willtake responsibility
THE BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT THEY CAN CAUSE DNA CHANGES WHICH CAN BE SHOWN ONLY AFTER FEW GENERATIONS
Stick to politics. Leave Agricultural policies t experts. Just because US or Europe say GM crops are safe ....they are not. These countries just want to sell their seeds.
@Aiyyappan Ramakutty imagine that at that time shekhar reporting on the PRINT that xyz research has proved that "smoking is good".
Pesticide/Fertilizer industry pay handsomely to halt the BT seeds in India. This is since long. Good to see Mr. Gupta took up the issue. The sane voices fail in India as they are unable to popularize their voices. But the sad part is they don't think or act to do it. Well, I hope it will happen. P.S. Good to see Mr. Gupta using CHROMA KEY. Now we can focus on what he speaks.
GMO crops needs pesticides, pests get immune to GMO toxins. Plus now these toxins are part of the food.
Sir, can you also talk about the number of cancer cases in US and other developed nations using GMOs?. I hope that will tell a different story. CDC is predicting 24% increase of cancer cases in men and 21% increase among women in United States. You could argue that there is no study which provides enough evidence to prove GMOs are toxic, but all the studies are done by large corporations who produce GM food. From an economist's perspective, though the agricultural yield may increase by using GM crops, there will be a huge decline in the agricultural workforce by adopting these modern technologies. In the US, only 3% of farmers are feeding the whole nation. With India having problems in creating jobs, how can the country handle such a large workforce becoming jobless?.
How many cancer cases are in India & how r they related to GM?
Hi Divakar,
Definitely there is an increase in cancer cases in India as well, which could be due to various reasons and it is hard' to reason out. But we have so many proven safe methods for improving yield. Why not give a try?. Practice of organic farming with permaculture, local production and consumption of food is the sustainable way forward. If we try to find a short fix for every problem then the side effects of those would harm us in the future. Use of pesticides was a shortcut to fix pest problems, but now we see the ill effects, due to high use of pesticides. Our traditional way is to control pests and not to exterminate them. Tea cultivation in Nilgiris affected the monsoon in TN , so instead of fixing that problem, we are thinking of shortcuts again (Geo Engineering). What next after GMO, Gene-editing with CRISPR?. Simpler, easier and sustainable solutions are available for every problem we face.
Thanks for taking time in replying to my post.
nice one !! keep it up.. we need informative and scientific Journalism otherwise we will be lose the race..
Only point I agree is that it requires less pesticide, rest all are incorrect arguments. Even for the point I agree there is a catch, if all the farmers grow the same type it makes the plants vurnerable to new pest attack and all the crops might be wiped out and also we will loose genetic variety. Maintaing Genetic variety is very important. For shekerji, all rice might look same, but it is not, taste texture, the way it cooks and the cost depends on variety. He is a roti eater, were only you see atta, he does not get the subtle differences between difference variety. Best eg for this is mango, all the mangos dont share same taste, it depends on the variety. Imagine a world were all mango taste same, what a boring and unimaginative place it would be. This is what will happen if you encourage too much of GM. Also the cost of a produce is determined by variety and not by just quantity. Lets say all the farmers manage to produce large quantity due to use of GM, price will drop immediately leading to losses for the farmers, He will not even recover the production costs, leading to farmer distress. GM should be used only where these costs are very low.
We don't want lab grown food.... End of discussion.
I really hope Bangldaesh GDP grows more than Indias. Atleast then they will stop overpopulating India with there refugees. Maybe they will go back as well.
This is real journalism, talking about the issue which greatly affect us. Not like other who show only celebrity breakfast menu in name of breaking news.
Thank you Sekhar Gupta.
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By the way who sponsors these studies. Seed and chemical companies?
I live in US and recently there has been health issues identified due to consuming this food. Candians have lower rates of GM and are mych healthier than us even though there are less economically prosperous than Us
Don’t be misled by the numbers this man is presenting... there is a lot of skepticism on GM foods in US and many people here in US are advised to switch to organic foods. Check the increase in organic foods sales in western countries in recent years ... GM crops are neither healthy nor sustainable in India... its d same story as with pesticides ... We do hav a problem with food production in this country but the solution shouldn’t b at the cost of it’s people’s health.
But why are bangaladeshis coming illegally into India
Linking GDP growth and development to GM crops is abhorrent....
Using aristocratic adjectives like "Luddite" for lack of better words is ludicrous and ill-information for the simple fact that india has absorbed all sorts of different technology about which some of the countries in the west are phobic about (like nuclear technology) simply for development.
Also the fact that most GM crops are bio-designed for yield improvement than crop-pestilence needs a serious look at.
Are you crazy or what? You yourself admit that GM crops are designed towards higher yields and then you ask how is it related to GDP growth. High production of anything -> more export/less import -> more money inflow/less outflow -> higher GDP(outflow-inflow)
India has been poor in accepting technology and GM is just an example. If having nuclear weapons was an illustration of a high tech country then you are living in illusion because in that case countries like North Korea, Pakistan would be highly advanced while countries like Japan, South Korea, Germany etc would be not. Infact France has nuclear capability but it mostly uses it to produce electricity. more than 70% of electricity is produced by nuclear source while in India, its less than 1% due to these stupid activists, while India faces shortage of electricity.
@@rohannim3100 you are deaf enough not hear the squabble of 'how bangladesh is ahead on economic indicators because it's using GM crops' ..absolutely ludicrous argument. And this 12th standard economics of greater outflow-inflow leads to greater GDP is just naive. Agriculture GDP is just 17% of the total GDP. That too of food crops might even be less than 10%. And Agriculture export as % of GDP is less than even 2%. So what substantial benefit are we going to get from this GM crop....ZILT....
Second point is about the phobia of science, and india has done a sufficient lot from indigenous space technologies to nuclear and elsewhere where we have achievements and capitalised upon successfully.....It is really q this indian question of "how the development and jobs are not reaching us while we multiply like amoeba" that you are struggling with....I have a suggestion "develop yourself"
@@amittripathi9519 I don't understand why everyone these days seems to think that they themselves are the only 'developed ones' and everyone else needs development. Well, I will, thanks for you suggestion.
Just 17%? Really. Do you even have an idea what 17% really mean? Well thats 3lac crores for starter. Almost the same as manufacturing industry. SO I guess we should also not focus on manufacturing I guess. Also 17% figure doesn't include a big chunk of agricuture industry associated to poultry, fishing and farming. Add to that around 12% from crops(yes its seperate in the official figure so dont ask me why). by the way, the world's average agricultur contribution is around 6%. I am still getting my head around the way you think that 17% doesn't matter at all.
India's biggest export includes Cotton(2.5%), clothing accessories(2.5%), organic chemicals(5.5%) all of which are dependent upon agriculture. There are more products but for the sake of argument, these are from the top 10. and 100% represents the total export sum of India.
So lets talk about embracing technology. Well, yes and no. I agree that while India has proudly embraced space science, its entirely false to say that India is a technology loving country. As I mentioned in my previous example of nuclear power plants. Why do we have activists telling us not to build them. WHy there are objections whenever there are proposals to build a world class high tower in India while we build the world's biggest statue for God's sake.
Lets talk about GM food. NO CREDIBLE science in this entire world supports the argument that GM food is worse in any way. Keeping all our other arguments aside, why then are we not permitting it? Why should our farmers grow less. Why shouldn't we make drought resistant crops when we drought problems in our coutry. Why shouldn't we grow rice which contains Vitamin A. Oh I know why! Because you are not a farmer thats it!
@@rohannim3100 well 17% is a large no., but the fact is 2%export contribution to the economy does not lead to a large income increase with increase in productivity. The prices inside India is making the farmers crazy- all time low. Does'nt look good outside as well as inside when we already have a yield that's so high. You are really suggesting them to burden themselves with debt and drive themselves to suicide.
Problem raised hy the activists is not anti-science....It's despicable tk suggest that...They demand relocation, rehabilitation and compensation. It's the absence of administrative capability and lack of social entrepreneurial approach to these problems are blown out of proportion. Period.
@@amittripathi9519 so are you supporting high usage of dangerous pesticides for brinjal?
Bangladesh will beat india in gdp growth or it will overtake India gdp
It is gdp per capita and also gdp growth
India 's gdp is too high because of population
Bangladesh gdp per capita is around 1500 dollars and our is 2000 dollars
Bangladesh is already growing faster than india
India is fastest growing nation among large economies
@Anirudh incorrect, they dont waste time buying foreign weapons, building nukes, promote terrorists like Pakistan. That is reason, they are overtaking Pakistan rapidly. Important conclusion, a broken Pakistan into 3-4 parts will be able to focus on economy better.
Non GMO is what I will buy!
Thanks for propagating the new "Messiah" of BT crops, Shekhar! 😁
Everyone checks what they eat in the US whether its GMO only the poor and minorities who may be uneducated don't check. Please stop preaching about why GMO should be adopted - please stick to politics SHEKHAR GUPTA or just go to Bangladesh
Unfortunately everything is GMO.But it is not considered safe.After 10 years Shekhar will be talking against GMO.
CLAIMS THAT BANGLADESH WILL BEAT INDIA BY 2030.....PLZ DO AND TAKE BACK MUSLIMS.
Sir, you haven't given thorough explanation that why all of developed world (besides US & Canada) doesn't approve GM food crops. Japan, western Europe etc do not approve GM food crops because they are unsafe as they allow for indiscriminate usage of pesticides (3-4 times of normal crops). Do you want Indians to increase their consumption of pesticides & ultimately benefit companies like union carbide & those who produce anti-cancer drugs?
Historically a Congress journalist with 100% communist preaching, although having captalist lifestyle . . . talking genitacally modified food.
After campaigning and throwing your influence in favour of Sonia & Rahul all along, you have taken a positive turn to fertile terrain although in your expression you miss the ill effects of GM crops on non-GM vegetation.
Phenkhu Shekhu Again your declutter is negative to show India in poor light. But WHY do you equate India with Modi. Modi will come & go but India will remain but who betters it matters.Bangladesh figures are always doubtful but why they are presented in this way by vested interests ? TO show a Muslim country in some positive way !
Guptaji, I am an avid viewer and watch every episode online and this is the only view I disagree with. What is scientific or not is subjective- just because someone publishes 40 articles it doesn't mean it is scientific, even the best academic journals have been debunked consistently for publishing unscrupulously. As an academic myself one of the most important tenets of science is to question- to be cautious and not to conclude hastily. Science is also evolving and dynamic- scientists told us once that egg yolks cause cholesterol and heart attacks, they now say it's healthy cholesterol - now how do we believe what they say about BT crops? You speak of a many decades of BT use, yet you don't speak of the rising health concerns specially in the United States. Why go so far, our homegrown green revolution is now responsible for massive pesticide dependence and linked health concerns- these chemicals were also hailed as helping farmers when they were introduced- why then are they committing suicide- not because they don't have GM but due to indebtedness to buy those chemicals they cannot now farm without. Going GM means being dependent on seed companies for seeds - btw the brinjal seeds you bring in your pocket can grow only one crop as they are made not to allow self propagation, with GM farmers will now be indebted in new ways. The argument that the entire world is turning GM, doesn't make GM scientific. In the name of being scientific you are selective- this is not a true scientific spirit- only half baked information. A piece of advice please stick to political analysis this is what you do best. Let us irrational non scientific people continue our work.
tereko monsanto ne kharid liya takle tu politics pe focus karna takle teroko science pe opinion kisne manga hai..
th-cam.com/video/toXxaiGQwwE/w-d-xo.html takle ye dekh pahle farmer ka dushman hai bt brinjal