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2018

  1. Agriculture Research in India: What is and What should be (2018) For Whom? Questioning the food and farming research agenda, Food Ethics Council, January 2018
  2. The cropped-out GM tag (2017, The Asian Age, 06.06.2017

http://www.governancenow.com/views/interview/gm-tech-already-obsolete-suman-sahai-gene-campaign

  1. Collection, Characterization and Conservation of Indigenous Rice varieties of Assam and Meghalaya
  2. Vested interests fuelled Uttarakhand forest fires

The Asian Age, 11 May 2016

  1. GM Mustard: Repeating Mistakes16 January 2016,

Daily News and Analysis, , http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?

2015

  1. Genetically irresponsible (2015) AsianAge, 10 Dec. 2015
  2. Sowing Poverty (2015) DNA, 12 Nov. 2015
  3. The skewed pulses story (2015) Deccan Chronicle, 04 Nov. 2015
  4. We do not have the competence to play around with GM foods (2015) 21 April, 2015
  5. Experts urge caution on GM crops, (2015) The Tribune, 6 Jan. 2015
  6. Nutritional quality analyses of traditional varieties of rice (Oryza sativa) collected from tribal areas in eastern India (2015) The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 85, No 2 (2015), http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/46534

2014

  1. Should India permit GM Foods? (2014) The Tribune, 13 Oct. 2014
  2. Himalayan blunders at people’s peril, (2014) Te Asian Age, 10 Oct. 2014 Quit growing rice in Punjab; Farmers must understand the trap they are in. (2014) Tribune, Sept. 6, 2014 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140906/edit.htm#5
  3. Concerns about BT Brinjal (2014) Greater Kashmir, 28 August, 2014http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Aug/28/concerns-about-bt-brinjal-62.asp
  4. No the China way (2014) The Asian Age, 14 Aug. 2014
  5. Scattered approach to agriculture (2014) Business Line, 13 August. 2014
  6. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/tokenism-wont-help- agriculture/article6313549.ece
  7. Not the China way (2014) The Asian Age, 14 August, www.asianage.com/columnist/not- china-way-899
  8. Custodian Farmers are the real seed saviors (2014) The Hindu, Survey of Indian Agriculture, 2014

2013

  1. How India sold out to the WTO (2013) The Asian Age; 14 December 2013,

http://www.asianage.com/columnists/how-india-sold-out-wto-888

  1. Elections win over hunger (2013) Asian Age, 9 July, http://www.asianage.com/columnists/elections-win-over-hunger-576 http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130709/commentary-op-ed/commentary/elections-win-over-

hunger

  1. Indigenous knowledge is a form of science — don’t ignore it (2013) Scidev, http://www.scidev.net/en/health/traditional-medicine/opinions/indigenous- knowledge-is-a-form-of-science-don-t-ignore-it.html

2012

  1. Do away with middlemen for food security (2012) The Hindu Survey of India Agriculture, pp83-84, http://hindu.com/books/sia/2012/agri12c.htm
  2. Spiralling food prices? Blame speculators (2012) Deccan Chronicle, New Delhi, 15 Dec. 2012, http://www.deccanchronicle.com/121215/commentary-dc- comment/article/spiralling-food-prices-blame-speculators
  3. Need for new food security law; Political gimmick won’t do (2012) The Tribune, July 31, http://tribuneindia.com/2012/20120731/edit.htm#4
  4. Need for a different food security law (2012) Seminar no. 634, June 2012, pp14- 17, www.india-seminar.com
  5. Monsanto back to its old games (2012) The Asian Age, New Delhi, June 6 http://www.asianage.com/columnists/monsanto-back-its-old-games-246
  6. Coping with climate change to secure food and livelihoods (2012) The Society for International Development, May 2012, http://www.sidint.net/content/coping- climate-change-secure-food-and-livelihoos
  7. Coping with Climate Change (2012) LEISA India, June 2012, Vol 14. No.2, pp 20-21
  8. Seed Wars: The right to refuse (2012) Asian Age, New Delhi, April 24, http://www.asianage.com/columnists/seed-wars-right-refuse-620
  9. Homestead gardens for food security ( 2012) Asian Age, New Delhi, April, 2. http://www.asianage.com/columnists/homestead-gardens-food-security-409
  10. Bt cotton fiasco & heaps of shame (2012) Asian Age, New Delhi, March 5. http://www.asianage.com/columnists/bt-cotton-fiasco-heaps-shame-522

 

2011

  1. It’s Not in the Genes! (2011) A Combat Law Anthology, Harsh Dobhal (ed), Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi, pp 325-327, ISBN 81-89479-78-4
  2. Agrobiodiversity and Food Security (2011) Farmer’s Forum, Nov- Dec 2011, pp 57-63, http://farmersforum.in/agriculture-farming- india/biodiversity/agrobiodiversity-for-food-security/
  3. Food Security Bill: Is it well thought out? (2011) Asian Age, New Delhi, October 24, http://www.asianage.com/columnists/bt-cotton-fiasco-heaps-shame-522
  4. From Arab Spring to Asian Autumn? (2011) September 4. http://www.asianage.com/columnists/arab-spring-asian-autumn-065
  5. Better food storage (2011) GeneNews, July l- September, Vol 6, No. 3, pp1
  6. We need a better food security law (2011) GeneNews, July l- September, Vol 6, No. 3, pp2-5
  7. Regional food systems-ensuring food security and genetic diversity (2011)LEISA India, Sept 2011, Vol 13, No.3, pp19-20
  8. Solitary reapers (2011) AsianAge, New Delhi, July, 2. http://www.asianage.com/columnists/solitary-reapers-712
  9. Conserving genetic diversity through the PDS (2011) GeneNews, April- June, Vol 6, No. 2, pp1
  10. Sowing the seeds of destruction (2011) Asian Age, March 30 http://www.asianage.com/columnists/sowing-seeds-destruction-749
  11. Corporate Food Saviours (2011) The Tribune, March 17
  12. Will Mahyco Finally Get its Comeuppance? (2011) GeneNews, Jan.-March, Vol. 6 No.1, pp1

2010

  1. Cancun gone, now look to South Africa (2010) GeneNews, Nov.- December, Vol. 5 No.6, pp1
  2. Bt brinjal and the science academies (2010) GeneNews, Sept-October, Vol. 5 No.5, pp1
  3. Climate Change and Food Security (2010) Infochange Agenda, Issue – 19, pp18- 20
  4. Rotting Food, Hungry People (2010) Tehelka, August, 7 Vol. 7, Issue – 31, pp16-17
  5. Starve the people and feed the rats (2010) GeneNews, July- August, Vol. 5 No.4, pp1
  6. Synthetic Life? (2010) GeneNews, May-June Vol 5, No. 3
  7. People’s perceptions about GM crops and foods (2010) GeneNews, May-June Vol 5, No. 3
  8. The Kernel of bad ethics (2010) Tehelka, May, 15, Vol. 7, Issue – 19, pp 16-17
  9. Search Stealing seeds (2010) The Asian Age, 30 April,
  10. The wormy truth (2010) The Asian Age, 19 March
  11. Agriculture and the challenge of Climate Change (2010) GeneNews, March-April Vol 5, No. 2
  12. What will we be eating? (2010) GeneNews, March-April Vol 5, No. 2
  13. Eggplant on His Face (2010) Tehelka, 20 Feb. 2010 pp.9
  14. Nanotechnology in food: is it safe? (2010) GeneNews, Jan-Feb. Vol 5, No. 1
  15. GEAC is the decision maker on GMOs (2010) GeneNews, Jan-Feb. Vol 5, No. 1

2009

  1. Food corruption in India and China (2009) GeneNews, Nov.-Dec. Vol 4, No. 6
  2. One failed monsoon-spectre of hunger (2009) GeneNews, Nov.-Dec. Vol 4, No. 5
  3. Hunger and malnutrition worsen in Asia (2009) GeneNews, Nov.-Dec. Vol 4, No. 5
  4. Challenges to Genetic Diversity and Implications for Food Security (2009) Devika Sharma, Ligia Noronha (ed).Resource Security ; the Governance Dimension, The Energy and Resources Institute & Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, KAS Publication Series No. 27, New Delhi 2009
  5. Biofuel for thought (2009) Deccan Chronicle, June 21
  6. Gene Patents: What lies ahead? (2009) GeneNews, July-August, Vol 4, No. 4
  7. Meat Based Diseases: The Rise of Zoonosis (2009) GeneNews, July-August, Vol 4, No. 4
  8. Norway takes high moral ground on IPR issues (2009) GeneNews, May- June, Vol 4, No. 3
  9. Rich Nationsl Ignore Global Hunger (2009) GeneNews, May- June, Vol 4, No. 3
  10. Crops: India’s Grand Mistakes (2009 ) The Asian Age, April 15
  11. No winners in the global food crisis (2009) GeneNews, March-April, Vol 4, No. 2
  12. Agrobiodiversity: Key to Food Security (2009) GeneNews, March-April, Vol 4, No. 2
  13. Bt Cotton or Organic Cotton? (2009) GeneNews, January-February, Vol 4, No. 1

2008

  1. What is Causing the Global Food Crisis (2008) GeneNews, Nov. – Dec , Vol 3 No.6
  2. Contaminating Natural Rice (2008) GeneNews, Nov. – Dec , Vol 3 No.6
  3. Involve Public in Examining Patent Applications (2008) GeneNews, Sept.– October, Vol 3 No.5
  4. Biofuel : Who Benefits (2008) GeneNews, Sept.– October, Vol 3 No.5
  5. Celebrating the Public Sector (2008) The Crossover Public Sector in Globalised India, (ed.) Bibek Debroy, The Times Group, Bennett, Coleman & co. Ltd., pp 93- 95
  6. Public Participation in Decision Making (2008) Global Challenges and Directions for Agricultural Biotechnology, The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. pp24,30. ISBN- 978-0-309-120-777
  7. Who is watching out for agriculture? (2008) GeneNews, July – August, Vol 3 No.4
  8. Reinventing the crop cycle (2008) GeneNews, July – August, Vol 3 No.4
  9. India Silent on Biosafety in International Negotiations (2008) GeneNews, May- June, Vol. 3, No. 3
  10. Urgent Need to Monitor the Farm Loan Waiver (2008) GeneNews, March-April, Vol.3, No.2
  11. India’s GE Free Soya can Capture World Market (2008), GeneNews, March- April, Vol.3, No.2
  12. Indigenous Knowledge and its Legal Protection, (2008) Safeguarding Indian Traditional Knowledge, Asia Pacific Jurist Association, pp13-14
  13. Loan waiver not Enough (2008) DNA, March, 17 www.epaper.dnaindia.com
  14. It Helps to Talk (2008) The Times of India, March 13
  15. Should there be Foreign Investment in Higher Education and Research? (2008), GeneNews, Jan-Feb, Vol. 3, No. 1.

2007

  1. What Will Synthetic Biology Deliver? (2007) GeneNews, November-December, Vol. 2 No. 6 pp. 3-4
  2. US forces Changes in India’s GM Policy (2007) GeneNews, November- December, Vol. 2 No. 6 pp. 1
  3. Sowing a Bitter Harvest (2007) DNA, Dec. 7, www.epaper.dnaindia.com
  4. Inventiveness Redefined (2007) GeneNews, September-October, Vol. 2, No. 5,
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  1. Novartis shown its place (2007) GeneNews, September-October, Vol. 2, No. 5,
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  1. Biofuel vs. Food Security (2007) GeneNews, July-August, Vol. 2, No. 4 pp. 2-3
  2. New Research Rocks Base of Agbiotech (2007) GeneNews, July-August, Vol. 2, No. 4 pp. 1
  3. Genetically Engineered Hazards(2007) DNA, August 27 www.epaper.dnaindia.com
  4. The Promise of Cure (2007) GeneNews, May-June, Vol. 2, No. 3 pp. 2-4
  5. Regulate Cord Blood Banks (2007) GeneNews, May-June, Vol. 2, No. 3 pp. 1
  6. Government behaving irresponsibly (2007) Agriculture Today, May, pp 43-47
  7. Agricultural Biotechnology; Growing, Unregulated (2007) GeneNews, March- April, Vol.2. No. 2 pp – 2-3
  8. Why are the Bees Dying? (2007) GeneNews, March-April, Vol.2. No. 2 pp – 1

 

  1. Cotton economics in India is confused (2007) BioSpectrum, vol. 5, issue 3, March Pp 66, www.biospectrumindia.com
  2. The Bollworm Returns (2007) India Together, February 24, http://www.indiatogether.org/2007/feb/agr-btfailing.htm
  3. Trading in Genetically Engineered Crops (2007) GeneNews, January – February, Vol.2. No. 1 pp – 2-3
  4. GE Crops and India’s Trade interests (2007) GeneNews, January – February, Vol.2. No. 1 pp – 1
  5. Genetically Engineered Foods; What’s that on your plate? (2007) India Together, Feb. 2, http://www.indiatogether.org/2007/feb/opi-crossgene.htm

2006

  1. Medicinal Plants for Modern Health Care (2006) Green Life , Oct- Dec. pp12-14
  2. Local conditions must determine development : (2006) Science & Public Affairs, British Association for the Advancement of Science December, pp 15, www.the-ba.net
  3. Access to Agrobiodiversity Means food for rural Poor (2006) GeneNews, November-December, Vol. 1 No. 3 pp. 22-23
  4. Why people Oppose GE Foods (2006) GeneNews, November-December, Vol. 1 No. 3 pp. 2-3
  5. Protecting Rice (2006) The Times of India, November 17
  6. Nutritional and medicinal values of some indigenous rice varieties (2006) Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Vol. 5(4), October, pp454-458
  7. Re-engineering your Food (2006) The Financial Express, Oct. 4
  8. Social and Economic Aspects of Agricultural Biotechnology (2006) Dialog on “ A quest for visionary Policies and to address new frontiers for responsive Governance and Legal System” Indore, September 10, 2006
  9. Can Our Regulatory System Deliver Safe GE Foods: The Bt Brinjal case (2006) GeneNews, September- October, Vol 1, No. 2, pp3-5
  10. Monsanto in the Dock: Appeals indictment by MRTPC (2006) GeneNews, June- July, Vol.1 No.1 pp3-4
  11. TRIPS and Biodiversity: A Gender Perspective (2006) Think India Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 2, April- June, pp63-79
  12. Seeds Bill Anti Farmer (2006) Green Life-a journal about environment & society. Vol. 1 Issue 1 April/June.
  13. Social and Economic Aspects of Agricultural Biotechnology (2006) Dialogue on “A quest for visionary policies and to address new frontiers for responsive Governance and Legal System” Indore, September 10,
  14. Bt-Baumwolle vor Gericht (2006)Gen-ethischer Informations GID, Nr. 176, PP 5- 7, June/July 2006
  15. Sowing trouble: India’s ‘Second Green Revolution’ SciDev.Net, May. 9, 2006
  16. Farmers Protest against Wheat Imports and the New Indo-US Pact on Agriculture Mainstream, Vol XLIV No 15, New Delhi April 1, 2006
  17. GM Crops a Losing Proposition (2006) The Times of India, New Delhi, Feb. 1, 2006

2005

  1. Indian Bt Technology’s Fault lines Exposed (2005) Mainstream, Vol. XLIII, No. 50, Dec. 3, 2005
  2. Agricultural Challenges, Ramesh Chand (Ed), (2005) Centad, Oxfam, Chapter – VII, Pp 161-170
  3. Is AgBiotechnology Suited to Agricultural Production in India (2005) India’s
  4. A Disaster Called Bt Cotton; (2005) The Times of India, Dec. 1,
  5. Should India Cultivate GM Rice ? (2005) Bhartiya Janani,pp15,16 August 2005
  6. The Economic Value of Indigenous Knowledge (2005) Asia Pacific Consumer, Vol.39&40 1&2, pp39,40
  7. It’s not in the Genes! (2005) The Human Rights Biomonthly, Pp66-68
  8. Draft biotech policy is bad (2005) The Times of India, May 26
  9. Siachen: Symbol of hope, not hostility (2005) The News – Jang Group, Pakistan, May 24,
  10. The poor pay with their lives (2005) Financial Express, April 22, pp7
  11. The battle against Biopiracy (2005) New Indian Express, April 15
  12. Cultivating discontent (2005) Hard News, April, vol.2, Issue 5, pp40-41
  13. Send draft seeds bill to a JPC (2005) Civil Society, Vol.2, No.6 pp22
  14. Seedy Affair; Put Draft Anti-farmer Bill Through House Security (2005) The Times of India, 25 March,

2004

  1. Bitter Harvest : Green Revolution Crops Better Than GM Varieties (2004) The Times of India, 14 December, pp14
  2. Golden rice is just a money-spinner (2004) Civil Society, Vol. 2, No. 3 December. pp 19
  3. Can GM and Non-GM Crops be Segregated in India- Is Coexistence Possible?(2004) Relevance of GM Technology to Indian Agriculture and Food Security, Suman Sahai (ed), Gene Campaign, pp45-62
  4. Strategies for Sustainable Increase in Food Production (2004) National Food Security Summit, M S Swaminathan, Pedro Medrano, Daniel J Gustafson, Pravesh Sharma (ed) pp. 125-150
  5. The Green Revolution and the Gene Revolution (2004) Biospectrum, Vol. 2, Issue 11, Nov. 04, pp 34-39
  6. GM-Reis in Europa-eine Bedrohung fur Indien (2004) Gen-ethischer Informationsdienst GID NR.166 Oct-Nov. pp3-6
  7. Golden Rice: Not Food for the Poor (2004) Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. XXXIX No. 42¸ Oct. 16-22, pp. 4612-4613
  8. Illegal Bt Cotton is Everywhere (2004) Biospectrum, Vol. 2, Issue 10, Oct. 04 pp 48-50
  9. TRIPS and Biodibersity (2004) DeeCee School Journal Vol.1, Issue 2&3, pp57- 60, Oct. 03-Mar. 04
  10. The Agbiotech Task Force Report (2004) Current Science, Vol. 87, No. 4, August 25, pp426-427
  11. TRIPS and biodiversity: a gender perspective (2004) Gender, Development and Trade, Maree Keating (ed.) Oxfam GB, pp58-65 ISBN 0 85598 5321
  12. Caution on the Patent Act (2004) The Hindu, 27 August
  13. It’s time govt. probed some Bt facts and many Monsanto fictions (2004) Civil Society, Vol. 1 No. 12, pp22
  14. The Agbiotech Task Force Report (2004) BioSpectrum, Vol.2, Issue 7, pp78-79
  15. Weed out babus, bring in real talent: an open letter (2004) Civil Society, Vol.1 No. 11, pp 21
  16. Keeping off the GM Bandwagon (2004) The Hindu, June 15
  17. GM research with little sense, (2004) BioSpectrum Vol.2, Issue 6, pp 38-39
  18. Bt Cotton, 2003-2004: Fields Swamped with Illegal Variants (2004) Economic & Political Weekly, June 26, Vol. XXXIX No. 26, pp 2673-2674
  19. Distrust of GM Foods: Addressing Crisis of Confidence (2004) Economic & Political Weekly, June 5-11, Vol XXXIX No.23, pg 2340-2341
  20. No one bothered about agriculture (2004) Civil Society, Vol.1, No. 10, pg 18
  21. Stay away from GM medicinal plants (2004) BioSpectrum Vol.2, Issue 5, pp 40- 41
  22. Should India cultivate GM rice? (2004) The Hindu, April, 5, pp10
  23. Strategies for Sustainable Increase in Food Production (2004) Paper presented at “National Food Security Summit” Feb. 3-5, New Delhi