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May 2016

Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM Crops
May 31, 2016

PM Must Reassure Agri-Biotech Industry of No More Arbitrary Action: Ram Kaundinya

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The 18 May order of the agriculture ministry bringing genetically-modified Bt cottonseed under…
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Agriculture PolicyGM Crops
May 23, 2016

GM Tech Licensing Rules Will Force Syngenta Rethink on India, Says COO Before Notification is Withdrawn

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Hours before agriculture minister Radha Mohan announced the withdrawal of compulsory licensing of…
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Agri-biotechnologyBiodiversityGM Crops
May 22, 2016

No Evidence That GM Crops Pose Health, Environmental Risks, But Measures Needed to Delay Resistance To GE Traits: US Academy of Sciences

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Available data do not support the hypothesis that consumption of genetically-engineered (GE) foods…
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Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonGM Crops
May 21, 2016

Radha Mohan Eats Crow After Striking Blow to Monsanto and the Agri-biotech Industry

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The government has withdrawn the compulsory licensing order on Bt cottonseeds just five days after…
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May 19, 2016

Fear of Foreign-Produced Agri-science Could Make India Dependent on Foreign Technology in the Long Run: CEA Subramanian

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The Q&A session that followed Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian’s lecture on…
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Agriculture PolicyBt cottonGM Crops
May 18, 2016

Indian Agriculture Must Build on Success of Bt Cotton, Private Research: CEA Arvind Subramanian

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Since democracy is about numbers why are good policies for agriculture, which engages 49 percent of…
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GM Endorsements
May 18, 2016

National Labs Must Set Safe Limits for GM Crops: Venkat Mayande

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GM crops are not bad. They have  genes inserted to resist pests and diseases or create immunity in…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
May 14, 2016

Sugarcane has not Aggravated Marathwada's Water Shortage, Says Former VC

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‘I totally reject the hypothesis that sugarcane has caused scarcity of water,’ says Venkat…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture Policy
May 12, 2016

Let Government Procure Agricultural High-Technology Like Defence Equipment: Pravesh Sharma

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The agriculture ministry’s concerted attack on Monsanto and the hostility it faces from an…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM Crops
May 11, 2016

Should Farmers Plant Desi or Bt Cotton? Nationalism Intrudes into a Scientific Debate

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The currently fashionable belief that everything (well, almost) that is good and great emerged in…
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