Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsMay 31, 2016PM Must Reassure Agri-Biotech Industry of No More Arbitrary Action: Ram Kaundinya By admin The 18 May order of the agriculture ministry bringing genetically-modified Bt cottonseed under…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyGM CropsMay 23, 2016GM Tech Licensing Rules Will Force Syngenta Rethink on India, Says COO Before Notification is Withdrawn By admin Hours before agriculture minister Radha Mohan announced the withdrawal of compulsory licensing of…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBiodiversityGM CropsMay 22, 2016No Evidence That GM Crops Pose Health, Environmental Risks, But Measures Needed to Delay Resistance To GE Traits: US Academy of Sciences By admin Available data do not support the hypothesis that consumption of genetically-engineered (GE) foods…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonGM CropsMay 21, 2016Radha Mohan Eats Crow After Striking Blow to Monsanto and the Agri-biotech Industry By admin The government has withdrawn the compulsory licensing order on Bt cottonseeds just five days after…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsMay 19, 2016Fear of Foreign-Produced Agri-science Could Make India Dependent on Foreign Technology in the Long Run: CEA Subramanian By admin The Q&A session that followed Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian’s lecture on…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsMay 18, 2016Indian Agriculture Must Build on Success of Bt Cotton, Private Research: CEA Arvind Subramanian By admin Since democracy is about numbers why are good policies for agriculture, which engages 49 percent of…Read more 0 0 0 Share
GM EndorsementsMay 18, 2016National Labs Must Set Safe Limits for GM Crops: Venkat Mayande By admin GM crops are not bad. They have genes inserted to resist pests and diseases or create immunity in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingMay 14, 2016Sugarcane has not Aggravated Marathwada's Water Shortage, Says Former VC By admin ‘I totally reject the hypothesis that sugarcane has caused scarcity of water,’ says Venkat…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyMay 12, 2016Let Government Procure Agricultural High-Technology Like Defence Equipment: Pravesh Sharma By admin The agriculture ministry’s concerted attack on Monsanto and the hostility it faces from an…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsMay 11, 2016Should Farmers Plant Desi or Bt Cotton? Nationalism Intrudes into a Scientific Debate By admin The currently fashionable belief that everything (well, almost) that is good and great emerged in…Read more 0 0 0 Share