India's Ambivalence Towards the Private Sector Impacts Agriculture: Economic Survey
This year’s Economy Survey has little to say about agriculture. Perhaps, because the policy…
Delhi HC Should Have Sought Clarity; Not Struck Down Plant Breeder's Rights Clause: Paresh Verma
Breeders of new plant varieties and hybrids do not have any protection between the date of…
Rich Pigeonpea Harvest Spells Lower Profits for Gulbarga Farmers
Arrivals of tur or pigeon pea at the Gulbarga (a.k.a Kalaburagi) mandi in North Karnataka speak of a…
Genetic Engineering is Not a Practical Technology for Crop Plants: Pushpa M Bhargava
VF: You are a biotechnologist. Why are you opposed to genetic engineering of crop plants?
PMB…
In Conversation with Ramesh Sonti, Lead Developer of Improved Samba Mashuri Rice With Bacterial Blight Resistance
Bacterial blight is a serious disease in rice for which there is no chemical control. The pathogen…
National Institute of Nutrition Releases Revised Indian Food Composition Tables After 45 Years
Soumya Swaminathan, DG, ICMR (left), Health Minister J P Nadda (middle) and Minister of State Fagan…
Release GE Mustard and Bt Brinjal for Cultivation Now: B Sesikaran, Chairman, RCGM
The Chairman of the Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) says genetically-engineered (GE)…
Maharashra Leads in Number of Suicides, Tamil Nadu has a Higher Rate, And Self-employeds a Higher Share Than Farming Sector
Maharashtra has the highest number of suicides but it ranks lower among major states in rate per…
Is the Green Revolution Model Unsuitable for Tribal Farmers?
The do-gooders from Jawarharlal Nehru University and Delhi University who three decades ago gave…