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Agriculture Policy
October 29, 2017

MP's Bhavantar Scheme Causes Slump in Urad Prices, says Nafed Procurement Agent

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The price of urad or black gram has slumped in Madhya Pradesh. Kuldeep Shukla, a procurement agent…
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October 24, 2017

GEAC Alters Minutes of 11 May Meeting on GM Mustard; Changes Stance from "Recommended" to "Pending Further Review"

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The minutes of the 11 May meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) are silent…
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Agri-biotechnology
October 21, 2017

'Prior Release of GM Traits Before Regulatory Approval is Mahyco's and Monsanto's Business Strategy'

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Monsanto and Mahyco (Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company) tend to release their genetically-modified…
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October 21, 2017

NITI Aayog's Ramesh Chand Wants Agricultural Marketing in Concurrent List

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“It is imperative to bring agricultural marketing into the Concurrent or Union list and implement…
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October 19, 2017

IARI's Basmati Variety Bred for Leaf & Neck Blast Resistance, Helps Beat EU's New Fungicide Residue Standard

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The European Union has made a hundred-fold reduction in the acceptable level of residue of a…
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October 19, 2017

Extensive Cultivation of Herbicide-Tolerant Bt Cotton Reveals Official Tolerance of Illegality

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The Andhra government’s flop and flip on extensive cultivation of unapproved genetically-modified…
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Agriculture Policy
October 12, 2017

The Sweet Promise of Organic Farming Turns Sour in Sikkim, Says Indian Express

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We had an article in March about the false promises of organic farming. Unless low yields are…
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October 11, 2017

Icrisat and US Scientists Develop Genetically-Altered Aflatoxin-Resistant Groundnut; Will Boost India’s Trade and Reduce Loss to Wastage Once Approved

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Scientists at Hyderabad’s Icrisat in collaboration with those from the United States have…
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October 11, 2017

M Ramasami of Rasi Seeds & FSII Appeals to Mahyco To Reinstate Application for Approval of HT Cotton

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Vivian Fernandes: You met the environment minister, the environment secretary and the additional…
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October 9, 2017

GEAC Heard About Illegal HT Cotton Cultivation For First Time Recently, says Chairperson Amita Prasad, Monsanto Says Informing Since 2008

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The illegal cultivation of herbicide-tolerant (HT)  cotton seems to have become as unwieldy a…
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