Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonOctober 5, 2017A Yavatmal Farmer's Account of Why About a Score have Died in the District While Spraying on Cotton Plants By admin About 20 persons have died of pesticide poisoning in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district and more than…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingOctober 5, 2017Inflation in Agricultural Education Has Diluted Standards, Writes former V-C S S Chahal in Indian Express By admin India should be at the cutting edge of agricultural research given the huge expansion in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 5, 2017With System to Guarantee Quality Not in Place, a Rough Switch to e-Trading At Guntur Chilly Yard, Says Indian Express By admin An article in the Indian Express shows that a mere change of platform from offline to online does…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingOctober 4, 2017Paddy Stubble Burning: IARI Scientists Struggle to Get Fungi to Chew Straw in Less Than Two Weeks By admin While the Punjab government is promoting no-till wheat cultivation using seed drills in paddy straw…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonOctober 4, 2017State Officials Claim Ignorance, Say Centre Must Take Action After SABC Reports "Rampant" Cultivation of Illegal Herbicide-Tolerant Bt Cotton By admin The Delhi-based South Asia Biotechnology Centre (SABC) has found evidence of cultivation of illegal…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicySeptember 28, 2017Govt Mulls Price Control of Pesticides, Revamp of Insecticides Board; Sets up Committee By admin After generic drugs it might be the turn of pesticides to be brought under price control. The…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingSeptember 27, 2017Ashok Gulati Declines to Join Yet Another Committee; Says Govt Must Act on Previous Reports By admin Agricultural economist Ashok Gulati has taken a bold stand and declined to become part of yet…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingSeptember 27, 2017Sikar Farmers Protests for 13 Days Against Curbs on Cattle Trade, Menace of Stray Cows and Low Prices By admin For 13 days, till 13 September, Sikar in Rajasthan came to a complete halt. What is novel about the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologySeptember 25, 2017By NITI Aayog's Criterion, GM Mustard is Fit for Release for Cultivation by Farmers By admin Genetically modified (GM) seeds have emerged as a powerful new technology promising high…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingSeptember 22, 2017There are no "Compelling Arguments" against GM Mustard, and GM Crops, Mint Tells Minister Harsh Vardhan By admin The Mint newspaper has criticised the government for waffling on the issue of GM mustard before the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
