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Technology
December 27, 2022

Demand for Microbials Set to Take Off, Says Kan Biosys Founder, as Farmers Realise that Healthy Soils Mean Healthy Crops

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The market for microbials that boost or protect crop yields is growing at a compounded annual rate…
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Agriculture Policy
December 12, 2022

Farmers Using More of Lesser Priced DAP than Complex Fertilisers, Upsetting Nutrient Balance, Says IE Editorial

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Despite a nutrient-based subsidy policy meant to ensure balanced use of fertilisers, farmers are…
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December 6, 2022

Dear Hon'ble Supreme Court, Here Are Some Compelling Reasons for Permitting GM Mustard

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What’s the compelling reason for release of GM mustard, the Supreme Court asked the Attorney…
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Agri-biotechnology
December 6, 2022

GM Mustard Based on Sound Research, Release Followed Due Process: Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav

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In the clearest enunciation of the government’s support for genetically-modified (GM) crops…
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Agriculture Policy
December 6, 2022

Fewer States and Fewer Cultivators Opting for Crop Insurance, Says BS Editorial

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In a welcome initiative, the government has suo motu offered to make pro-farmer changes in its…
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Agri-biotechnology
December 1, 2022

Despite Knocks and Shocks, Mahyco Re-Applies for Nod to HTBt Cotton "In Good Faith," Says Shirish Barwale

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Price and royalty controls remain but Mahyo reapplies for approval of herbicide-tolerant and…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture Policy
November 16, 2022

Centre Defends Environmental Release of GM Mustard Hybrid DMH-11 and its Parental Lines in Supreme Court

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Excerpts from the government’s reply of  9 November, 2022 to writ petitions No 260 of 2005…
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Agri-biotechnology
November 11, 2022

Should We Await Tests on Honeybees and Pollinators Before Consuming GM Mustard?

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Did the regulator for GM plants make haste in recommending the release of a genetically modified…
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Agriculture Policy
November 11, 2022

Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Protection Authority and Seed Industry, Pepsico at Loggerheads

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India has a unique law for the protection of plant varieties but the authority administering the law…
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Agri-biotechnology
October 27, 2022

Australia Approves GM Indian Mustard Tolerant to Herbicide. Why Must India's GM Mustard Hybrid Wait?

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With the Australian authorities approving the release of Indian mustard genetically-modified (GM)…
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