Agriculture PolicyDecember 6, 2022Fewer States and Fewer Cultivators Opting for Crop Insurance, Says BS Editorial By vivian fernandes In a welcome initiative, the government has suo motu offered to make pro-farmer changes in its…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyDecember 1, 2022Despite Knocks and Shocks, Mahyco Re-Applies for Nod to HTBt Cotton "In Good Faith," Says Shirish Barwale By vivian fernandes Price and royalty controls remain but Mahyo reapplies for approval of herbicide-tolerant and…Read more 0 0 1 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyNovember 16, 2022Centre Defends Environmental Release of GM Mustard Hybrid DMH-11 and its Parental Lines in Supreme Court By vivian fernandes Excerpts from the government’s reply of 9 November, 2022 to writ petitions No 260 of 2005…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyNovember 11, 2022Should We Await Tests on Honeybees and Pollinators Before Consuming GM Mustard? By vivian fernandes Did the regulator for GM plants make haste in recommending the release of a genetically modified…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyNovember 11, 2022Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Protection Authority and Seed Industry, Pepsico at Loggerheads By vivian fernandes India has a unique law for the protection of plant varieties but the authority administering the law…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyOctober 27, 2022Australia Approves GM Indian Mustard Tolerant to Herbicide. Why Must India's GM Mustard Hybrid Wait? By vivian fernandes With the Australian authorities approving the release of Indian mustard genetically-modified (GM)…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyOctober 27, 2022India Allows Release of GM Mustard, India's first GM Food Crop By vivian fernandes The stage is set for farmers to cultivate genetically-modified mustard, reports Vivian…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBiodiversityBriefingOctober 4, 2022Sex Scent Mating Disruption Effective in Checking Pink Bollworm Infestation in Cotton, Say Two Proponents By vivian fernandes Female sex scent dispensers can disrupt the mating behaviour of pink bollworm moths, greatly reduce…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 4, 2022Indian Express Reports says Pusa Decomposer is Not Effective in Degrading Paddy Straw and Stubble By vivian fernandes In an article on this website in October, 2020, we had said that the fungal mix of the Indian…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt technologyAugust 29, 2022Can India, the Largest Producer of Milk, Become Globally Competitive as Well? By vivian fernandes India’s dairy policy must be driven by commercial considerations and not sentiment, allowing…Read more 0 0 0 Share
