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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefing
July 27, 2018

Rapeseed-Mustard Can Best Help Reduce India's Edible Oil Shortage if Area Expands and Yield Spikes

By vivian fernandes
High import duties cannot make mustard production sustainable in the country. Yield will have to…
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July 25, 2018

We Need GM technology to Develop Mustard Hybrids and for Orobanche Weed Control, says P K Rai of DRMR

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Vivian Fernandes interviews  the Director of the Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture Policy
July 12, 2018

PAU's Surinder Sandhu says Pental's GM Technique is a Stable and Reliable Pollination Control System for Creating Mustard Hybrids

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Vivian Fernandes brings a voice from Punjab Agricultural University which did the biosafety trials…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefing
July 10, 2018

Cooking Oil Self-Sufficiency Can't be Achieved by Revisiting High Tariffs of the Late 1980s

By vivian fernandes
Import duties on cooking oil have been raised four times since last August. But without productivity…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technology
April 13, 2018

Why the Delhi High Court Struck Down Monsanto's Patent on Transgenic Bollgard II Insecticidal Bt Cotton Technology

By vivian fernandes
Vivian Fernandes summarises the judgement of the division bench of the Delhi High Court which…
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April 12, 2018

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Mahyco Monsanto Biotech's Patent; Shocks Agribiotechnology Industry

By vivian fernandes
A two-judge bench of the  Delhi High Court has set aside Monsanto’s patent on the transgenic…
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April 4, 2018

No Conflict Between Patent and Plant Breeders' Rights, Says New Chairman of PPVFR Authority

By vivian fernandes
Creating awareness about the rights of farmers and plant breeders to the plant material they have…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefing
March 31, 2018

GM Crops Have a Beneficial "Halo" Effect on Non-GM Crops, Says Study

By vivian fernandes
Genetically-modified (GM) crops are vilified but they are not only safe but also have a beneficial…
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March 31, 2018

Devang Mehta, a Young Zurich-based Scientist Writes Why He Quit GM Research

By vivian fernandes
In an article in Massive Science, a website devoted to the communication of science to the public…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefing
March 27, 2018

GEAC to Ask Deepak Pental for GM Mustard to be Tested on Honeybees: Release Decision Effectively Postponed to the Next Government

By vivian fernandes
Having recommended release of GM mustard to farmers last May, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal…
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