Agri-biotechnologyBriefingOctober 11, 2017Icrisat and US Scientists Develop Genetically-Altered Aflatoxin-Resistant Groundnut; Will Boost India’s Trade and Reduce Loss to Wastage Once Approved By admin Scientists at Hyderabad’s Icrisat in collaboration with those from the United States have…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyOctober 11, 2017M Ramasami of Rasi Seeds & FSII Appeals to Mahyco To Reinstate Application for Approval of HT Cotton By admin Vivian Fernandes: You met the environment minister, the environment secretary and the additional…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt technologyOctober 9, 2017GEAC Heard About Illegal HT Cotton Cultivation For First Time Recently, says Chairperson Amita Prasad, Monsanto Says Informing Since 2008 By admin The illegal cultivation of herbicide-tolerant (HT) cotton seems to have become as unwieldy a…Read more 0 0 0 Share
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
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
Agri-biotechnologySeptember 6, 2017GM Bashers Twist Data to Deceive, Their Falsehoods Will Not Help Indian Agriculture, Says NAAS By admin The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), which sits at the top of the regulatory system…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicySeptember 3, 2017RS Committee on GM Crops Headed by Renuka Chowdhury Ignores Six ICAR Institutes, Slams Bt Cotton, GM Mustard By admin It is said that for those who believe no proof is needed and for those who do not, no proof is…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBiodiversityBriefingBt cottonAugust 20, 2017Prabhakara Rao's NSAI Proposes JV to Stack Seeds With Proprietary GM Traits and Obtain Biosafety Approval, Says Consent Not Required Under PPVFR Act By admin The National Seed Association of India has proposed to the agriculture ministry a joint venture…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt technologyAugust 8, 2017Pushpa Bhargava's Opposition to GM Crop Technology Doesn't Seem To Have Been Based on High Principle By admin I called up Pushpa Bhargava at about 6 pm on 16 January, seeking an appointment. I was curious to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt technologyAugust 7, 2017ICAR's Sugarcane Breeding Institute Seeks Regulatory Permission for Further Research on Drought-resistant Transgenic Cane,Watching Govt Attitude to GM Mustard By admin The Sugarcane Breeding Institute in Coimbatore has developed 18 transgenic events of sugarcane, its…Read more 0 0 0 Share
