Agri-biotechnologyBriefingJuly 27, 2017Mahyco Founder Badrinarayan Barwale will be Remembered for Bt Cotton, Participatory Seed Production By admin Badrinarayan Ramulal Barwale, the founder of Mahyco or Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company passed away…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 21, 2017Thirty-three Agricultural Economists Write to PM for Approval of GM Mustard By admin Dear Mr.Prime Minister, We, a group of concerned Indian economists, write this open letter to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 17, 2017Why Minister Harsh Vardhan Should Approve GM Mustard for Cultivation By admin We should congratulate Deepak Pental who developed GM (genetically modified) mustard in the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 15, 2017"Nuziveedu Seeds' Fight is on the Point and Interpretation of Patent Law; its Business Interest is Secondary" By admin This is with reference to the news articles authored by Vivian Fernandes, on the ongoing litigations…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJune 10, 2017One Month On, Minister Harsh Vardhan is Second-Guessing GEAC's Advice, Instead of Accepting or Rejecting it By admin Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan, who has additional charge of the environment ministry…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyMay 24, 2017If the ASG Has His Way, the Likes of Monsanto Will Be Denied Licensing and Pricing Freedom for GM Plant Traits By admin The agriculture ministry is not reconciled to the grip which Monsanto has on the Indian cottonseed…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBiodiversityBt technologyMay 21, 2017Let Farmers Have the Veto on GM Mustard, Not A Bunch of Activists Grandly Calling Themselves Coalitions, Alliances and Federations By admin Ever since the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) recommended on 11 May, the release of…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingMay 18, 2017Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave Passes Away By admin Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Anil Madhav Dave, passed away this morning. He…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingMay 14, 2017GM Mustard Oil Lights a Fire on Twitter Even Before the Seed is Sown in Farmers' Fields By admin As expected the regulatory recommendation for release of genetically-modified mustard for…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt technologyMay 14, 2017India's Stand on Agricultural Patents Makes Monsanto Shy from New GM Cotton and Corn Introductions By admin Talk to executives at Monsanto India about agricultural biotechnology and one sees boredom, even…Read more 0 0 0 Share
