Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt technologyMarch 8, 2019Govt Policies Have Shrunk Mahyco’s Ag Biotech Research Spending by 70 Percent: CTO Usha Zehr By vivian fernandes Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco) is the pioneer of organized private seed production in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyGM CropsOctober 19, 2018Centre for Science and Environment is Wrong: Import of GM Food is Allowed and it isn't Unregulated By vivian fernandes Vivain Fernandes counters the allegations of Delhi’s Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyApril 13, 2018Why 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyApril 12, 2018Delhi 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt technologyMarch 31, 2018Devang 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsMarch 15, 2018Some Bt Cottonseed Companies Invited Govt to Do Price Control; Now They're All Regretting It By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports on the perils of inviting the government to control cottonseed prices…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt cottonBt technologyCottonMarch 13, 2018Seed Producers Protest Cut in Retail Price of Bt Cottonseed by Rs 60 a Pack; Trait Fees Reduced by Rs 10 By vivian fernandes After keeping the cottonseed industry in suspense for a week, the agriculture ministry notified a…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
Agriculture PolicyBriefingBt technologySeptember 8, 2017Monsanto to Exit Cottonseed Business in India; Retains GM Traits, Veggie and Corn Seeds Businesses By admin Monsanto Holding Private Limited (MHPL) is exiting the cottonseed business in India. A…Read more 0 0 0 Share
