Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonBt technologyMarch 30, 2017How the RSS has Mauled Monsanto Despite its Cottonseed Technology Being Very Popular with Farmers By admin Tens of millions of dollars were within reach for M. Prabhakara Rao as he prepared in April 2015 to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyMarch 29, 2017Setback for Monsanto as Delhi High Court Over-rules it on Trait Fees, Revokes Termination of its Franchisees' Licenses By admin In a setback to the US multinational Monsanto and its Indian associates, the Delhi High Court has…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt cottonBt technologyFebruary 19, 2016Competition Commission to Investigate Whether Mahyco Monsanto Biotech Abused Dominance By admin The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has in a 5:6 majority decision decided to investigate…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsDecember 7, 2015Why is Prabhakar Rao of Nuziveedu Seeds Fond of FRAND Licensing? By admin Indian seed companies are pushing the government to legislate ‘Fair, Reasonable and…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsDecember 7, 2015Were Farmers Really Duped Into Paying Royalty on Bollgard I? By admin In June 2015, the Times of India published a story about Monsanto charging royalty ‘from clueless…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingBt technologyGM CropsHybridsNovember 20, 2015GM Mustard: GEAC Must Stop Being Secretive, Let It All Hang Out By admin Activist Vandana Shiva, an opponent of plant genetic modification (GM) technology is soliciting…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Ag in ParliamentAgri-biotechnologyBt technologyGM CropsOctober 2, 2015Opinion: Gopalakrishnan's Four-Way Path to Break Impasse on GM Foods By admin R Gopalakrishnan Photo courtesy: Tata Sons “Opposing on the basis of ‘inserting foreign…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBiodiversityBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsAugust 30, 2015At Every Regulatory Step There is 50 Percent Chance of a Field Trial Being Stopped: RCGM Member Saidur Rahman By admin ‘The Indian regulatory system for GM crops is one of the most robust in the world’ says Rahman…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsAugust 26, 2015Grease the Process of Obtaining NoCs for Field Trials or Abolish Them, Sharad Pawar tells Prime Minister By admin My Dear Prime Minister, Biotechnology is emerging as a potential tool in breeding and improving…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonBt technologyAugust 15, 2015Govt Must Stand Up to Anti-science Opponents of GM Technology: Ashok Chowgule By admin Ashok Chowgule, VHP’s Working President (External). Photo provided by author. Given the proven…Read more 0 0 0 Share