Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt technologyHybridsAugust 1, 2015Why, Despite High Prices and Smart Seeds, Production of Pulses is Short of Demand By admin The gap between demand and domestic production which has stoked inflation in pulses also reflects…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyGM CropsHybridsJuly 28, 2015Coordinated National Effort Can Double Pulses Production: CLL Gowda By admin CLL Gowda, just-retired Dy Director-General of Icrisat. Question: The lack of productivity-improving…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt technologyGM CropsJune 1, 2015Bangladesh Minister Takes on NGOs Politically; It's an Example for India By admin Bangladesh Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury has set an example by politically challenging…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsApril 28, 2015Punjab Ag University May Become First to Offer Bt Cotton With Re-usable Seeds By admin Ludhiana-based Punjab Agricultural University may become the first in India to develop…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt technologyGM CropsMarch 25, 2015We Reacted With 'Hubris and Naivety' to Consumer Backlash: Monsanto CEO By admin Hugh Grant, the President and CEO of Monsanto has admitted that the American seed company did not…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsMarch 19, 2015National Academy Of Agricultural Sciences Votes for GM Crops in Feb 2014 Resolution By admin Genetic modification crop technology is necessary for low-input, high output agriculture, the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Ag in ParliamentAgri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt technologyGM CropsMarch 6, 2015No Ban on GM Crop Field Trials, Govt Policy is Case-by-Case Approvals, Ministers Tell Lok Sabha By admin * The government policy is to allow GM crops after full scientific evaluation of their bio-safety…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt technologyGM CropsFebruary 19, 2015Jairam Ramesh's Ban Has Had A Chilling Effect on the Crop Biotech Industry By admin On 10 February, 2010, then environment minister Jairam Ramesh imposed an indefinite moratorium on…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt technologyGM CropsFebruary 19, 2015Jairam Ramesh Revists Bt Brinjal Issue, Justifies His Ban By admin February 10 was the fifth anniversary of the moratorium which then environment minister Jairam…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt technologyGM CropsFebruary 15, 2015Government Dither Hurting Biotech Industry, Farmers: Ram Kaundinya By admin By Vivian Fernandes There is not enough support from the government for biotechnology, which is the…Read more 0 0 Share