Agri-biotechnologyBriefingGM CropsFebruary 11, 2016Why is China Wooing GM Candidate With Rich Garland? By admin Why is ChinaChem coveting Syngenta, which had spurned Monsanto’s overtures for merger six months…Read more 0 0 0 Share
GM CropsFebruary 9, 2016Andhra Ag Minister Wants Compulsory Licensing of Monsanto's Patented Cotton Technology By admin Andhra Pradesh’s agriculture minister has sought compulsory licensing of Monsanto’s patented…Read more 0 0 0 Share
GM CropsGM EndorsementsFebruary 9, 2016At Least Seven English Dailies Support GM Mustard, Are Dismayed by Javadekar's Ambivalence By admin The Deccan Herald is the latest – and at least the seventh – addition to the list of…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyGM CropsJanuary 15, 2016M S Swaminathan Unedited on Genetically-Modified Crop Technology By admin “The history of genetic modification goes back to 1953 when Watson, Crick and Wilkins…Read more 0 0 0 Share
GM CropsGM EndorsementsJanuary 14, 2016M S Swaminathan Wants ICAR, State Ag Univs To Coordinate GM Crop Trials By admin Eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan says the Indian Council of Agricultural Research…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingGM CropsGM EndorsementsJanuary 12, 2016NITI Aayog Strongly Endorses GM Technology; Makes Case for GM Mustard By admin NITI Aayog has made a forceful case for genetically-modified seeds in its paper on ‘Raising…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingGM CropsJanuary 9, 2016If Govt Can Remove Ban on Jallikattu, Why Cannot It Lift Stay on Bt Brinjal? Asks Jairam Ramesh By admin While declaring a moratorium on the commercial introduction of Bt brinjal on 9 February 2010, you…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingGM CropsJanuary 3, 2016Abolish Cheap Farm Loans, Subsidize Crop Insurance Instead, Says RBI Commitee By admin Gradually abolish interest subsidy on crop loans and use that money to subsidize an insurance scheme…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsJanuary 1, 2016Cinderella Nation Wakes Up To Pinkworm Resistance To Bt Cotton By admin The government is likely to allow blending of Bt and non-Bt cottonseed, possibly by the beginning of…Read more 0 0 0 Share
GM CropsDecember 29, 2015UPDATE: Government 'Determined' to Approve Indigenously-Developed GM Mustard, Say Sources By admin If Minister of State (independent charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash…Read more 0 0 0 Share
