Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBiodiversityBriefingGM CropsGM EndorsementsOctober 6, 2019The International Rice Research Institute Gave Us the Green Revolution in Rice: What is it up to Now? By vivian fernandes I remember my grandmother, a widowed smallholder farmer sowing ‘Ayarate,’ a newly-introduced…Read more 0 0 0 Share
GM EndorsementsFebruary 28, 2017Safe Human Use of GE Crop Produce For Two Decades Evidence of Safety: B Sesikaran By admin The Chairman of the Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) says genetically-engineered (GE)…Read more 0 0 Share
GM EndorsementsFebruary 28, 2017IARI's Research Director Says Genetic Engineering Necessary for Desired Traits in 13 Priority Crop Plants By admin Though the science of genetic engineering of crop plants has been vilified by activists because of…Read more 0 0 Share
GM EndorsementsMay 18, 2016National Labs Must Set Safe Limits for GM Crops: Venkat Mayande By admin GM crops are not bad. They have genes inserted to resist pests and diseases or create immunity in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgricultural SubsidiesAgriculture PolicyBriefingGM EndorsementsFebruary 26, 2016Economic Survey Calls for More-From-Less Agriculture; Clear Pathway for GM Crops By admin ‘More from less’ should be the aim of agriculture because rapid industrialization and climate…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
Agri-biotechnologyGM EndorsementsFebruary 7, 2016With Little Land Per Person India Cannot Oppose GM Crop Technology, Says BISA's DG By admin H S Gupta, Photo courtesy BISA GM (genetically-modified) crops are the need of the hour, especially…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
Agriculture PolicyGM CropsGM EndorsementsAugust 31, 2015Prime Minister, You Cannot 'Make in India' if CMs Meddle in Seed Contracts, Prices: Ashok Gulati By admin For agrarian miracles three things are needed: seeds, water and markets. Gujarat’s agrarian…Read more 0 0 0 Share