BriefingHybridsJuly 27, 2020Will an Icrisat Discovery put More Pigeonpea Dal in Your Sambar? By vivian fernandes Researchers at Icrisat have discovered that temperature regulates male sterility and fertility in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyHybridsJanuary 30, 2020India's Genome-Editing Draft Guidelines are Needlessly Restrictive By vivian fernandes At long last, the Department of Biotechnology has ended the suspense by publishing draft genome…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingGM CropsHybridsAugust 22, 2016SABC's Letter To GEAC Urging Approval of GM Mustard Hybrid DMH-11 By admin Dear Chairperson GEAC After extensive discussion with the scientific community and key stakeholders…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingGM CropsHybridsJune 30, 2016Why GEAC Must Not Give in to Anti-GM Activists on GM Mustard By admin Last week Kavita Kuruganti and six other activists who call themselves grandly as the Coalition for…Read more 0 0 Share
GM CropsHybridsJune 20, 2016Anti-GM Activists Walk Out of GM Mustard Meeting Demanding Two Hours to Speak Against 30 Minutes Given By admin Members of a coalition of groups opposed to genetically-modified (GM) crops walked out of a…Read more 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
Agriculture PolicyBriefingGM CropsHybridsNovember 16, 2015Vandana Shiva Seeks Support on Change.org to Oppose GM Mustard; Invokes the Fear Factor By admin Vandana Shiva, the activist vehemently opposed to genetic modification technology has launched a…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingHybridsRiceOctober 31, 2015Herbicide Companies Must Drive Climate-resilient Direct Seeding of Rice By admin Bihar’s election scene is lush with issues pertaining to identity and development with leaders…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingHybridsAugust 27, 2015Crops Grown Between Palms Will Decide the Future of Coconut Plantations By admin ‘Upar ki kamayi,’ is one of the attractions of a government job for those who believe public…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyGM CropsHybridsAugust 26, 2015Deepak Pental Shreds Vandana Shiva's Rant Against GM Mustard By admin Plant breeding since 1900, after Mendelian laws of inheritance were rediscovered, is a science-based…Read more 0 0 0 Share