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Agri-biotechnologyBt cotton
June 8, 2022

Is There Life After Insect-Resistant Bt Cotton? A Podcast With M. Ramasami of Rasi Seeds

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Raw cotton or kapas prices have doubled since last year. At the Rajkot regulated mandi, the minimum…
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April 1, 2020

Govt Scraps Trait Fees on Bayer's Proprietary Bollgard II Cottonseed, Keeps Retail Price Unchanged

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Ideological, and not economic, reasons are behind the government’s move to scrap trait fees on…
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March 15, 2018

Some Bt Cottonseed Companies Invited Govt to Do Price Control; Now They're All Regretting It

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Vivian Fernandes reports on the perils of inviting the government to control cottonseed prices…
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June 17, 2017

UAS Dharwad Scientist Complains She's Been Thwarted in Developing a Competitor to Monsanto's Bollgard II

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A scientist of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad says she is being hindered from…
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March 30, 2017

How the RSS has Mauled Monsanto Despite its Cottonseed Technology Being Very Popular with Farmers

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Tens of millions of dollars were within reach for M. Prabhakara Rao as he prepared in April 2015 to…
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March 29, 2017

Setback for Monsanto as Delhi High Court Over-rules it on Trait Fees, Revokes Termination of its Franchisees' Licenses

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In a setback to the US multinational Monsanto and its Indian associates, the Delhi High Court has…
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March 14, 2016

RSS Affiliates Unmade It, Says Bhavdeep Kang

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Bhavdeep Kang Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliates, Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Bharatiya…
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March 9, 2016

Radha Mohan Plays Nationalist Card; Dares Monsanto With 70 Percent Cut in Technology Fees

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The Agriculture Ministry headed by Radha Mohan has notified a sharp, 70 percent reduction in fees…
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February 19, 2016

Competition Commission to Investigate Whether Mahyco Monsanto Biotech Abused Dominance

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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has in a 5:6 majority decision decided to investigate…
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February 14, 2016

Delaying Pink Bollworm Resistance: ICAR Opposes Blending of Bt Cotton with Non-Similar Seeds

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Government approval for blending Bt cottonseed with non-Bt cottonseed to delay bollworm resistance…
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