Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonJune 8, 2022Is There Life After Insect-Resistant Bt Cotton? A Podcast With M. Ramasami of Rasi Seeds By vivian fernandes Raw cotton or kapas prices have doubled since last year. At the Rajkot regulated mandi, the minimum…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingApril 1, 2020Govt Scraps Trait Fees on Bayer's Proprietary Bollgard II Cottonseed, Keeps Retail Price Unchanged By vivian fernandes Ideological, and not economic, reasons are behind the government’s move to scrap trait fees on…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsMarch 15, 2018Some Bt Cottonseed Companies Invited Govt to Do Price Control; Now They're All Regretting It By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports on the perils of inviting the government to control cottonseed prices…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 17, 2017UAS Dharwad Scientist Complains She's Been Thwarted in Developing a Competitor to Monsanto's Bollgard II By admin A scientist of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad says she is being hindered from…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonBt technologyMarch 30, 2017How the RSS has Mauled Monsanto Despite its Cottonseed Technology Being Very Popular with Farmers By admin Tens of millions of dollars were within reach for M. Prabhakara Rao as he prepared in April 2015 to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyMarch 29, 2017Setback for Monsanto as Delhi High Court Over-rules it on Trait Fees, Revokes Termination of its Franchisees' Licenses By admin In a setback to the US multinational Monsanto and its Indian associates, the Delhi High Court has…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonMarch 14, 2016RSS Affiliates Unmade It, Says Bhavdeep Kang By admin Bhavdeep Kang Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliates, Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Bharatiya…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonGM CropsMarch 9, 2016Radha Mohan Plays Nationalist Card; Dares Monsanto With 70 Percent Cut in Technology Fees By admin The Agriculture Ministry headed by Radha Mohan has notified a sharp, 70 percent reduction in fees…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt cottonBt technologyFebruary 19, 2016Competition Commission to Investigate Whether Mahyco Monsanto Biotech Abused Dominance By admin The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has in a 5:6 majority decision decided to investigate…Read more 0 0 0 Share
GM CropsFebruary 14, 2016Delaying Pink Bollworm Resistance: ICAR Opposes Blending of Bt Cotton with Non-Similar Seeds By admin Government approval for blending Bt cottonseed with non-Bt cottonseed to delay bollworm resistance…Read more 0 0 0 Share
