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October 4, 2022

Sex Scent Mating Disruption Effective in Checking Pink Bollworm Infestation in Cotton, Say Two Proponents

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Female sex scent dispensers can disrupt the mating behaviour of pink bollworm moths, greatly reduce…
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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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May 22, 2022

Genome-Editing Guidelines Ambiguous Says Deepak Pental; No, Says K V Prabhu of Drafting Committee

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In an interview to Vivian Fernandes, geneticist Deepak Pental says the genome editing guidelines are…
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September 12, 2020

Eight Farmers from Eight States Endorse Bt Cotton and Call Upon the Govt to Make GM Technology Available in Other Crops

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Farmers endorsed Bt cotton technology and asked the government not to deny them access to improved…
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July 20, 2020

Govt is the Biggest Bottleneck to Achieving Self-Reliance in Seeds and Fertiliser: Ashok Gulati

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Agricultural economist Ashok Gulati sounds like a washing machine on perpetual spin in his weekly…
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August 23, 2018

Like ‘Jai Vigyan’ Vajpayee, PM Modi Must Show Commitment to Science-based Agriculture

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Vivian Fernandes reports on a prime minister who approved India’s first – and only…
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January 17, 2018

Rich Europe Can Ignore GM Technology; India and African Nations Cannot, Says India Head of Bayer CropScience

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There is a role for organic farming, but it is a niche role; it cannot feed 10 billion people, which…
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August 20, 2017

Prabhakara Rao's NSAI Proposes JV to Stack Seeds With Proprietary GM Traits and Obtain Biosafety Approval, Says Consent Not Required Under PPVFR Act

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The National Seed Association of India has proposed to the agriculture ministry a joint venture…
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August 8, 2017

Pushpa Bhargava's Opposition to GM Crop Technology Doesn't Seem To Have Been Based on High Principle

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I called up Pushpa Bhargava at about 6 pm on 16 January, seeking an appointment. I was curious to…
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August 6, 2017

Bt Cotton Researcher Was Thwarted for Four Years; Now ICAR Will Take Forward Her Work

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The University of Agricultural Sciences,Dharwad (UASD), signed an agreement with the Indian Council…
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