Agri-biotechnologyJuly 29, 2024Split Supreme Court on GM Mustard Might Be A Temporary Setback for Other GM Crops By vivian fernandes This article by Vivian Fernandes was first published on NDTVProfit.com The Supreme Court (SC) has…Read more 0 0 1 Share
Agri-biotechnologyDecember 1, 2022Despite Knocks and Shocks, Mahyco Re-Applies for Nod to HTBt Cotton "In Good Faith," Says Shirish Barwale By vivian fernandes Price and royalty controls remain but Mahyo reapplies for approval of herbicide-tolerant and…Read more 0 0 1 Share
Agri-biotechnologyOctober 27, 2022India Allows Release of GM Mustard, India's first GM Food Crop By vivian fernandes The stage is set for farmers to cultivate genetically-modified mustard, reports Vivian…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyJune 16, 2022Why Govt Must Set up Biotechnology Regulator, House it in Department of Biotechnology By vivian fernandes In an article in Economic Times Prime, Bhagirath Chaudhary and C D Mayee say the government should…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyMay 3, 2022Indonesia's Palm Oil Export Ban is a Reminder to India to Shed Over-Dependence on Imports, Says Atul Chaturvedi of SEA By vivian fernandes In a podcast I did for thefederal.com, Atul Chaturvedi, President, Solvent Extractors’ Association…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyMarch 8, 2022Bt Brinjal: Can Farmers Break the Law to Compel The Govt to Respect Lawful Procedure? By vivian fernandes If the government does not respect a procedure established by law, can people compel it to abide by…Read more 0 117054 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicySeptember 2, 2021Govt's Approval of GM Soy Meal Imports May Not Signal Change in Restrictive GM Food Crop Farming Policy By vivian fernandes To check the steep rise in the prices of poultry feed, the government has permitted the import of…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 14, 2020PM Modi Gives Farmers Freedom to Tap Markets but Not to Access Technology By vivian fernandes The centre has overridden the states and brought in a law to give farmers a choice of agricultural…Read more 0 117055 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-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyGM CropsOctober 19, 2018Centre for Science and Environment is Wrong: Import of GM Food is Allowed and it isn't Unregulated By vivian fernandes Vivain Fernandes counters the allegations of Delhi’s Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)…Read more 0 0 0 Share