Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyNovember 16, 2022Centre Defends Environmental Release of GM Mustard Hybrid DMH-11 and its Parental Lines in Supreme Court By vivian fernandes Excerpts from the government’s reply of 9 November, 2022 to writ petitions No 260 of 2005…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyNovember 11, 2022Should We Await Tests on Honeybees and Pollinators Before Consuming GM Mustard? By vivian fernandes Did the regulator for GM plants make haste in recommending the release of a genetically modified…Read more 0 0 0 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 PolicyJune 15, 2022Frequent Extreme Weather Events Might Gum Up Free Farm Trade if Exporters are Forced to Look Inwards, Says Ramesh Chand By vivian fernandes On the 13 May, India banned the export of wheat despite asserting that 10 million tonnes would be…Read more 0 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 26844 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyGM CropsSeptember 18, 2020Why GEAC's Nod to Beej Sheetal for Safety Trials on Bt Brinjal will End up Confounding the Company and Farmers By vivian fernandes The GEAC has allowed Beej (or Bejo) Sheetal to do BRL-II bio-safety trials on Bt brinjal. But Vivian…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingSeptember 12, 2020Eight Farmers from Eight States Endorse Bt Cotton and Call Upon the Govt to Make GM Technology Available in Other Crops By vivian fernandes Farmers endorsed Bt cotton technology and asked the government not to deny them access to improved…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyJuly 12, 2018PAU's Surinder Sandhu says Pental's GM Technique is a Stable and Reliable Pollination Control System for Creating Mustard Hybrids By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes brings a voice from Punjab Agricultural University which did the biosafety trials…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingMay 29, 2018NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand Favours High Import Duties on Cooking Oil to Boost Domestic Production By vivian fernandes The recent decision of the government to hike import duties on edible oils might be the first step…Read more 0 0 0 Share
