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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technology
June 16, 2022

Why 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…
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June 15, 2022

Frequent Extreme Weather Events Might Gum Up Free Farm Trade if Exporters are Forced to Look Inwards, Says Ramesh Chand

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On the 13 May, India banned the export of wheat despite asserting that 10 million tonnes would be…
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October 14, 2020

PM Modi Gives Farmers Freedom to Tap Markets but Not to Access Technology

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The centre has overridden the states and brought in a law to give farmers a choice of agricultural…
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September 18, 2020

Why 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…
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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 12, 2018

PAU's Surinder Sandhu says Pental's GM Technique is a Stable and Reliable Pollination Control System for Creating Mustard Hybrids

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Vivian Fernandes brings a voice from Punjab Agricultural University which did the biosafety trials…
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May 29, 2018

NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand Favours High Import Duties on Cooking Oil to Boost Domestic Production

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The recent decision of the government to hike import duties on edible oils might be the first step…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefing
March 27, 2018

GEAC to Ask Deepak Pental for GM Mustard to be Tested on Honeybees: Release Decision Effectively Postponed to the Next Government

By vivian fernandes
Having recommended release of GM mustard to farmers last May, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal…
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March 7, 2018

Pre-1900 Organic Farming Can’t Cure Excesses of Green Revolution: Deepak Pental

By vivian fernandes
Geneticist and former Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University, Deepak Pental, 67, was given the lifetime…
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February 3, 2018

And Then Harsh Vardhan Happened to GM Mustard

By vivian fernandes
Minister of State for Environment Anil Madhav Dave was said be on the brink of approving GM mustard…
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