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 9959 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
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingMarch 27, 2018GEAC 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyRiceMarch 7, 2018Pre-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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyGM CropsFebruary 3, 2018And 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
