Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyApril 12, 2018Delhi High Court Sets Aside Mahyco Monsanto Biotech's Patent; Shocks Agribiotechnology Industry By vivian fernandes A two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court has set aside Monsanto’s patent on the transgenic…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBiodiversityApril 4, 2018No Conflict Between Patent and Plant Breeders' Rights, Says New Chairman of PPVFR Authority By vivian fernandes Creating awareness about the rights of farmers and plant breeders to the plant material they have…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBiodiversityBriefingBt cottonAugust 20, 2017Prabhakara Rao's NSAI Proposes JV to Stack Seeds With Proprietary GM Traits and Obtain Biosafety Approval, Says Consent Not Required Under PPVFR Act By admin The National Seed Association of India has proposed to the agriculture ministry a joint venture…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 15, 2017"Nuziveedu Seeds' Fight is on the Point and Interpretation of Patent Law; its Business Interest is Secondary" By admin This is with reference to the news articles authored by Vivian Fernandes, on the ongoing litigations…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonBt technologyMarch 30, 2017How the RSS has Mauled Monsanto Despite its Cottonseed Technology Being Very Popular with Farmers By admin Tens of millions of dollars were within reach for M. Prabhakara Rao as he prepared in April 2015 to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyMarch 29, 2017Setback for Monsanto as Delhi High Court Over-rules it on Trait Fees, Revokes Termination of its Franchisees' Licenses By admin In a setback to the US multinational Monsanto and its Indian associates, the Delhi High Court has…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicySeptember 21, 2016Let Regulator Fix GM Trait Fees Like Highway Tolls and Airport User Fees: NSAI's Prabhakar Rao By admin ‘The monopoly which got established in Bt cottonseed has disturbed the industry,’ and to avoid a…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonGM CropsMay 21, 2016Radha Mohan Eats Crow After Striking Blow to Monsanto and the Agri-biotech Industry By admin The government has withdrawn the compulsory licensing order on Bt cottonseeds just five days after…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonGM CropsMarch 9, 2016Radha Mohan Plays Nationalist Card; Dares Monsanto With 70 Percent Cut in Technology Fees By admin The Agriculture Ministry headed by Radha Mohan has notified a sharp, 70 percent reduction in fees…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonMarch 5, 2016Monsanto's India CEO Makes Veiled Threat; Asks Govt to Desist from Cutting Trait Fees By admin Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech (MMBL) has sent a message to the government that it will not be keen on…Read more 0 0 0 Share