Agriculture PolicyBriefingJune 9, 2018Dairy Farmers are Protesting Low Prices; Ag Minister is Gloating About the Glut By vivian fernandes Farmers across the country want higher prices for their produce but Agiculture Minister Radha Mohan…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingApril 14, 2018New Draft Rules for Trading in Cattle Excludes Buffaloes, Specifies Cruel Acts By vivian fernandes One year after they were notified the environment ministry bends to public pressure and amends its…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyApril 13, 2018Why the Delhi High Court Struck Down Monsanto's Patent on Transgenic Bollgard II Insecticidal Bt Cotton Technology By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes summarises the judgement of the division bench of the Delhi High Court which…Read more 0 0 0 Share
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-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
BriefingMarch 26, 2018If Sudanese Envoy Finds India's Solar Pumps Magical; Won't Cutting-edge Research in Africa's Orphan Crops be Truly Transformative? By vivian fernandes Solar pumps are a “magical product” says Sirajuddin Hamid Yousif, the ambassador of Sudan, which…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsMarch 15, 2018Some Bt Cottonseed Companies Invited Govt to Do Price Control; Now They're All Regretting It By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports on the perils of inviting the government to control cottonseed prices…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
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 27, 2018Pune's Two Real Estate Groups Do Residue-Free Farming, Show India the Way to Go By vivian fernandes Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has been harping on organic farming. He wants India to pursue…Read more 0 0 0 Share
