Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonOctober 13, 2016Punjab Ag University is Testing Many Varieties and Hybrids of Bt Cotton: Research Director Gumber By admin Can you tell us something about the trials at Faridkot research station on longer-staple desi…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyOctober 11, 2016Over-rule GEAC Sub-Committee on GM Mustard Instantaneously, Bihar CM Urges PM in Letter By admin Respected Prime Minister, I have been informed that a technical panel of the Genetic…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonOctober 1, 2016Opposers Might Move Supreme Court Against Release of GM Mustard for Cultivation By admin Leftists made common cause with right-wingers at a workshop in Delhi on 30 September comprising…Read more 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-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingSeptember 19, 2016Raise MSP for Pulses To Reflect Social Value, Guarantee Procurement and Encourage Genetic Engineering to Bridge Pulses Shortfall, says Arvind Subramanian Committee By admin Raising minimum support prices of pulses backed with effective procurement, creating a buffer stock…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologySeptember 11, 2016Monsanto-Bayer's Likely Merger Reminds Vandana Shiva of the Nazi Era; A Counter-View at the Invitation of Thequint.com By admin In an article in www.thequint.com, environmental activist sees sinister undertones in the proposed…Read more 0 0 Share
BriefingMechanizationSeptember 3, 2016India Can Take a Million Rice Transplanters: Jay Singh, CLAAS Ag Machinery By admin While doing a TV programme called ‘Smart Agriculture’ last year we visited Cuttack and…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonAugust 31, 2016Order Setting Aside Bt Cottonseed Patents was Political Decision, Says SJM's Ashwani Mahajan By admin The co-convenor of the Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyAugust 27, 2016Indian Law Allows Liberal Use of Transgenic Plant Traits Without License, on Payment to Gene Fund, says Prabhakar Rao By admin Government policy appears to be to prevent monopoly in seeds within the boundaries of the agreement…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyAugust 27, 2016Govt Should Not Change Stance on Patent Protection of GM Traits: Paresh Verma of ABLE-AG By admin Farmers are demanding new seed technologies. This can be met only with increased spending on…Read more 0 0 Share