Odisha biotechnology policy, 2024
The government of Odisha has approved the Biotechnology Policy 2024 to create a flourishing ecosystem for the biotech industry. This will further promote higher education, research & infrastructure development
Biotechnology Industry
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Biotech Firms Warn EU Over Pace Of GM Crop Approvals
Europe's biotechnology industry has warned the European Commission that agricultural imports vital to EU food security are increasingly being put at risk, due to the slow pace of the bloc's approval system
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States’ entry ruffles GM lobby
Biotech firms object to states getting a say in approving GM crop trials.
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'Patent trolls' target biotechnology firms
The biotechnology industry has had its share of woes, but so far 'patent trolls' have not numbered among them. These companies, which profit by legally enforcing patents they own rather than developing
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Uttarakhand to Set Up Biotech Park
The Uttarakhand biotechnology department has decided to set up a biotech park in the hill state in order to promote industries based on the technology. “Uttarakhand being particularly rich in biodiversity
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The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2011
<p> The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2011 aims to promote the safe use of modern biotechnology by enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of regulatory procedures and provide
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Ruling Upholds Gene Patent in Cancer Test
In a closely watched case, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday that genes can be patented, overturning a lower court decision that had shocked the biotechnology industry. The Court of Appeals for
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The seed and agricultural biotechnology industries in India
Since the late 1980s, technological advances and policy reforms have opened up new opportunities for growth in India’s seed and agricultural biotechnology industries. The impacts of such changes have been
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BJP government gives short shrift to its own organic policy
Massive subsidy for Monsanto's hybrid maize seed The Shivraj Singh Chauhan government recently formed a separate
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GEAC meet delay may put off trial plans for GM crops
Trial plans for biotech version of crops like rice, cotton, corn, castor, sorghum and potato could be delayed since a crucial meeting of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) was postponed by a month from scheduled date of June 8. The meeting was expected to discuss permission of field trials and research for some biotech crops during the coming kharif season. Biotech industry re
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India eyes $10b from biotech sector
BANGALORE, 4 MAY: India