Seed tech nod likely to be case wise
The terminator gene continues to send shivers through the government. Fearing backdoor entry of foreign seed firms through the automatic approval route, the government is considering a reversal of
The terminator gene continues to send shivers through the government. Fearing backdoor entry of foreign seed firms through the automatic approval route, the government is considering a reversal of
China plans to increase crop yields by using seeds developed through exposure to strong radiation in space. Chinese satellites and high-altitude balloons have carried seeds into space on seven
Rice grains rich in iron would go a long way to improving the nutrition of large numbers of people. With an estimated 30 per cent of the world's population suffering from some level of iron
Pesticide Association of India(PAI) Chairman, Mr R D Shroff has called upon the Union Agriculture Ministry to allow the association to present its case, before issuing final orders on the proposed
Two plant breeders in Bangalore have been granted U.S. patents for two indoor foliage plants of exquisite form and shape named "Emerald Star and Jewel of India". The breeders, Mr P. Mukundan and Mr.
The Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) has signed a technology transfer-cum-co-operation agreement with Iran, involving training of Iranian scientists and students on advance research in the
SIV: The management of SIV Industries has assured the farming community that when the scheme for letting treated effluents of its pulp plant(as prescribed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board)
Monsanto, the US life sciences group at the centre of controversy over genetically modified crops, said it would resist any attempt to impose a moratorium on the development of GM foods in the UK.
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Governemnt on a public interest litigation challenging the permission given for field trials of Monsanto's genetically modified Bollgard cotton in
The Supreme Court has issued noice to the respondents concerned on a petition seeking directions not to grant permission to conduct open multicentric trials of genetically engineered Bt. cotton on a
Swedish animal feed supplier have indicated they may soon be forced to give up their ban on genetically modified fodder, even though the country is one of the few in the world whose farm industry has
The UK government is wrong to insist that a moratorium on the commercial growing of genetically modified crops would break European law, two big environmental groups said. The claim follows a legal
This small, well preserved English village, nestling in the rolling green Hampshire downs seems as far removed from the winds of global economic change as it is possible to be. But the farmers who
It is nearly four months since Mitch swept through Honduras, while its wide skirts of rain soaked Nicaragua (and to a lesser extent, parts of Guatemala, El Salvador and south-eastern Mexico). The
Take public concern about the safety of food, add a dash of scientific controversy over genetically modified foods and it is easy to manipulate a series of hysterical headlines. For the past 10 days,
Heavy rains have damaged much of the rice in the current harvest, causing prices of the staple to plunge and further clouding the future for farmers, already struggling under sky-high production
The Himachal Pradesh Governemnt has decided to raise fruit production from the existing 0.04 million tonnes to 1.25 m.t. by the year 2020 to turn this apple State into a fruit bowl of the
Recent studies reinforce the concerns voiced by entomologists, crop scientists and environmentalists about the risks posed by crops genetically engineered to produce their own pesticides, which are
Advertising of crop protection products (CPPs) is still far from truthful, with manufacturers often exaggerating the quality and downplaying the dangers of products, which has resulted in negligence
Standing paddy crop in over 500 hectares of land in Kuttanad, Kerala has come under pest attack. The attacks of the brown hopper and gally fly have been reported from the paddy fields in the