Terminator gene patent filed in 95
A patent application for the controversial terminator gene, filed by the US governemnt, is pending with the patent office in Madras since 1995.The application was filed by the US department of
A patent application for the controversial terminator gene, filed by the US governemnt, is pending with the patent office in Madras since 1995.The application was filed by the US department of
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is still in the process of formulating its policy on whether to allow commerical use of the controversial BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton in the country.
Despite the assurances about the impossibility of the 'terminator gene' entering India given by agriculture minister Som Pal Parliament , a patent application for the controversial 'terminator gene'
Farming in Tripura hills has been severely hit following a spurt in rebel violence. Miles of barrent landscape bear a grim testimony of the situation which shows no sign of improvement. This is a
Cautioning the government against joining Europe's Union for Protection of New Plant Varieties (Upov) which does not recognise farmers rights over new varieties, non-government organisations (NGOs)
The Orissa government has decided to exempt all forms of water tax for farmers in the cyclone-affected districts for the rabi season, state Assembly was informed on Thursday
Gene campaign and Centre for Environment, Agriculture and Development (CEAD), non-government organisation (NGOs), have come up with an alternative draft treaty to the Union for Protection of New
The centre has not taken any decision to commercialise the controversial bt cotton, currently under field trial, though the seeds tested does not contain the dreaded terminator genes, adviser and
Nothwithstanding the damage due to floods and untimely rains during Diwali--which happened for the first time in 100 years- Union minister of state for agriculture Som Pal expects India's foodgrains
Scientists are planning to genetically engineer the perfect Christmas tree. Researchers at the University of North Carolina are hoping to create trees that are a better colour and shape than today's
Eurpean Union environment ministers on Monday rejected calls for a moratorium on approvals of gene-altered crops pending revision of EU laws on genetically modified organisms (GMO).Members of the
Small and marginal farmers in the state have received an unexpected windfall in the form of a $194.1 million loan approved by the World Bank for the Uttar Pradesh Sodic Lands Reclamation- II
Agriculture Minister C Byre Gowda today allayed apprehensions expressed over terminator gene technology making inroads into the country by clandestine methods as the country had strict bio-control
A worldwide campaign will be launched against the agro-chemical major Monsanto, in February 1999, said Dr. Vandana Shiva, noted environmental activist at a press briefing. The sentiment against the
Kerala has sought Central assistance of Rs. 2.5 crore to fight for foot and mouth disease in cattle. In a letter to the Union Agriculture Minister, Kerala food and civil supplies minister E.
Two Delhi-based NGOs have proposed a new treaty of developing countries for protecting the farmers rights as an alternative to Union for Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV). The NGOs, Gene
Industry hopes that France might soon permit the use of certain genetically altered corn seeds have been delivered a new blow. France's Council of State, which monitors aministrative law, had
A plant quarantine station equipped to screen imported seeds and planting material for diseases and pests was inaugurated in New Delhi on Friday by agriculture minister Som Pal. This is one of the
A World Bank evaluation of the dairy development programme 'Operation Flood' has revealed that it has not only brought about a dairy revolution in the country but also had a multi-dimensional
Mr. Justice B.S.A. Swamy of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco) to continue growing cotton crop in its research fields till the end of the season and