Basmati is still an Indian brand
The rice strain Basmati has not become the property of an American firm. No patent on the grain has been grain has been given to the firm nor can it use the word "Basmati" as a brand. Tuesday's
The rice strain Basmati has not become the property of an American firm. No patent on the grain has been grain has been given to the firm nor can it use the word "Basmati" as a brand. Tuesday's
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patents to only three strains of hybrid basmati grain developed by the Texas-based RiceTec Corporation, while rejecting a more sweeping claim by
India would not challenge the patent given to the American company, Ricetec, as it was confined to only a certain variants of basmati rice developed by that company and did not bar the country from
According to analysis, the reported grant of patent by the US Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) to the Alvin (Texas)-based Rice Tec Inc for rice claimed to be superior to Basmati may not have too many
In a bid to make Haryana disease-free so as to enable it to enter world trade of export of live animals and animal products, the State Government has formulated a Rs 91.25 crore project to be
Eminent agricultural scientist, Dr M. S. Swaminathan, has said the economic crisis facing the country was because of the fact that its farm sector was in doldrums. Replying to a question about the
The Government proposes to bring forward a comprehensive seed policy and overhaul the existing Seeds Act, 1966. All genetically-engineered crops/varieties would be tested to determine their agronomic
The Delhi government is forced to dump nearly 4,000 tonne wheat, supplied to it under the targeted public distribution scheme, in the Food Corporation of India godowns every month as the city's poor
Agriculturalists and experts gathered at a seminar on ' Third National Seed Seminar' in Nepal have pointed out that present food production can be increased by 15 to 20 per cent by using hybrid seed
Mixing exotic plants and animals with native species doesn't always lead to a happy ending, especially in the tropical paradise of Kauai island, Hawaii. Biocontrol- the introduction of real
RiceTec, one of the biggest US food companies, has now been given the brand name Basmati by US patent office. In September 1997, the patent office had granted RiceTec the rights to sell three
Taking a serious note of starvation deaths the foodgrain glut in the country, the Supreme Court said it was the responsibility of the government to see that food reached the hungry. The Bench was
The Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to launch a Rs 130-crore Bio-tea production plant to give boost to the traditional tea industry in the
Members of the parliamentary consultative committee attached to the agriculture ministry today endorsed the scheme for setting up agri-clinics and agri-business centres by agricultural graduates to
All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) said the grant of patent on the United States firm Rice Tec would not have any adverse impact on Indian Basmati since the patent does not confer any
Gene Campaign, a ginger group against bio-piracy, has described the grant of the US patent to RiceTec company for three strains of rice claimed to be superior to Basmati as a 'resounding defeat' for
The controversy over Basmati patent seems to have a lasting aroma. While the initial concern was over whether the US company Rice Tec had got the patent on "Basmati rice lines and grains", on the
Yesterday it was Turmeric and Neem, today it is Basmati,tomorrow it may be Darjeeling tea. the patents saga may continue to torment, depriving India of its "heritage" if the government and
China's top trade negotiator Long Yongtu said Beijing is likely to allow a grace period for imports free of its restrictive rules of genetically modified (GM) food, while authorities carefully
After Basmati, it is amla, the popular Indian goose-berry, which has lured foreign companies to file applications for patents. Five amla-related patents have already been granted by the US patient