Gujarat in no hurry to crush GM cotton
The Gujarat Government may not be in a hurry to destroy the genetically modified (GM) cotton grown across the State. The Agriculture Minister, Mr Purshottam Rupala, indicated this to the media as he
The Gujarat Government may not be in a hurry to destroy the genetically modified (GM) cotton grown across the State. The Agriculture Minister, Mr Purshottam Rupala, indicated this to the media as he
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has expressed concern over the insistence of a few developed countries on the concept of 'multi functionality' which has the
As part of an all encompassing seeds policy 2001, the Government proposes to take a series of initiatives including plant variety protection, setting up of a national gene fund, accelerating seed
Each day livestock in Wisconsin-America's Dairyland, as it calls itself-produces enough manure to fill the 76,000 seat football stadium in the state's capital, Madison. But the state wants to limit
First, the Union Government walffled over publicising the benefits of the Bt Cotton seed. Then, after realising that the seeds had 'illegally' entered the market and were being eagerly lapped up by
The Sharad Joshi-led Shetkari Sangathan has railed support for cotton farmers in Gujarat who are being threatened that their standing crops would be destroyed because they had used an unapproved
Genetically modified food is an emotive issue throughout the world. There are four issues involved the consumers' right to know that GM substances have been incorporated in food ; food safety and
The scandalous sale and cultivation of Bt.gene variety cotton in Gujarat has much more to it than mere clandestinely growing a seed variety still awaiting legal sanctions. Greenpeace International
Traders have jumped into the transgenic cotton controversy bandwagon. They want the country to rapidly adopt the latest science of agricultural biotechnology in order to reap benefits such as higher
It couldn't get worse. About 5,000 acres of a bumper cotton crop in Gujarat will now be set on fire. Farmers' groups have threatened protests, the Government has promised compensation but not one
Australia may ban Indian chilli exports to that country following the detection of high level of pesticide residue. A team consisting of Spices Board official and industry representatives is rushing
India joined a select band of biotechically-advanced nations with the setting up of a national facility for plant virus diagnosis and quality control for tissue culture raised plants. Another
Even as the fate of thousands of hectares of genetically modified cotton crop across Gujarat remains uncertain, the state government has found that Navbharat Seeds, the firm which allegedly sold the
The 'Cyber extension initiatives' taken by the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, by establishing Internet connectivity in 24 districts in seven States, is
Amidst controversies sparked by Bt cotton grown in Gujarat, the Union Agriculture Minister, Mr. Ajit Singh, has favoured introduction of genetically modified crops to multiply productivity, but after
Senior Congress leader Balram Kakhar has hit out at the Central Government for its "callous" approach towards the genetically modified seeds in the eake of BT Cotton row in Gujarat and put even the
A Soya "cow" project was launched in the city to popularise soya milk, which is touted as an alternative to milk. As a part of the project, a soya milk plant has been set up at the Adhyatme Sadhna
In order to conserve the Ongole breed of cattle in its native tract, the Acharya N G Ranga agricultural university (ANGRAU) and the animal husbandry department with the help of the Indian council for
"Over our dead bodies," thousands of farmers said in a chorus at the Nilkantheshwar temple on the banks of the Narmada. They were taking a pledge with their leader Sharad Joshi announcing that they
The controversy over the crop of genetically modified cotton in Gujarat epitomises the collapse of the state in India. The state has been unable to prevent a company from selling a seed that it is