Consumers should have choice on Bt brinjal
Jairam Ramesh, the Union minister for environment and forests, has agreed to put Bt brinjal on hold. I believe this is the right and only decision that he could have taken.
Jairam Ramesh, the Union minister for environment and forests, has agreed to put Bt brinjal on hold. I believe this is the right and only decision that he could have taken.
BT, or soil bacteria bacillus thuringiensis, may have been involved in controversy of late over its use in the genetic modification of brinjal, but the bacteria-produced toxin could help battle roundworm infection worldwide, an article published recently in Nature magazine says.
A high-level inter-Ministerial meeting discussed the issue of whether or not to challenge the recent U.S. patent on anti-diabetic formulations based on brinjal, bottle gourd and jamun on Tuesday, bue
The Department of Vegetable Crops of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, has developed and released new varieties of Okra, fennel, radish, brinjal, round melon, carrot and
After the patenting of basmati rice, neem, turmeric, karela, brinjal, gurmur, chaoulai, isabgol, tulsi, and so on, the latest target of patent hunters across the world is Ashwagandha, a plant
The dearth of winter vegetables affects public health specially the vegetarians. The scanty supply of potato, brinjal, radish, tomato, cabbage, cauliflower, beans, onion, garlic is being experienced
The West Bengal government will produce hybrid vegetable seeds of tomato, brinjal and bitter gourd. The state has entered into a collaboration with a Bangalore firm to produce the F1 variety seeds on
It is David vs Goliath. India's hopes of wresting the patent for neem from the Americans, who have already appropriated basmati, karela, jamun and brinjal, rest on Uday Singh. The BHU professor will
India is losing out in a big way because biopirates are patenting Indian herbs, Basmati, cumin, gooseberry, blackberry, pepper, sopnut, bitter gourd, brinjal, and manu other Indian plants and their
THE Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed transgenic plant types of cotton, brinjal (egg plant) and tomato and is now working on evolving similar plants of rice, chickpea
The farm-fresh carrots, radish, shiny brinjal, fragrant coriander and mint are grown on the river bank using "sludge manure". They are then washed in the grey river water and displayed in all their
Mizoram has recently sought central aid to check the fallout of an increasing rodent population in the state. The state disaster management and rehabilitation department (dmrd) recently submitted a
CABBAGE, once the favourite winter vegetable of the Chinese is seeing hard times. The ultimate insult has been heaped on it - it is being ignored and the new Chinese preferences
THE Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is promoting a Rs 3.3 crore project to develop new hybrids of vegetables, for increased production by small farmers. Initially, nine
on october 26, the supreme court asked the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (geac) of the union government to explain why it allowed fresh trials of gm crops. The direction comes on a
Women and children are among the happiest
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A couple in Maharashtra, who practice organic farming, have also set up a non governmental organisation to motivate others to follow suit
The extensive use of pesticides in almost all cereals, vegetables and crops field has been proved harmful to human health. Pesticides are used in pumpkin, guava, blackberry, ladies finger, palk, calery, water melon, pulse, brinjal, chilli, bitter gourd, beans, potato, tomato, cauliflower,, cabbage, jackfruits and many other vegetables.
Innovative farming system revives a farmer s fortune in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu