The government of Odisha has approved the Biotechnology Policy 2024 to create a flourishing ecosystem for the biotech industry. This will further promote higher education, research & infrastructure development in the sector and strengthen the supportive ecosystem for innovation, incubation, investment, income & impact to build enterprises. Association of Biotechnology …
K P Prabhakaran Nair Monsanto devotes an annual budget of $10 million to harassing, intimidating, suing -and in some cases bankrupting -American farmers over alleged improper use of its patented seeds. This will become the norm for India as well TODAY, Monsanto is the virtual king of genetically modified food …
THERE is unlikely to be any decision on Bt food crops till next year. Dr K Kasturirangan, who is discussing the controversial issue of biotechnology and food crops with the scientific community, will present a detailed review report in December this year. The decision to undertake a detailed study of …
| K P Prabhakaran Nair The most recent admission of Monsanto scientists that Bollgard I has failed is seen as a business ploy to push the more expensive Bollgard II and Bollgard III Monsanto metamorphosed into a biotechnology company and the launch of "Roundup" (Glyphosate) -the world's largest selling herbicide …
Debashis Banerji Decisions on GM crops should be taken on the basis of sound science only after incorporating known advances in plant transformation technology. The recent restraint on commercial release of Bt brinjal despite approval of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has become controversial. The step was taken after consultations …
Ananth Krishnan BEIJING: Chinese Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu will arrive in New Delhi on Friday for talks with Indian officials on furthering co-operation between the two countries on a range of agricultural and environmental issues. Of particular focus during Mr. Hui's visit will be an exchange of views on an issue …
Misleading the public on safety of genetically modified crops or organisms without scientific evidence would not be made a punishable offence, the government has decided following concerns raised by some scientists and civil society groups. A relevant clause to this effect in the proposed Bill to set up the National …
Monsanto has revealed that a common insect pest has developed resistance to its flagship genetically modified (GM) product in India. The agricultural biotechnology leader says it "detected unusual survival" of pink bollworms that fed on cotton containing the Cry1Ac gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, which codes for a protein …
If the nationwide furore over Bt brinjal was driven by the fear of unsafe food being pushed down the throat, the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (brai) bill goes a step further to silence all opposition. The bill will bring about changes in regulating the research, transport, import, manufacture …
Monsanto, facing antitrust probes into its GM seeds, may benefit from previous court rulings in which intellectual property rights trumped competition concerns. The US Department of Justice and 7 state attorneys general are investigating whether the world
If the nationwide furore over Bt brinjal was driven by the fear of unsafe food being pushed down the throat, the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (brai) bill goes a step further to silence all opposition. The bill will bring about changes in regulating the research, transport, import, manufacture …
The biotech regulatory Bill gags dissent and takes away the power of states without providing any safeguards to farmers and consumers Latha Jishnu / New Delhi March 11, 2010, 0:42 IST Shortcuts always lead to problems, and nowhere is this more evident than in the biotechnology sector. Research in genetically …
Don't throw the technology away with the seeds The revelation by the developer of pest-protected Bt cotton Bollgard, Monsanto-Mahyco, that pink bollworm pest has developed resistance to the killer Bt gene, Cry1Ac, in parts of Gujarat, and the rebuttal of this by a government-funded cotton research institute have created a …
Nellore, March 10: M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, will be conducting a Vocation Training programme for students of Class X between May 3 and 29, 2010. Students will be exposed to a variety of topics in the broad area of biotechnology and biodiversity conservation during the four weeks programme which …
Rashme Sehgal New Delhi, March 9: Despite Monsanto admitting that its Bt cotton (Bollgard-1) had failed to control pests in four districts of Gujarat, GEAC, apex regulator of genetically-modified crops, has cleared the Bollgard-2 variety, which has two Bt resistant genes, thereby increasing its toxicity. Bt cotton (Bollgard-1) carries the …
Agriculture Joint Director Chikkannanavar has said that a dialogue between farmers and scientists would help to clear the air over commercial exploitation of Bt crops. Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer G V Rangarao inaugurating a seminar on mechanisation in sericulture, in Kolar on Tuesday. DH Photo
The surcharged debate over GM (genetically modified) crops and food has blundered into ominous terrain. Do civil society and scientists have the right to question government decisions on deployment of GM crops and foods? If a new draft bill for setting up a national biotechnology regulatory body goes through Parliament …
Rather uncharacteristically, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is actively intervening in critical issues such as Bt Brinjal and 3G (third generation) spectrum auction to resolve bottlenecks. And it seems to be working. He may have supported environment minister Jairam Ramesh on the Bt Brinjal issue, but Singh
K P Prabhakaran Nair With the introduction of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill the control of agriculture is slipping into the hands of multinationals. The poor farmer is in for a real shock The most worrisome development is the unfolding of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Bill of India. …
Emergence of more virulent forms of pests and pathogens is also an important concern CUDDALORE: Biotechnology cannot be a panacea for the problems confronting the agricultural sector. At the most it can be part of a solution, but, thus far it is being pushed in the wrong direction, said B.Vasantraj …
