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 …
RASHME SEHGAL With the scientific community expressing concern at the environment minister Jairam Ramesh's decision to impose a moratorium on the commercial release of Bt brinjal, a troubled committee of secretaries belonging to the different science and technology ministries met last week to demand the government set up a Biotechnology …
The purpose of any regulation around Genetic Engineering and related modern biotechnology applications flows from the inherent risks and hazards associated with these technologies. India does not have a separate statute to govern the regulation of GMOs in our food and farming systems. This means that we have only executive …
At a press conference here on 9 February, India's environment minister, Jairam Ramesh, announced a "moratorium" on commercial release of what would have been India's first genetically modified food crop: varieties of eggplant, called brinjal in India, equipped with a protein from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) that's toxic to …
Population growth, arable land and fresh water limits, and climate change have profound implications for the ability of agriculture to meet this century
To feed the several billion people living on this planet, the production of high-quality food must increase with reduced inputs, but this accomplishment will be particularly challenging in the face of global environmental change. Plant breeders need to focus on traits with the greatest potential to increase yield. Hence, new …
Continuing population and consumption growth will mean that the global demand for food will increase for at least another 40 years. Growing competition for land, water, and energy, in addition to the overexploitation of fisheries, will affect our ability to produce food, as will the urgent requirement to reduce the …
Jairam Ramesh Stressing that India needed to look at its seed industry, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said he believed in the fundamental primacy of the public sector seed industry.
As voices against contentious Bt Brinjal steadily grow louder, agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan has called for a thorough analysis of benefits and risks of genetically modified vegetable in a credible manner before introducing it in the country. Talking to The Tribune, Swaminathan said certain aspects about Bt Brinjal need to …
The 10th edition of Bangalore Bio will seek to quell fears, misinformation, and propaganda surrounding BT Brinjal. The event is scheduled in the city between June 2 and 4 of this year. Debates, discussions and lectures from BT technology experts will encourage audience participation and address safety issues on Agribiotech …
BANGALORE: Ten biotechnology (BT) finishing schools will begin their academic operations from this year in Karnataka to prepare fresh BT graduates for specialised skills. Karnataka BT Vision Group Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw told presspersons here on Tuesday that the government would identify institutions offering BT educational courses to run finishing schools. …
THE 97TH Indian Science Congress is in session at Thiruvananthapuram (January 3 to 7, 2010), the capital of the state of Kerala. For me, every session of the Congress is a new experience; an experience of learning and rededication to the cause propounded by the country's first Prime Minister, Pandit …
A number of fundamental questions can now be asked about livestock biotechnologies in developing countries: To what extent are they being used today in developing countries? What are the reasons for their success (or failure) in developing countries? What emerging challenges can be addressed through their application? What options do …
Agricultural biotechnologies provide opportunities to address the significant challenges of ensuring food security without destroying the environmental resource base. Because most of the world
Brinjal or eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important solanaceous crop of sub-tropics and tropics. The name brinjal is popular in Indian subcontinents and is derived from Arabic and Sanskrit whereas the name eggplant has been derived from the shape of the fruit of some varieties, which are white and …
