Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
In an attempt to prevent Aedes mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya, a new technology developed by the Oxford University will be lab-tested in the country to check the breeding of the vectors following a green signal from the Union Government. Scientists at Oxford University and its offshoot company Oxitec …
The scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) here have developed a genetically modified (GM) fish that are superior in yield and quality. The popular fish variety
BHUBANESWAR: Members of All India Crop Biotechnology Association (AICBA) Wednesday called for adoption of innovative technologies to boost crop productivity to meet food security needs. Calling for an urgent need to increase food productivity visualising the uncertain monsoon rains, climate change and other weather parameters here Wednesday, they also said …
Regulations needed for dealing with such developments Even as controversy rages over the transgenic Bt-brinjal, Indian scientists have developed a genetically modified (GM) fish, which could be the first genetically engineered animal to get into the human food chain. The Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is reported to …
Thanks to genetics, now the enzyme can be made in labs THERE is an ever-rising demand for papain, an enzyme secreted by the papaya plant. Widely used in the preservation of spices, digestive aids and as a contact lens cleaner, it also finds applications in meat tenderization, beer clarification and …
Ignoring bio-safety norms and business ethics, the cotton growers have sowed about 70 percent BT Cotton seed in different parts of Punjab and Sindh province, sources told Daily Times Tuesday. Mostly the big landlords including federal and provincial ministers bought un-registered BT Cotton varieties and applied in their respective fields …
Farm and environment groups opposed to genetically modified wheat are countering a call from other farm organizations for biotech companies to commercially develop it. Fifteen groups in the top wheat-exporting countries of Canada, the U.S. and Australia released a joint statement of opposition to GMO wheat on Monday. It follows …
This report gives a brief overview on how current and proposed agricultural practices impact on climate changes, and how proposed measures for 'mitigation and adaptation' impact on agriculture. It focuses on forms of intensive, large-scale (or industrialized) agriculture. It looks at the main proposals in the negotiations for a post …
This report gives a brief overview on how current and proposed agricultural practices impact on climate changes, and how proposed measures for 'mitigation and adaptation' impact on agriculture. It focuses on forms of intensive, large-scale (or industrialized) agriculture. It looks at the main proposals in the negotiations for a post …
It is presumed that remarkable increases in cotton productivity in India have come about through bacillus thuringiensis cotton and that this approach therefore must be replicated in other crops. This article explores the myth of rising yields of genetically modified crops and points out that genetic engineering has been at …
People have a deep desire to communicate with animals, as is evident from the way they converse with their dogs, enjoy myths about talking animals or devote lifetimes to teaching chimpanzees how to speak. A delicate, if tiny, step has now been taken toward the real thing: the creation of …
Japanese researchers have genetically engineered monkeys whose hair roots, skin and blood glow green under a special light, and who have passed on their traits to their offspring, the first time this has been achieved in a primate. They spliced a jellyfish gene into common marmosets, and said on Wednesday …
Genetic engineering promises big benefits for this humble vegetable Baingan bharta in North India, begun bhaja in Bengal, vaangi bhaat or bharleli vaangi in Maharashtra, katrikai sambar in the South... but the bad news is that one pest can spoil them all. The villain of the piece is the fruit …
Despite bumper production of rice in the current fiscal year farmers were not able to get proper price rate in return, were compelled to sell their yield at throw away prices and the disappointed farmers therefore, have decided to cultivate BT cotton instead of rice in future. Well-placed sources disclosed …
India is on the verge of clearing its first genetically modified food crop, Bt brinjal, with several others in the pipeline. Does India need GM crops? Are they safe? How much does the consumer know?
Savvy Soumya Misra And Kirtiman Awasthi India is on the verge of clearing its first genetically modified food crop, Bt brinjal, with several others in the pipeline. Does India need GM crops? Are they safe? How much does the consumer know? On January 14, a meeting happened in room 23 …
