Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
India's regulatory system has to be rigorous and efficient. R S Paroda, the lone voice of dissent in the Supreme Court-appointed Technical Expert Committee (TEC) on genetically-modified (GM) crops, has severely criticised the committee's recommendations to uphold a moratorium on field trials of GM crops, sources said. Paroda's view is …
A two-day 'Micronutrient Analysis Training in Wheat and Rice Biofortification' began at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) on Monday. The event is being organised by the PAU School of Agricultural Biotechnology (SAB), department of plant breeding and genetics (PBG), department of soil science and Harvest Plus-India Biofortification. Thirty participants have registered …
The Government will not allow commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal till independent studies establish that the genetically modified food crop (GM crop) does not impact human health, the Lok Sabha was today informed. The Environment Minister, Jayanthi Natarajan said “no” in her reply to a written question on whether the …
With the key rice-growing areas in the country receiving erratic rainfall in the last two decades, scientists have been working on techniques to minimise the adverse impact on foodgrain production. Trilochan Mohapatra, director, Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), a premier institute under the ministry of agriculture, talks to FE's Sandip …
The Gauhati High Court has cancelled the allocation of 151 bighas of grazing reserve land in the Hojai subdivision of Nagaon district allotted illegally to Markazul Ma’Arif, a NGO whose chief patron is All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) supremo Badruddin Ajmal. A divisional bench of the High Court comprising …
An activist, who has filed a plea in the Supreme Court challenging the use of genetically modified crops, has filed an affidavit before it saying that the court should accept the final report of its technical expert committee while “ignoring” any findings by its member and former DG of Indian …
New Delhi : The Supreme Court-appointed six-member technical expert committee (TEC) on GM crops has failed to make a unanimous recommendation, with one member, R S Paroda, submitting a separate report, which must now choose between the two sets of opinions. Five members of the TEC have recommended an indefinite …
Anti-GM lobby alleged that Paroda has a clear case of conflict of interest because he was a part of organisations which don't only have representatives of seed companies Ahead of the presentation of the report of the high-powered Technical Expert Committee (TEC) on genetically modified (GM) crops to the Supreme …
Morale-booster to drought-hit farmers in Anantapur district. Anantapur district is all set for the launch of a new pilot project aimed at development of the drought-prone districts with the Planning Commission giving its ‘in principle’ approval to the “Project Ananta” on Thursday. “The Planning Commission appreciated the effort being put …
Shimla, May 17: The state will import new and healthy genetic strains of trout from countries like Norway and Hungary with advice from experts at the Directorate of Cold Water Fisheries at Nainital so as to enhance its trout production. The State Fisheries Department has approached the Indian Council of …
In March, US President Barack Obama signed the HR 933 continuing resolution — popularly known as the Monsanto Protection Act — that effectively divests the federal courts of their constitutional power to stop the planting or sale of genetically modified (GM) seeds and crops regardless of the health and environmental …
"Climate change is projected to reduce timely sown irrigated wheat production by about 6% in 2020. In case of late sown wheat, the projected levels are to the extent of 18%," Pawar said in the Rajya Sabha. Climate change is likely to bring down the production of key foodgrain crops …
PANJIM: State government is in the process of framing a scheme for mining dependent people to help them make the transition from mining to agriculture, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the State Assembly on Tuesday. Parrikar also said that the State Mineral Policy, which is currently at the draft stage, …
State government is trying to decrease area under paddy In order to give a fillip to maize research and cultivation in the state, the Punjab government has approved transfer of 100 hectares in Ladowal near Ludhiana free to the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) for setting up a Directorate …
Himachal Pradesh, known for its wide variety of fruit produce, could soon have competition from the faraway state of Sikkim. The former princely state in the northeast is foraying into cultivation of not only exotic items kiwifruit, but also more common varieties like apples, pears, pomegranate, almonds and walnuts. “Introducing …
Making a case for genetically-modified (GM) technology to boost farm output, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said scientists should not be denied the right to conduct field trials of such crops. “We cannot afford to curtail the vigour of our scientific community and deny them the right to conduct trials, as …
‘In Bijapur, yield has increased by 20 to 25 per cent in last two years’ The National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA), a pilot project to help dryland farmers, has shown good results. It was taken up by the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, a constituent organisation …
Plea to invest one per cent of agricultural GDP in research “The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is asking the Government to invest one per cent of the total agricultural Gross Domestic Product in agricultural research for the XII Five Year Plan,” S. Ayyappan, Director General of ICAR, said …
ICAR “shielding errant officials” by delaying the report In a damning indictment of the way some Bt cotton varieties were developed and commercialised in the country, a committee headed by Prof. S.K. Sopory, Vice-Chancellor of JNU, found that indigenous Bikaneri Nerma (BN) Bt cotton variety was contaminated by a gene …
ICAR highlights focus on agricultural development SHILLONG: Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Dr. Charan Das Mahant, visited ICAR Research Complex for NEH region, Umiam for a two day visit here on Saturday. During the visit, the MoS inaugurated the Phenomics facility at Plant Breeding division of …
