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 …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Greens, farmers, political and cultural leaders in the State will go on a fast on January 30, to stop the Ministry of Environment and Forests from giving permission for the commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal. While the call for a National Day of Fast is being given by …
Jairam Ramesh suggests regulatory authority, independent lab. Divya Trivedi India needs an autonomous bio-technology regulatory authority and an independent laboratory to conduct various tests, said Mr Jairam Ramesh, the Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests. Groups' call Mr Ramesh's comments
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 …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre to clarify the steps being taken to regulate the open field trials of the genetically modified (GM) crops. A Bench headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan asked the government to file an affidavit within four weeks on the possibility of holding trials …
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: Top multinational companies (MNCs) involved in agro-business such as DuPont, Bayer, Monsanto and John Deere, and known India-based enterprises like Sriram Bioseeds, United Phosphorous Ltd, Drishti Biotech and Neesa Biotech have shown keen interest in Gujarat government
Roy Mathew THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: More than 15 persons representing non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from Kerala will attend a public consultation being organised by the Ministry of Environment in Bangalore on January 25 on permitting commercial release of genetically modified brinjal (Bt brinjal) in the country. Union Minister of State for Environment and …
Trait fee charged ranges from 15%-25% of MRP. The technology fee varied depending on the maximum retail price, the gene construct and also the region. Harish Damodaran Monsanto will gross roughly Rs 340 crore from licensing its proprietary Bollgard (BG) gene traits to Bt cotton hybrid seed firms in India …
Orissa Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout today said that the state had no plans to go for Bt brinjal, the genetically modified (GM) crop that got approval for commercial sale in October 2009. He added his decision had been communicated to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.
A team from the Union Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies has taken samples of PAU-201 variety of paddy from different places in Patiala. The team led by a senior official of the Union Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, Dr Mohinder Singh, will test the samples of the PAU-201 …
The 2008 food crisis sets the stage for this paper, which explores the processes involved in the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development. The insights drawn are situated in an historical recognition of the interface between agricultural crises and agricultural knowledge. The paper offers a window …
The decision to grant relaxation in the PAU rice variety 201 specifications may be further delayed as the union food ministry has referred the matter to the health ministry for analysis of the variety. The teams of the PFA authority (Prevention of Food Adulteration Act) of the ministry have arrived …
After Amritsar successfully began cultivating early crops of vegetables using tunnel technology a few years ago, Jalandhar, too, has decided to follow suit. This winter, a number of farmers, mostly small and marginal, have dedicated nearly 100 acres of land in the district to growing off-season vegetables like cucumber, capsicum, …
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: Protests by a number of organisations marked the first of seven public consultative meetings on introduction of Bt brinjal for commercial cultivation attended by Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh here on Wednesday. Though some scientists and a few farmers did speak in …
