The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
Amid raging debate over the release of Bt brinjal for commercial use, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan today supported the genetically modified product for the first time, saying the controversial variety of the vegetable was
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 …
However, Science Ministry Says Bt Brinjal Safe For All New Delhi: At a time when the proposed open field trials of Bt brinjal are drawing loud protests, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to detail the steps it has put in place to protect India
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.
The Environment Minister, Mr. Jairam Ramesh chaired the first in a series of nationwide consultations on the issue of BT Brinjal at Kolkata. Organised by the MoEF and CEE this consultation aims at giving the public a forum where meaningful debate on the issue can take place before a final …
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 …
The first public interaction on commercialisation of Bt brinjal, held here on Wednesday, saw loud protests and agitations as Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh interacted with scientists, farmers and various rights organisations. A report based on public discussions on the genetically modified crop at various places in …
A day before Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is scheduled to start a month-long national consultation process, spread across seven cities, to firm up a decision on whether to allow commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal in India, environmentalists have called for a moratorium on the cultivation and a
Environmentalists have stepped up their protest against Bt Brinjal in the country even as a month-long public hearing on the safety of the genetically modified vegetable kicks off from tomorrow. "Bt Brinjal should not be introduced in our farms and our kitchens without a proper reassessment, especially in the context …
RASHME SEHGAL With an agricultural crisis facing them on their face, state governments are not in the mood to antagonise their farmers and are saying no to Bt brinjal. Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar and even Tamil Nadu have banned the commercial cultivation of genetically modified Bt …
BHUBANESWAR: When Union Minister of Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh would arrive here for a national consultation on Bt Brinjal on Monday next, he may be greeted with protests from social activists and people who have been resisting entry of genetically modified seeds into the country. The MoEF has decided …
The state government should make its stand clear on Bt. Brinjal, especially as its counterpart in Kerala and five other states have openly voiced their opposition to it, demanded scientists and agriculture experts today. At a Press conference held by an organisation ~ Development Research Communication and Service Centre (DRCSC), …
