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 …
Cultivation of hybrid rice is to be promoted in a big way by offering heavy subsidies in areas where the paddy yields have reached the plateau. This will help lift the rice production and productivity to the next higher level from the record 83.25 million tonnes bagged in the last …
It's like wearing white clothing outdoors in a hot climate. The light colour reflects electromagnetic radiation, including light and radiant heat, and keeps the body cool. Wearing a dark suit under a searing midday sun only absorbs more sunlight resulting in the body getting hotter. As Arctic ice, for instance, …
Let business lose The first International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development, released on April 15, 2008, believes there should be a shift in agriculture to a
Chronic health effects are increasing in the world such as cancers, hormonal, reproductive, nervous, or immune diseases, even in young people. During regulatory toxicological subchronic tests to prevent these on mammalian health, prior commercialization of chemicals, including pesticides and drugs, or GMOs, some statistically significant findings may be revealed. This …
This document has been written in response to Mahyco's dossier in the public domain and a request for an appraisal of the data by lead petitioner in the Supreme Court of India, Aruna Rodrigues. This review concentrates on the food safety evaluation done by Mahyco as reported in Chapter 7 …
Genetically modified (GM) soya was introduced into Argentina in 1996 without any kind of debate either in Congress or among the public. Since then, its cultivation has spread across the country like wildfire. Today more than half of the country
The dossiers submitted by Mahyco in support of their application for commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) Bt brinjal raise serious concerns. Bt brinjal has been modified to produce an unknown chimeric insecticide toxin containing Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac modified sequences. In the toxicity tests on target and non-target insects, this chimeric …
The fear of export losses has reportedly played a role in discouraging Asian countries to test and/or approve new GM food crops despite their productivity potential. Facing a tradeoff between productivity growth and export objectives, these countries are confronted with three possible alternatives: to allow the production of GM food …
This comprehensive review of all aspects of cultivation of brinjal in India summarises the development and regulatory status in India of biotech Bt brinjal hybrids. Bt brinjal was approved in India for experimental seed production in 2008-2009 and is under consideration for commercial release. This Brief is a comprehensive review …
Bt cauliflower is one of the important genetically modified (GM) crops approved for Biosafety Research Level 1 field trials in India. Towards developing reliable qualitative and quantitative PCR methods for detecting and monitoring GM crops, in the present study, molecular detection of cry1Ac gene CaMV 35S promoter and an endogenous …
Kounteya Sinha, TNN NEW DELHI: Genetically modified (GM) crops are now under the health ministry's scanner. Even as the ministry of environment readies to introduce GM food like the Bt Brinjal in India, Union health minister A Ramadoss has promised to oppose the move till proper research is conducted on …
With the approval of various bodies mandatory for doing business of genetically engineered (GE) crops, none should be unduly worried about the use of the crops, the member secretary of the Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation, Dr K.K. Tripathy has said.
global warming Maldives seeks new homeland As rise in the sea level caused by global warming threatens low-lying islands across the world, Maldives is looking for a new territory to relocate to.
Shashikant Trivedi / Bhopal December 12, 2008, 0:47 IST Scientists also working on transgenic soya, potato. Come 2012 and Indian farmers will have their own transgenic cotton. They will not have to depend on seed companies for transgenic cotton seed and can be the consumers of their own cotton crop. …
KANCHEEPURAM: Union Minister for Health Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday said that he would oppose any move to introduce genetically modified food or seeds in the agriculture sector. Addressing a State-level farmer
This handbook aims to highlight the strategies and approaches in communicating crop biotechnology that the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology (KC) and Biotechnology Information Centers (BICs) have evolved from their vast experiences as well as knowledge-base available in science communication. Hence, the handbook while primarily meant as a guidepost …
