Indian traders have cancelled 25,000 metric tons of soymeal export contracts. This is the first time since 2021. They have also booked 80,0...

SC granted the government one week's time to apprise it as to by when it will take an "well-informed and well-intentioned" policy decision ...

Nobel laureate Richard Roberts approaches Pope, other religious leaders for their support to genetically modified seeds.

Soybean crops saw a significant increase in herbicide use, with adopters of genetically modified crops using 28% more herbicides than non-a...

The decision is in line with the BJP’s poll promise of not allowing GM foods without full scientific evaluation of its long-term effects on...

GEAC had permitted confined field trials of 13 GM crops, including rice, brinjal, chickpea, mustard and cotton, out of the 15 cases it cons...

These proposals had been cleared for limited field trials in 2011-12, but clearance for larger trials were pending as the committee had not...

It will also open the floodgates for trials of 53 other food crops, which could be taken up as early as the next meeting of the GEAC in lat...

Union Minister of State for Agriculture Tariq Anwar today said decision on GM seeds would not be taken "under pressure" from abroad.

Farmers tend to prefer growing genetically modified crops as they give higher yield, are more disease resistant & provide more profits.

The food revolution on Monday is being driven by Monsanto and Syngenta and Ramesh said that presents a need for caution.

Amid debate over its impact on ecology, genetically modified crops are an answer to improve crop yield and help maintain high food producti...

There should be threadbare and open-ended discussion on the seeds bill and the GM crops, keeping in view the long-term prospect of the farm...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has stressed that the state government must be consulted before any private sector agency is allowed to c...

Pawar pitches for field trials of Bt food crops in Bihar; GEAC had earlier withdrawn permission on Bihar CM complaint.

With food prices hitting record highs the jury is still out in Asia as to whether genetically modified crops hold the key to future food se...

The government feels India should accept that genetically modified seeds is the solution to feed the growing population.