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Farmers fear loss, not arrest, and seed illegal Bt cottonIndia allows cultivation of BGI and BGII varieties of Bt cotton.20 Jun, 2019, 08.03 AM IST- Non-compliance of guidelines led to resistance of cotton pestBengaluru, May 31 (IANS) India introduced genetically-modified cotton (Bt-cotton) containing Bt-toxins capable of killing the cotton pest w...31 May, 2017, 11.20 AM IST
- Agriculture ministry maintains status quo on Bt cotton MSPIn a notification issued on March 10, the ministry said status quo would also be maintained on the trait value (tech fee).16 Mar, 2017, 03.37 PM IST
- Government caps Bt cotton seed price to bring uniformity across statesImplementation of the price control order is subject to the ruling of the Delhi high court, which is to hear Mahyco Monsanto’s challenge to...09 Mar, 2016, 03.48 PM IST
- Centre to control Bt cotton seed prices by fixing MRPAs per the notification, MRP of the cotton seed will be notified in the Official Gazette on or before March 31 of every year applicable for...13 Dec, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
- Swelling input costs push Telangana and AP cotton farmers to traditional hybrid varietiesCotton farmers now have an option of switching to non-BT or traditional hybrid varieties that have given comparable yields in trials.29 Oct, 2015, 10.05 AM IST
- Maharashtra appeals to companies to reduce Bt seed pricesMaharashtra government has appealed to seed companies to reduce prices of Bt seeds by Rs 100 per bag due to rural distress caused by hailst...02 Jun, 2015, 11.33 PM IST
- Bombay HC upholds Maharashtra Seed Act, delivers blow to industryBombay High Court has upheld the validity of the Maharashtra Cotton Seed Act, 2009 that regulates the prices of Bt cotton seeds in the stat...01 Oct, 2013, 11.51 AM IST
- Krishidhan Seeds and MSCGMFL tie up to promote BT cotton seeds to farmersKrishidhan Seeds and MSCGMFL, the largest supplier of cotton in the world, announced their strategic collaboration to promote BT cotton see...28 May, 2012, 03.57 PM IST
- Bt cotton seed companies on edge as farmers shun cottonThe cotton export debacle has created an oversupply of Bt seeds in the market with angry farmers expected to plant less area.19 Apr, 2012, 01.45 AM IST
- Centre's panel approves new Bt Cotton seedThe Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the Government of India has approved commercial distribution of a new variety of Bt Co...16 Feb, 2012, 01.16 PM IST
- Hybrid seeds company Mahyco eyes 10% revenue growth in FY'12Mahyco expected to achieve around 10 per cent growth in revenues to about Rs 690 crore this fiscal on the back of growing demand for improv...06 Nov, 2011, 02.05 PM IST
- Top Bt seed companies get show cause notice from Maharashtra governmentThe top Bt cotton seed companies in Maharashtra have got show cause notice from the state agriculture department for not abiding by their s...06 Jun, 2011, 02.20 PM IST
- Gujarat to regulate Bt cotton seed pricesThe Gujarat government will bring a special Bill to regulate the prices of BT cotton seeds during the forthcoming three-day assembly sessio...12 Sep, 2008, 12.39 AM IST
- Area under Bt cotton cultivation up 39%: studyThe total area planted in the country under Bt cotton has gone up from 6.2% in 2004-05 to 39% in 2006-07.31 Jan, 2007, 07.40 PM IST
- Warangal Bt cotton leads to de-skillingA multi-year ethnography by Glenn Davis Stone from Washington University shows that Warangal Bt cotton farming has led to ‘agricultural des...30 Jan, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- Cotton cushion for farmersProjections of a record cotton yield in the ’06-07 season could mitigate the intensity of Maharashtra’s agrarian crisis, according to exper...12 Sep, 2006, 12.03 AM IST
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