India has the fifth largest area under GM crop cultivation, and Bt cotton seeds account for 40% of the Rs 14,000 crore national seeds marke...

Bengaluru, May 31 (IANS) India introduced genetically-modified cotton (Bt-cotton) containing Bt-toxins capable of killing the cotton pest w...

The new cotton variety is among few others identified by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for cultivation in North region.

Implementation of the price control order is subject to the ruling of the Delhi high court, which is to hear Mahyco Monsanto’s challenge to...

CICR has introduced Bt genes into 21 cotton seed varieties, which scientists say can be provided to farmers at 10% of the price of hybrid s...

Cotton farmers now have an option of switching to non-BT or traditional hybrid varieties that have given comparable yields in trials.

With last year's weak monsoon and the prospects of a below-normal one this year, the Maharashtra government plans to promote non-Bt cotton ...

Bombay High Court has upheld the validity of the Maharashtra Cotton Seed Act, 2009 that regulates the prices of Bt cotton seeds in the stat...

The government is following a policy of case by case approval of genetically modified (GM) crops,said Tariq Anwar, minister of state for Ag...

Cotton production has increased by over 9 per cent with the use hybrid Bt cotton seeds, helping the country become net exporter of the cash...

In a letter to the Prime Minister, the experts disputed reports that failure of Bt cotton is driving farmers in Vidarbha to commit suicide.

The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the Government of India has approved commercial distribution of a new variety of Bt Co...

Plan panel suggests strict quality control on Bt cotton seeds.

Farmers can save up to Rs 1,600 per acre on pesticides by using Bt cotton technology says the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry ...

Country’s cotton production is expected to grow at 8.3% annually for the next five years, because of increased usage of Bt cotton and impro...

The total area planted in the country under Bt cotton has gone up from 6.2% in 2004-05 to 39% in 2006-07.

Refuting the government’s claims on the area under Bt cotton in the country, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech ...