India weighs GM-free 'self-certification' for US food importsIndia and the US are engaged in intense negotiations to finalise a trade deal before July 9, addressing politically sensitive issues like m...
03 Jul, 2025, 06.17 AM IST
Import duty cut on US farm goods under trade pact could undermine India's food security: GTRIGTRI cautions India against lowering import duties on US farm goods in the proposed trade agreement, emphasizing potential threats to food ...
30 Jun, 2025, 11.20 PM IST
From tariff cuts to MSP rollback: GTRI on likely US demands in India trade dealThe United States aims to reshape India's trade policies. This is part of a proposed agreement. The US seeks tariff cuts and regulatory cha...
04 May, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
'Game of Thrones' dire wolves return after 12,000 years: How researchers brought them backColossal Biosciences has achieved a scientific breakthrough by breeding three wolf pups resembling the extinct dire wolves. Born in a seclu...
08 Apr, 2025, 08.48 AM IST
How China reduced its reliance on US farm imports and sharpened its trade war toolkitChina has ramped up efforts to enhance its food security by diversifying agricultural imports, promoting genetically-modified crops, and re...
07 Apr, 2025, 02.18 PM IST
The next ESG frontier is genetically modified foodThe need to feed an expanding population while cutting agriculture’s high greenhouse gas emissions means farming must become more efficient.
03 Feb, 2023, 09.38 AM IST
Commodity Watch: Decoding the declining Indian soybean meal exports growthThe domestic consumption growth for soybean meal is attributed to the increasing appetite for eggs, poultry meat, and fish which has result...
18 Dec, 2022, 01.39 PM IST
Cotton as source of bare necessitiesIn the era of synthetic meat, made from plant material or cloned meat cells, it should not come as a total surprise that scientists have de...
18 Oct, 2018, 11.16 PM IST
View: Alarmism over genetically modified foods is unscientific and falseThere are hard scientific facts in favour of GM foods. Yet, activists still take the old alarmist stance.
01 Aug, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
- Gene-edited pigs resistant to deadly virus
London, June 21 (IANS) Genetically modified pigs are resistant to the world's costliest livestock diseases that causes breathing trouble, d...
21 Jun, 2018, 08.42 PM IST
Grilled, barbecued meat may up kidney cancer riskPan-fried, grilled or barbecued meat, cooked at high temperatures or over an open flame, may increase the risk of kidney cancer.
09 Nov, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
How 'start up nation' Israel technology for agriculture and saves fresh waterIn most agricultural fields, thin black pipes are laid out like a giant spider's web, from tiny holes water is literally supplied directly ...
23 Aug, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
India to put restrictions on import of US chicken legsRules may propose to keep out frozen chicken older than six months and those that have consumed hormones or genetically modified feed.
22 Jan, 2015, 02.40 AM IST
US says science should settle farm debates in trade deal with EUA planned EU/US trade deal should sweep away "non-scientific barriers" to US sales of many genetically modified crops and some chemically t...
17 Jun, 2014, 11.16 PM IST
- Sharad Pawar favours field trials of GM crops with strict safety
Pawar today said that agriculture scientists should be allowed to conduct field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops by adopting stric...
11 Mar, 2013, 10.27 PM IST
- Artificial meat: An answer to food crisis or a health hazard?
'Do we really need artificial meat?' The current meat production rate would not suffice to meet the demands of agrowing population 20 yrs h...
22 Mar, 2012, 10.39 PM IST
- Slowdown impacts oilmeal exports
The global economic slowdown has impacted India’s oilmeal exports, according to data from the Solvent Extractors Association of India.
05 Mar, 2009, 04.12 PM IST