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India fields technology to boost farmers' crop yieldsBesides mechanisation of farming, technology penetration in Indian agriculture sector is happening at multiple levels: policy interventions...
13 Aug, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
Regulating crops doesn't guarantee better profitability for farmers: FSII Director GeneralRegulating crops is not an end in itself and does not guarantee better profitability for farmers, Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSI...
02 Jun, 2020, 11.20 AM IST
Cotton seed manufacturers want Government to increase seed priceCotton seed manufacturers want the government to immediately announce the revised price of BT Cotton seed, so that there is no shortage of ...
20 Mar, 2020, 10.16 AM IST
Government to review cotton seed priceThe industry has sought a 10 per cent increase in price because of rising input costs. Some manufacturers have sought pricing freedom. Last...
21 Feb, 2020, 03.14 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear Monsanto plea over GM cotton patentsA Delhi High Court bench had said in an April 11 ruling that Monsanto’s patent was not valid under Section 3(j) of the Patent Act.
05 May, 2018, 11.40 AM IST
Seed companies demand withdrawal of govt order regulating cotton seed MRPThe seed firms have demanded that the market circumstances should define seed value and commercial matters involving licensing of innovativ...
21 Dec, 2015, 04.02 PM IST
Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar Shaw knocks on PMO door for movement on GM crops issueClose to 20 applications for field trials of six crops—cotton, corn, brinjal, chickpea, rice and wheat are pending with the GEAC currently.
06 May, 2015, 07.16 AM IST
Decision on GM crops must be based on data, says ABLE-AGAfter India allowed planting of Bt Cotton in 2002, it transformed from being an importer of cotton in 2002, to the second largest exporter ...
21 Sep, 2014, 01.29 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi’s push for GM crops faces tough opposition from Swadeshi Jagaran ManchThe GM crops issue will test the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch’s will as well as the resolve of Narendra Modi's government.
18 Aug, 2014, 01.03 PM IST
Talks of ban on GM crop trials is disappointing: Biotech companiesReps of Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Bhartiya Kissan Sangh met Prakash Javadekar yesterday, seeking a ban on field trials of genetically-modif...
30 Jul, 2014, 07.38 PM IST
Intelligence Bureau report reveals how NGOs work against development of IndiaIB has recommended the cancellation of permission given to greenpeace for collecting funds abroad besides reassessment of its tax complianc...
20 Jun, 2014, 05.21 PM IST
GM crops hit new roadblock: SC panel recommends 10-year moratorium on open field trialsThe panel's recommendations are similar to those of Jairam Ramesh, who had proposed a moratorium on the commercial release of BT Brinjal.
20 Oct, 2012, 05.50 AM IST
- Rs 8,000 crore seed sector braces for a hit as farmers shun cotton
India's Rs 8,000-crore seed sector is bracing for a hit because farmers shun cotton this summer after expanding the acreage for two consecu...
31 May, 2012, 03.14 AM IST