Beijing has used such campaigns in past disputes, sometimes with catastrophic consequences. The last time it did so was 6 years ago, agains...

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

Indian Gold Coin was launched by the Modi on 5th November, 2015. It is India’s first ever sovereign gold offering and only gold coin hallma...

As many as 109 Nobel laureates, mostly scientists, have signed a letter urging the Greenpeace to end its opposition to the genetically modi...

Agriculture accounts for almost half of all employment but only 14% of GDP. India must move people out of agriculture into industry and ser...

Various studies published between 2002 and 2012 did not find any significant hazard to human health, biodiversity or the environment caused...

Environmental activists have long gained fame and fortune by campaigning against genetically modified foods, which they denounce as “monste...

The GM crops issue will test the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch’s will as well as the resolve of Narendra Modi's government.

Borlaug was an outspoken supporter of GM crops. He blasted anti-GM activists as alarmists ignorant of nature and spreading falsehoods based...

The NGOs, said to be working through a network of local organizations such as PUCL and Narmada Bachao Andolan, have negatively impacted GDP...

Environmental activist Mark Lynas argues that politics derailed the commercial adoption of Bt Brinjal during Jairam Ramesh’s tenure in the ...

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw says the best way to counter Monsanto's "monopoly" in cotton seed sector is to develop similar technologies.

GM (Bt) Cotton has brought spectacular benefits to India’s farmers and to the nation’s economy. India could and should continue to lead the...

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

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) alleged that global seeds major Monsanto was secretly running a signature campaign in rural Gujarat.

The bio-technology regulator Genetically Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) on Wednesday gave its nod to genetically modified Bt brinja...

The Supreme Court has allowed a panel to examine applications for initiating research and field trials involving genetically modified crops...