Remove royalty on BG-II cotton seeds: Swadeshi Jagran Manch"I request you to correct the mistakes done in the past by removing the trait value (royalty) for BG-II and reduce the MSP of Bt cotton see...
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).
No need for licensing pact with GM technology provider: NSAIUnder the fresh norm, royalty for the new genetically modified traits was capped at 10% of the maximum sale price of BT cotton seeds for th...
Monsanto challenges new price order for Bt cotton seeds: HC seeks Centre replyDelhi HC today sought a response of the Centre and the National Seed Association on a plea by Monsanto Mahyco Biotech Ltd challenging the g...
Government wants local GM cotton seed by next year to check MonsantoThe Competition Commission (CCI) is investigating whether an Indian arm of the US-based technology major resorted to anti-competitive pract...
GM crops: Government should set up an independent regulator at the earliestVarious studies published between 2002 and 2012 did not find any significant hazard to human health, biodiversity or the environment caused...
Ensure Monsanto doesn't leave India without compensating: Swadeshi Jagran Manch to governmentSwadeshi Jagran Manch claimed Monsanto was "trying to blackmail the Indian government by threatening to quit India after "constantly violat...
Government snubs Monsanto, caps price of Bt cotton seedsAgriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said the move will help farmers. The Trait Value (tech fee) including taxes has been cut to Rs 49 fr...
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...
Mahyco Monsanto seeks stay on formation of Bt cotton pricing panelMahyco Monsanto Biotech, a joint venture between US agriculture company Monsanto and Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company, sublicenses biotechn...
- NSAI asks 11 cotton seed firms to question monopoly of MMBL
With 11 seed firms opposing the government's cotton seed control order, industry body NSAI has urged these firms to question "discriminator...
- Indian women cueists win in IBSF World Snooker
While Chitra defeated Hong Kong's Yu Ching 3-1, Neena put paid to the hopes of Russia's Irina Gorbataya by an identical margin.
Tech Mahindra gains on share block sale priceTech Mahindra rose as much as 4.9 pc after a block sale of 9.3 mn shares, widely seen as coming from BT, fetched a higher-than-expected pri...
- Coalgate: Private companies gained at cost of CIL, suggests CAG draft report
Private companies to whom the government allotted coal blocks without bidding may have made windfall gains at the cost of state-run major C...
- Accel acquires 51% stake of British Telecom in Accel Frontline
IT and media firm Accel Ltd today said it has acquired the 51 per cent stake held by British Telecom for Rs 49.9 crore to become a majority...
- Pulses import stands at 17.5 lakh tonnes
India has imported 17.5 lakh tonnes of pulses during 2006-07 up to January to improve the domestic supply of the commodity and stabilise th...
- Area under Bt cotton cultivation up 39%: study
The total area planted in the country under Bt cotton has gone up from 6.2% in 2004-05 to 39% in 2006-07.