The only GM product allowed for commercial cultivation in the country, Bt cotton has made India the largest cotton producer in the world.

Apprehending that the central regulator on transgenic crops, GEAC) may decide in favour of commercial release of GM mustard during its meet...

'Vision 2050' has listed research into Genetically Modified Organisms among nine key areas which have to be harnessed for enhancing product...

At present, India houses hundreds of scientific bodies, both in public and private sectors, which together have nearly 10 million lab anima...

The 12 crops ready for field trials include cotton, rice, castor, wheat, maize, groundnut, potato, sorghum, brinjal, mustard, sugarcane and...

Developments on this front in the past three days show how the government is inclined to make GM a success story in India.

Indian scientists have over the years developed more than 200 genetically modified (GM) varieties of as many as 15 crops including cotton, ...

India’s patent appeals board has denied Monsanto a patent for a genetically-engineered method of increasing climate resilience in plants.

The food revolution on Monday is being driven by Monsanto and Syngenta and Ramesh said that presents a need for caution.

Jairam Ramesh raised questions to experts in the areas of nutrition as he doubted whether linking both the sectors will encourage GM food.

Both yield-enhancement and yield-stabilisation are critical for feeding a global population of over seven billion, and still increasing.

Research work related to genetic modification (GM) in the agriculture sector is being conducted on 72 crops/plant species, Parliament was i...

Biotech can increase crop yield dramatically, and fight food inflation. Farmers are ready for reform, research is peaking. Now, govt has to...

Increased private investment, adoption of new and appropriate technologies and effectively addressing the delivery deficit hold the key to ...

While stressing on the need to have a regulatory mechanism, the experts welcomed the new law seeking the setting up of the National Biotech...

Faced with the enigma of rising salinity ingress on their farmlands, farmers can now look forward to transgenic crops.

The new national seed policy is likely to give a big boost to research in biotechnology by involving private sector, as part of its aim of ...