Tag: Genetically Modified
Caught in controversy, GM Mustard hangs fire
Will the genetically modified mustard variety approved by the regulator make history or go down the path of deeply frozen Bt Brinjal? We take...
GM Mustard approval – Let us use it for farmer’s benefit
Regulatory bodies have done a commendable job in bringing this technology to the Indian farmers, writes Dr Ram Kaundinya
Purple tomatoes raise hopes of GM Crops enthusiasts!
The tomatoes approved by USDA have been gene edited to produce 10 times more antioxidants than pre-existing varieties
No headway in GM crops saga as govt rules out go...
Federation of Seed Industry of India expresses its disappointment on Minister Prakash Javadekar’s response in Rajya Sabha on transgenic crop trials
Alliance for Agri Innovation celebrates 25 years of growing GM crops
Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI), a special interest group of Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) is celebrating 25 years of planting biotech crops globally............
Agri-experts deliberate on GM crisis, send recommendations to govt
Agriculture-experts deliberated on the genetically modified crop crisis and advancing the technology in India at an event held in Hyderabad which was followed by the penning down of recommendations to be sent to Government of India..............
GM technology has helped in increasing cotton production, says govt
While the MoS Agriculture, Mr Parshottam Rupala credited the adoption of Bt Cotton for increase in the production of the crop, he also emphasized that there is a separate process of evaluation of safety of each genetically modified crop...………..
2019 can be a game-changer for bioscience industry?
The second last year of this decade signals towards fast nearing end of the obsolete regulations, technologies and ideas. The next decade is surely going to offer a huge leap forward to the bioscience sector in India and globally...……………..
GM mustard to remain in a deep freezer for now
Deep at the bottom of controversy, the genetically modified mustard might not witness commercialization any sooner, at least not in the next one year until the elections are over..............
PHD Chamber bats for GM food, says it will boost agri...
In his remarks at a recent seminar on the subject, Mr Rajeev Talwar, senior vice-president, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry pointed out that India could be one of the largest exporters of its agricultural produce if genetically modified crops........