Tag: Plants

This study can pave the way for effective and efficient commercial production of Camptothecin and other medicinally important alkaloids and reduce the need to cut down endangered plants

Facilitated by the National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush, more than 50 MoUs were exchanged between the farmers groups and industry

It is time that regulators along with scientists speak of the efficacy of these technologies so that decisions are not based on speculations......................

Scientists at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research’s Bengaluru-based National Centre for Biological Sciences have identified a protein that has a critical role in the holding of the grains in the panicles of rice crops......................

Through this competition ‘Know your Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs)’, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) wants to convey the message of conservation of these medicinal plants......................

CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute has signed an agreement with Manipur based FEEDS-Ethno-Medicinal Research Centre for scientific validation of traditional knowledge................

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has launched a people’s campaign #SelfiewithSapling urging all to join and plant a sapling and post the selfie with the sapling on social media..................

The Department of Biotechnology had sought the comments/ suggestions from stakeholders pertaining to the two guidelines: ‘Environmental release of GEM: Regulatory requirements for risk assessment and approval in India, 2018” and “Guidelines and Protocols for analysis of effects of GE plants on soil microorganisms, 2018.............

Stakeholders discuss ways to realize full potential of certification system. So far, more than 275 million tissue culture plants have been certified through this system...........

The world’s largest processed fertilizer cooperative, IFFCO has been praised by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for their efforts and initiatives to train the farming community on the right use of fertilizers, advanced techniques and cash-less transactions with the aim of doubling farmers’ income by 2022..........