Govt asks foreign trade regulator DGFT to stop imports of genetically modified soybean for food or feed without the approval of the transgenic products watchdog
1 min read7 Mar 2018The Maharashtra government will seek a CBI probe into the illegal sale of herbicide-tolerant Bt cotton seeds in the state, linking them to pesticide poisoning deaths in Yavatmal district.
7 Nov 2017The Maharashtra government will seek a CBI probe into the illegal sale of herbicide-tolerant Bt cotton seeds in the state, linking them to pesticide poisoning deaths in Yavatmal district
3 min read7 Nov 2017Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu has opposed commercial cultivation GM mustard, calling GM food crops a risk to ecology, health and commerce
2 min read5 Sep 2017ABLE-AG, a forum representing India's biotechnology sector, in a letter to PM Narendra Modi, called anti-GM activists 'anti-national' and accused them of fear mongering to derail 'indigenous scientific research'
2 min read5 Aug 2017The government informs the Supreme Court that so far it has not taken any policy decision on the commercial release of GM mustard crop
1 min read17 Jul 2017Activists who are ideologically opposed to genetically modified crop technology have unleashed a virulent campaign to stall the GM Mustard cultivation
4 min read6 Jun 2017GM mustard is as safe and nutritious as regular mustard, the environment ministry says, even as India awaits ts final word on commercial production
2 min read22 May 2017All our solutions in agriculture, besides management issues, are going to come from science and technology, says Deepak Pental, innovator of GM mustard
6 min read18 May 2017If genetically modified mustard wins approval from the nodal regulator, it will become the first transgenic food crop to be commercially cultivated in India
2 min read13 Apr 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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