Bt gene harms GM plant

New answers to old questions on biosafety of GM crops

Famine in the rainforest

The idea of a desert in the middle of the Western Ghats sounds unbelievable, but it may be on the cards

Fire in the mountain

Acute fodder crisis behind forest fires in Himachal Pradesh

Food security for livestock

Focus must shift from supercows to cattlefeed  

The GM snare

The GM question

Are hybrid maize seeds being promoted to pave the way for GM maize?

GEAC has power only to withdraw permission

Arjula R Reddy, a plant geneticist, was appointed co-chairperson of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) in 2009. At present, he …

Healthy kya?

Why are companies across all product categories 'nutracising' their brands? Obviously, to catch a huge market -- growing by the day -- for health …

Enter the Bank

Regulatory battle

Industry and activists have expressed conflicting opinions on GM crops. GEAC has a difficult decision to make

Nature cure from India

Whose germplasm is it?

NBA struggles to frame case against Mahyco in first biopiracy case

The Monsanto way

How the US multinational won state governments and influenced policy

The escape route

Punjab, which accounts for only 1.5 per cent of the total geographical area of the country, cannot continue producing for the whole country. It …

Cancer-struck

Incidence of cancer and other diseases have increased. But callous officials prefer to call it a 'coincidence'

Punjab: end of the revolution ?

Cost of production has spiralled, but the rate of increase in production has not shown a similar trend. Ecological and social costs, meanwhile, …

Counting grains

Diminishing returns

Bad feed

New lands of the free

New lands of the fat?

Land of the Free

Test tube brinjal

Costly silence

No one is debating where goats will graze

Rules and renegades

Pesticide regulations in India are lax. The industry has exploited the loopholes to corrupt the system. And the government has turned a blind eye …

Food vs fuel