With a taste for metals

Made to order plants that eat pollutants

Kerala says no to GM crop

Scientists’ panel to add new member for report on GM field trials

Weeks after expert committee recommended moratorium Supreme Court agrees to agriculture ministry's request to add new member to panel

Rise in biofuel demand could trigger food, water crisis

New Zealand clears GM corn

In court

Dealing with crop stresses and scandals

Subbanna Ayyappan has made history in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (IACR) by becoming the first non-crop scientist to head this …

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Moscow introduces GM-free label

Ethanol demand could expand Gulf of Mexico's dead zone

South Korea breaks GMO embargo

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News 360°

France for a green revolution

In Court

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In Short

Haryana farmers protest open field trials of GM corn

Agricultural university in Kurukshetra is conducting trials for Monsanto

Monsanto told to quit India

Farmers from 20 states to present national flag made from non-Bt organic cotton to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for Independence Day

Into the ginger trap

Farmers from Kerala make big bucks by growing ginger in Karnataka but leave behind a trail of pollution

Poor-proof

The 'relevance' of GM crops to the needs of developing countries and 'ownership' of GM has to be guided by sound policy

Post-production

Labelling informs the consumer on whether a product contains GM content. Europe has adopted labelling, but the US objects

Pollen travails

Flying GM pollen raises a range of concerns. These should be taken note of when going in for GM crops

Safety first

The health effects of GM foods can only be known over the long term. Safety evaluations should take this into account

Unprepared

GM crops have been introduced into India. But the country lacks a comprehensive policy to regulate them