Maharashtra approves field trials of GM food crops

Only GM cotton is grown in fields in India as of now

Gene that acts as moisture sensor in plants identified

The find can help in engineering drought-resistant crops

Crops losing protein

Fast foods

Metals for food

Depleting groundwater sources compel farmers in Gujarat to use industrial effluents for irrigation

Bt's soil chemistry

France rolls back GM policy

GM cotton less profitable than non-GM variety

Bollworm ignores high doses of insecticide

What's the fuss about Bt brinjal?

Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Mondal, director-general of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), is among the handful of people who have …

Cheap fix

The rush to make profits out of carbon-fixing engenders another kind of colonialism

Punjab crop loss spurs debate on pesticide use

No food

Biotech is not just GM

Michael Antoniou teaches Molecular Genetics at King's College, London. In his spare time, he likes to help non-profits with information on the …

Seed bill retake

Monitor seed prices, not just quality, say farmer groups  

Pawar's daughter on panel that will examine biotechnology Bill

Supriya Sule joins Parliament panel on science and technology; panel to submit report on Bill that gives easy access to GM crops in three months

Hard time for honeybees

Entomologist May Berenbaum of University of Illinois in USA has inspired a character in TV series, X-Files. The winner of this year’s Tyler …

Earth links

Chhattisgarh will not allow GM crops

Chandrasekhar Sahu, agriculture minister of Chhattisgarh, is passionate about making farming a viable proposition for farmers. He has written …

Fortified protection

Piecemeal proposals

The recommended grain policy may help tackle the problem of plenty, but food insecurity will remain (Read full article)

SC notice on GM trials

In court

Biofuel dreams for wastelands

Centre now has a policy¤ but where’s the wasteland?

Pink bollworm resistant to Bt: Monsanto

Commercial interest behind claim, says Centre’s research institute