India becomes second largest producer of cotton

In short

Tamil Nadu blacklists Mahyco's Bt Cotton seeds after crop failures

Saying no to Monsanto

The Indian patent office has once again rejected the biotech seed giant’s claim for a method to produce stress-tolerant transgenic plants

Follow Up

Starved of substance

No headway made at World Food Summit in accelerating efforts to eliminate hunger

Bytes

Even the mice won't eat

Tests on mice prove that GM food might be more suspect than lobbyists would have us believe

India launches diagnostic kit that detects celiac disease in 20 minutes

Most of the diagnostic kits which are used presently are all imported from Europe and America and expensive

Metal maniacs

Genetically-modified trees could be soaking up poisonous metals from the ground in the near future or even mine for precious ones

Seeds of discontent?

India's first legislation aimed at protecting farmers' rights raises many apprehensions

GM blues

Controversy dogs Bt cotton clearance as debate over transgenics continues

In short

Up against GM

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 …

MIAMI GROUP VS rest of the world

Are genetically modified organisms a miracle that will solve the world's hunger problems or a menace that will threaten human health, environment …

Rogue GM crops wreak havoc

Monsanto’s unauthorised GM wheat in the US has spooked the world, but contamination is widespread

States’ entry ruffles GM lobby

Biotech firms object to states getting a say in approving GM crop trials

Another pesticide treadmill

ARGENTINA

Sowing confusion

Authorities speak in different voices over the fate of genetically modified crops

Cattle deaths at Bt cotton fields trigger biosafety fear

In short

Breach of trust

The world’s premier rice research institute tilts towards intellectual property rights

Question of safety

The Bangkok conference on the risks of genetically modified corps advocated greater investment of public funds in bio-safety research