Rajasthan scraps seed pacts
ICAR tells Rajasthan to wait for guidelines on benefit sharing, biosafety
Issue at hand
Science needs to come home -- scientists need to address the concerns of the local communities
Act of omission
Public institutions do not seek permission from the biodiversity authority before genetically manipulating crops
Mutual interest
Farmers care for the hill slopes only when the hills provide livelihood -- a simple lesson that has been forgotten
Private sector is profiting from vacuum left by ICAR
In the agriculture research hierarchy, Swapan Kumar Datta occupies the second rung, one of eight deputy director generals (DDGs) in the Indian …
Yellow rust strikes wheat in northern India
ICAR, agricultural universities and state agriculture departments issue advisories, alerts
Old as the hills
Shifting agriculture on the hillsides has been going on for centuries. In recent times, it has been blamed for degrading the ecology. Agriculture …
Debating science risks
Chinese scientists appear to be more open to discussing the risks and ethics of new technologies than their Indian counterparts
A plant breeder comes into his own
Awards are finally coming to K Vinod Prabhu, 54, a plant breeder, for his work on building resistance in wheat, mustard and rice through the …
‘Stopping GM trials is anti-farmer’
Genetically modified (GM) mustard hybrid DMH-11 developed by Delhi University’s Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants ran into …
How useful is genome decoding?
Scientists decode pigeon pea at the cost of Rs 11 crore
It is not about farmers
Budget 2013 pushed up allocations for agriculture, but it will not help farmers
Surplus rainfall a respite, but now Bihar wary of floods
The state received 305.9 mm rainfall in June — 82% more than normal rainfall in June 2019
ICAR to launch tuber crops scheme in Attappady
Kerala chief minister claims it will provide food and livelihood security of tribals
Does Cry1Ac gene harm plants?
A new Indian study says yes, but scientists differ
COVID-19: Experts look at mushrooms for employment, immunity concerns
The Directorate of Mushroom Research in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan announced release of four new high-yielding strains of mushrooms recently
Blue revolution report an attempt to sell off India’s marine wealth to MNCs, big Indian firms: fisher groups
Among other things, panel has suggested joint ventures with foreign companies and transfer of technology be taken up for exploiting waters more …
Moily bats for GM trials
After he revives regulatory body for GM crops, industry demands removal of state clearances
A people’s festival to protest CBD conference
Non-profits to represent united resolve to protect the country’s natural wealth and bio-cultural heritage from powerful economic interests
Biotech industry has a new patron
Department of Biotechnology is playing venture capitalist to private companies to push biotech research in agriculture
All the way to Brazil to find Vidarbha cotton solution
Government takes seven years to admit Bt cotton has failed in Vidarbha and return to Desi varieties
ICAR chases patents for pickle
The National Research Centre on Meat has odd ideas on what can be patented
Jungle raj
CAG memo shows IFS officers are administering country’s premier forestry research body like a fiefdom
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
Agriculture ministry bats for GM crops
Calls for a national policy on GM crops in its report to Parliament