Seed restoration
New insurance lets farmers down
Unions demand individual coverage
ICAR’s shoddy science
Inquiry panel finds Bt cotton project had serious flaws, scientists were unethical
Nutri-farms to fight hidden hunger
In a first, bio-fortification technology gets Rs 200 crore in the Union Budget
Cleaning the cotton stain
ICAR sets up independent investigation into Bt Bikaneri Narma research scam
Untangling India’s Bt cotton fraud
ICAR’s top research institutes and GEAC exposed in Bt cotton research scam
Rajasthan scraps seed pacts
ICAR tells Rajasthan to wait for guidelines on benefit sharing, biosafety
How useful is genome decoding?
Scientists decode pigeon pea at the cost of Rs 11 crore
Does Cry1Ac gene harm plants?
A new Indian study says yes, but scientists differ
ICAR chases patents for pickle
The National Research Centre on Meat has odd ideas on what can be patented
Agriculture ministry bats for GM crops
Calls for a national policy on GM crops in its report to Parliament
Time to nail pesticides
Centre forms expert committee to frame policy to check residues in fruits, vegetables