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 …
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
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
It’s pouring money and schemes in agriculture
No dearth of funds for agri credit and new institutions
'Contract farming and PPP can rev agricultural economy'
Industry, experts say investments and policy changes are needed
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
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 …
Time to nail pesticides
Centre forms expert committee to frame policy to check residues in fruits, vegetables
Science under siege
Agricultural science has ossified in India. Despite a vast network of public research institutions and agriculture universities across the country,…
Organic Universe
Organic is all the rage. Organic food, cosmetics, clothes and even organic medicines. But mostly it is food. There are speciality stores that …
FSSAI's scientific panel reconstituted
But members of the panel now designated as “independent consultants” were a part of the panel as representatives of the industry till …
Indefinite moratorium on GM field trials recommended
Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists for ban on herbicide tolerant crops for India
Indefinite ban on GM field trials recommended
Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists also against herbicide-tolerant crops for India