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 …

Over 90 Tamil Nadu panchayats pass resolution against GM mustard

Letter urged the state government to write to the Union minister for environment, asking him to intervene and stop the planting of GM mustard in …

High production, palmolein imports to blame for low market price of rapeseed?

Mustard is a key oilseed crop for boosting domestic oilseed production and reducing the country’s dependence on import of edible oil

Will you be doomed if GM mustard is not approved now, apex court asks Centre

The SC, on the second day of hearing, sought details on the Union government’s claim of GM mustard being a herbicide-tolerant crop  

Mustard oil blending banned: How 30 years of regulation affected health, farmer profits

The dropsy epidemic of 1999 led the Union government to allow blending of mustard oil to increase nutritional quality. But it impacted the …

Supreme Court puts environmental release of GM mustard on hold

The Coalition of GM Free India, an informal network of organiations and individuals campaigning to keep India GM-Free, had specifically requested …

Coalition of NGOs demands rejection of commercialisation application for GM mustard

If approved, GM Mustard would be the first genetically-engineered food in India. DMH-11, has been developed by the Centre for Genetic …

India's biodiversity and advocacy for GM seeds

What is the justification to advocate GM seeds in a country with one of the richest inventory of agricultural biodiversity

Rain, frost damage acres of mustard crop sown this Rabi season

Fresh spells of rain were recorded on January 29 in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh

DTE Coverage: Does India really need GM mustard

GM Mustard’s approval could rather open the door for free use of the technology in other food crops

Lucrative rabi: Mustard farmers may reap good prices despite bumper output

Higher MSP, dearer imports expected to keep rates firm for local oilseeds    

Scientists develop early flowering transgenic mustard

This is important since oilseed crop requires cold days and the number of cold days required for full plant cycle has shrunk owing to climate change

How tiny pests traverse long distance to attack mustard crops

Researchers from the Kolkata-based Bose Institute have retraced the aerial path these marauders of mustard take

GM mustard: Need to address economic issues of using the crop

Some valuable lessons from Bt Cotton were who funds research and development and who will distribute the seeds

How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies

African countries imported agricultural products worth $4 billion from Russia in 2020

A K Ghosh, voice of people of Sundarbans, passes away at 81

The renowned environmentalist also researched on the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on people’s lives

As Rajasthan government stops buying mustard, farmers resort to distress selling

Rajasthan contributes 50 per cent of total mustard production in India, but Centre-State dispute is hurting farmers' interest

Good food: Seeds of health

Seeds hold the promise of life, and hence they are so carefully stored in seed banks across the world

Honey traders oppose GM mustard, to observe day-long protest on Sep 28

The beekeepers across India pointed out the adverse impact that GM cotton had on bees when it was introduced in 2002

No GM Mustard for now; Centre puts commercial release on hold following protests

In May, the government panel had cleared commercial release of GM Mustard with certain conditions

Rabi 2022-23: Increase in wheat sowing marginal, shows government data

Data also showed a higher acreage in rapeseed and mustard crops, indicating that wheat farmers might have shifted their agricultural area to …

How to save Banni grasslands from invasive species? Here’s what a new study suggests

A mosaic of restored grasslands and patches of Prosopis juliflora may be key to sustainability. Until other pieces of the puzzle are figured out

Resisting GM crops is our responsibility: expert

Genetically modified crops are “Terminator technology” that kills the basic instinct for survival

GM mustard: Crop’s release would irreversibly damage the environment, SC told

Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing Aruna Rodrigues, presented arguments against the crop