Odisha biotechnology policy, 2024
The government of Odisha has approved the Biotechnology Policy 2024 to create a flourishing ecosystem for the biotech industry. This will further promote higher education, research & infrastructure development
The government of Odisha has approved the Biotechnology Policy 2024 to create a flourishing ecosystem for the biotech industry. This will further promote higher education, research & infrastructure development
February 9, 2010 was indeed a sad day for Indian biotechnology. The Union
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The Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises
RASHME SEHGA NEW DELHI During the bt brinjal debate, chief ministers of TN and Orissa had written to the PM expressing reservations on the introduction of GM foods
ANDREW POLLACK Critics of biotechnology, who say the crops may be risky to health and the environment, have issued studies say- ing the use of the crops has resulted in increased reliance on pesticides and has had only a minimal effect on crop yields.
The recent decision of the government of India to impose a moratorium on the release of Bt-Brinjal has been hailed by civil society and scientists alike as a victory for transparency and has demonstrated that the government is responsive to societal demands.
India made its long-awaited entry into commercial agricultural biotechnology in March 2002 with the approval of three Bt-cotton hybrids for commercial cultivation. In about 6 years, the area under Bt-cotton has increased by more than 210 times to record 6.2 m ha and the number of Bt-farmers by 190 times to reach 3.8 m in 2007.
<p>This study presents the findings of research into the global socio-economic and environmental impact of biotech crops in the thirteen years since they were first commercially planted on a significant area.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has posted to April 22 the hearings on a petition filed by Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech (MMB) against the Andhra Pradesh Government over fixation of Bt cotton trait value. MMB has contended that the Government has no role in fixing the trait value and appealed to the court to restrain the State from fixing the trait value. Government powers
Wants farmers to let cattle graze on Bt cotton fields. K.V. Kurmanath A letter from Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech (India) Limited to seed manufacturers, advising them to ask farmers to let the cattle graze on Bt cotton fields, has triggered a row in the ongoing debate on Bt cotton. Ahead of the kharif season sales, the company said the grazing should be allowed at the end of the crop season.