Agricultural technologies in India: a review
Agriculture sector in India is a primary source of livelihood for a majority of the population. Low and stagnant income in the sector remains a focal point of policy debate in India. The most prominent
Biotechnology
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Environment ministry holds GEAC meeting on GM field trials
After more than a year, the Prakash Javadekar led Environment Ministry today finally called a meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) to decide on field trials for a number of Genetically
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Soylent 3.0: Bioengineered algae could support long-distance space travel
The next incarnation of powdered food replacement Soylent may come in the form of a single algae superorganism that provides all the nutrients a body needs, according to Soylent creator Rob Rhinehart.
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Caution urged over editing DNA in wildlife (intentionally or not)
<p>Rapid alteration of gene pools could fight disease – and harm ecosystems.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nature.com/news/caution-urged-over-editing-dna-in-wildlife-intentionally-or-not-1.18123"
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Pak academic wins UNESCO Avicenna Prize of Ethics 2015
ISLAMABAD: The winner of the 2015 UNESCO Avicenna Prize of Ethics in Science is Pakistani Professor of Biotechnology and bioethicist Zabta Khan Shinwari. The prize, which includes a diploma, a UNESCO
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Adapting agriculture to climate change: a role for public policies
Farmers will undertake many adaptation actions to meet changing climate conditions and will often do so without any government intervention. However, when such actions provide both private and public benefits,
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Experts deliberate on genetically modified crops
Extension specialists, NGOs, agriculture companies, and farmers from different parts of Punjab deliberated on diverse aspects of genetically modified (GM) crops during the stakeholder’s workshop on “Socio-Economic
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KAU offers integrated courses in climate change, biotechnology
Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has notified the admission procedure for its five-year integrated courses in Climate Change Adaptation and Biotechnology; B.Sc. (Hons.) Cooperation, Banking and Management;
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India's science test
<p>Despite great strides in some areas of research and development, the nation still has a long way to go.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nature.com/polopoly_fs/1.17518!/menu/main/topColumns/topLeftColumn/pdf/521144a.pdf"
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The anti-bureaucrat
<p>K. Vijay Raghavan is determined to cut through red tape and build up biological science in India.</p> <p> </p>
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Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar Shaw knocks on PMO door for movement on GM crops issue
While the Narendra Modi government has moved swiftly on a range of environmental issues— approving long-delayed projects, arguably clearing the backlog inherited from the UPA and bringing in processes