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
To satisfy the world's growing demand for food, scientists are trying to pull off a genetic trick that nature itself has had trouble accomplishing in millions of years of evolution. They want to create varieties of corn, wheat and other crops that can thrive with little water.
people of Hebbagodi village in Anekal Taluk, Bangalore, are threatening to go on hunger strike if Biocon, a biotechnology firm, does not arrange for drinking water supply to the village. Underground water in Hebbagodi and five surrounding villages is contaminated and the residents allege it is primarily because of Biocon
Biotechnology seed company Monsanto Co. said profit from its corn-seed business this year will exceed $2 billion for the first time, a reflection of the company's ability to cash in on the global grain boom.
CHENNAI: Preserving biodiversity, whether through age-old traditions or modern biotechnology, is essential to combat the impacts of climate change, according to agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan. Delivering a lecture on the management of climate change for sustainable food security at the Indian Institute of Technology here on Monday, Prof. Swaminathan called for the creation of infrastructure in
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Last week, India's Department of Biotechnology announced that it was teaming up with the Wellcome Trust on a 5-year, $140 million program to support up to 375 scientists in all stages of their careers.
Going by the text of the National Biotechnology Regulatory Bill 2008, the government of India and specifically, the department of biotechnology (DBT), have a clear disdain for the need to conserve biodiversity, or allow state governments to exercise their constitutional rights over their agriculture. (Letter)
Confronted with land degradation, chronic water shortages, and a growing population that already numbers 1.3 billion, China is looking to a transgenic green revolution to secure its food supply. Later this month, the government is expected to roll out a $3.5 billion research and development (R&D) initiative on genetically modified (GM) plants. "The new initiative will spur commercialization of GM varieties," says Xue Dayuan, chief scientist on biodiversity at the Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science of the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Intellectual property occupies a central position in the biotechnology innovation system, the expected source of new medicines, foods and bio-energy.