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News 360° - Briefs

News 360° - Briefs

Test tube brinjal

Costly silence

No one is debating where goats will graze

Western Ghats: lessons in protection

In the wrong ministry?

Biotech Regulatory Authority will have too much power, no checks

Brief

Bauxite mines in Andhra Pradesh draw tribals' ire

France extends GM corn ban

Supreme Court criticized for giving clearance to Bt Brinjal

Science & Technology - Briefs

Fruitful deliberations

Two global meetings chart a course for weeding out biopiracy

ICAR to launch tuber crops scheme in Attappady

Kerala chief minister claims it will provide food and livelihood security of tribals

Does Cry1Ac gene harm plants?

A new Indian study says yes, but scientists differ  

Doomsday vault in Arctic to save crop diversity

Science and Technology - Briefs

Endosulfan manufacturers seek time on how to dispose of unused stocks of the pesticide

Supreme Court to meet on November 11

Food vs fuel

Brazil gives go-ahead to GM corns

No labelling for GM food

New food safety regulation ignores it despite a four-year-old law

COVID-19: Is e-NAM portal capable of supporting farmers?

Government realises the complexities of the portal 4 years after it was launched

High altitude, high pressure

Ladakh's leadership is alive to many problems. But, challenges are not easy

Panchayati Raj: A good beginning

But will there be a place for traditional institutions in modern local self-governance?

More energy, Less wastage

Solar is Ladakh's way out of the diesel trap