India's research on forage crops fails to avert fodder shortage
But it does churn out some unconventional alternatives
One person's weed, another's medicinal plant
Lac grows on plant
Scientists find a way to cultivate lac that is less labourintensive and more profitable
Seed restoration
New insurance lets farmers down
Unions demand individual coverage
ICAR’s shoddy science
Inquiry panel finds Bt cotton project had serious flaws, scientists were unethical
Nutri-farms to fight hidden hunger
In a first, bio-fortification technology gets Rs 200 crore in the Union Budget
Cleaning the cotton stain
ICAR sets up independent investigation into Bt Bikaneri Narma research scam
Untangling India’s Bt cotton fraud
ICAR’s top research institutes and GEAC exposed in Bt cotton research scam
Rajasthan scraps seed pacts
ICAR tells Rajasthan to wait for guidelines on benefit sharing, biosafety
How useful is genome decoding?
Scientists decode pigeon pea at the cost of Rs 11 crore
Does Cry1Ac gene harm plants?
A new Indian study says yes, but scientists differ
ICAR chases patents for pickle
The National Research Centre on Meat has odd ideas on what can be patented
Agriculture ministry bats for GM crops
Calls for a national policy on GM crops in its report to Parliament
Time to nail pesticides
Centre forms expert committee to frame policy to check residues in fruits, vegetables
Union government launches framework to promote voluntary carbon markets in agriculture
Minister Arjun Munda requests full cooperation from all quarters to promote carbon markets in the interest of farmers
Come March and 199 district agromet units will wind up, as per Centre’s order
Scientists associated with agriculture advisories in different states express concern over decsion
Study points to quality issues in Bt cotton seeds
The study has found seed companies violating norms on the mixture of refuge seeds and Bt cotton seeds provided to farmers
Budget 2020-21: Local level adaptation may be focus vis-à-vis climate change
Funds might be allocated to Panchayati Raj ministry, IMD, other institutions to minimise impact of extreme weather
Rajasthan ignores seed advice
It distributed Monsanto’s hybrid maize seeds that were not recommended for the state
Ban use of TB drug on crops: Central panel
Minutes of the meeting said that streptomycin, tetracycline use be phased out by 2022-end for crops for which no options were available
Why experts want GM freeze
Say regulatory system has grave deficiencies; challenge agriculture ministry’s claims
Bt Brinjal – the war goes on
Pro Bt Brinjal group releases a report challenging contention that the vegetable is used in medicine
Regulatory battle
Industry and activists have expressed conflicting opinions on GM crops. GEAC has a difficult decision to make
Act of omission
Public institutions do not seek permission from the biodiversity authority before genetically manipulating crops