Sandip Das
India likely to see drought-resistant CRISPR gene-edited rice by 2026
A drought-resistant rice variety developed through the application of genome-edited technology for the first time in India, and is expected ...
Facing rising pesticide and labor costs, Bangladesh poised to approve sustainable insect-resistant Bt GMO cotton
With Bangladesh likely to approve commercial cultivation of genetically modified Bt cotton varieties sourced from an Indian company soon, seed ...
With India dragging its feet on approving insect resistant Bt GMO corn to fight new pests, farmers increasingly buy illegal seeds
A flourishing illegal trade in a new unapproved herbicide-tolerant variety has come to occupy nearly a fifth of the genetically ...
India may further cut Monsanto GMO cotton royalty, eventually to zero
Regardless of technology companies like Monsanto crying foul, the Modi government is likely to follow a plan to reduce the ...
India’s rice industry says GMO rice trials would damage export prospects
India's rice exporters have expressed concern over allowing large-scale field trials of the crop's genetically modified (GM) version, saying it ...