Economic Times
‘They are an essential part of a healthy diet’: Debunking MAHA’s rejection of seed oils
For years now, seed oils have been cast as the quiet villain of modern eating. Scroll through social media, and ...
India becomes first country to approve yield-boosting gene edited rice
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday [April 4, 2025] unveiled India’s first genome-edited rice varieties, DRR Dhan 100 ...
Viewpoint: India has a huge opportunity on gene editing:—This isn’t about corporate-controlled GM crops. It’s about empowering farmers with healthier and more resilient plants.’
Imagine mangoes growing in the deserts of Rajasthan, wheat that thrives in extreme heat and provides higher nutrition, or rice ...
Young forever? This millionaire paid $20,000 to get gene therapy, aiming to slow down the aging process
Millionaire Bryan Johnson visited a remote island to extend his life. He spent $20,000 for a treatment that would keep ...
Rice is in trouble: A new generation of CRISPR varietals may be the only remedy as climate change escalates
Rice is in trouble as Earth heats up, threatening the food and livelihood of billions of people. Sometimes there’s not ...
India says it will take “appropriate action” to stop farmers from planting unapproved GMO insect resistant and herbicide tolerant crops
[India's] agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar reiterated that all genetically modified (GM) crops other than Bt. cotton [have] been banned ...
India’s Supreme Court refuses to halt investigation into Monsanto’s alleged anti-competitive practices
The Supreme Court on [February 18] refused to stay a Competition Commission of India (CCI) investigation into the alleged anti-competitive ...
India to investigate Monsanto for allegedly inflating prices of GMO insecticide Bt cotton seeds
The Delhi High Court [October 12] dismissed biotechnology firm Mahyco Monsanto Biotech’s plea challenging the fair trade regulator’s order to ...
Following pest infestation, will Indian farmers turn wary of GMO Bt cotton?
The loss caused by the pink bollworm infestation has raised questions about the sustainability of GM cotton, which accounts for ...
India’s agriculture ministry has ‘no reservations about promoting GM mustard’
The agriculture ministry ... said it has no reservations about GM mustard, which has been cleared by an expert panel ...
Stem cell therapy shows promise in toddler with Down syndrome
A three-year-old baby -- born with Down syndrome and having subnormal motor skills -- has shown improvement after undergoing stem ...
Indian Supreme Court seeks public input on safety, benefit of GM mustard
A locally developed variety of genetically modified (GM) mustard seed is not swadeshi enough for the Swadeshi Jagran Manch... saying ...
India expected to unveil two government developed varieties of GMO cotton
India is expected to unveil in November two . . . cotton varieties that will cost less than other hybrids but ...
Government interference between GMO providers, licensees weakens Indian agriculture
The agri-biotech industry takes risks by putting in huge money, effort and valuable human resource in conducting research over years ...
India clarifies some patent issues, pushes domestic development of GMO cotton varieties
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. With US-based seed giant ...
Indian researchers developing new insect resistant GMO cotton varieties
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Central Institute of ...
Indian government deliberating on GMO mustard
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After a meeting of ...
India’s former Food Minister: ‘GMOs only way to feed growing population’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. With the government deciding ...
Drought stricken Indian state of Maharashtra looks to GM sugar cane to preserve crop
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists of a sugar ...
After long delay, Indian government considers GMO field trial applications
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After more than a ...
‘Ribo-T’, first artificial ribosome, opens path to designer drugs
In a first, researchers have engineered a tethered ribosome - the protein-making "factory" within cells - that works nearly as ...
New CEO of Monsanto India says Bt cotton research to continue
Monsanto, the $15 billion agrochemical multinational, continues to conduct field trials of genetically modified cotton seeds in India, despite a ...
Indian ag minister: Biotech will play ‘significant role’ in second Green Revolution
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today pitched for biotech crops especially in eastern states for achieving second green revolution in the country. Opening a ...
Fight over GM crops to test will of Indian government
The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM) has scored wins since the Narendra Modi government assumed power on May 26. In the ...
Honor Norman Borlaug’s centenary, accept his position on GM crops
This year, 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Norman Borlaug, founder of the Green Revolution. The world faced ...
Bt brinjal could enter India from Bangladesh illegally despite moratorium
Despite India's moratorium on the release ofgenetically-modified (GM) Bt brinjal, there is a possibility of gene contamination of Indian brinjals ...
Indian PM says government should not succumb to “unscientific prejudices” against GM crops
JAMMU: Batting for Bt crops, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India should not succumb to unscientific prejudices against genetically ...
Bt cotton attracting young farmers in India
Contrary to the perception that youngsters are abandoning farming, Bt cotton technology has attracted young farmers to cotton farming in the country, ...
