Agriculture
Govts silent as seed companies push GM cotton sales
07 Jan 2020
A global investment company with interests in biotech and agro-chemical companies, is reported to be pushing GM seed through Shetkari Sanghatana while simultaneously putting pressure on the Modi government for grant of Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee approval for these seeds
India’s onion export ban spooks Asian markets
03 Oct 2019
Govt sets stock limits for onion, bans exports
30 Sep 2019
The centre has fixed a stock limit of 100 quintal for retail traders and 500 quintals for wholesale traders, in a move to facilitate release of stocks in the market and prevention of hoarding by traders
Indian agri-food scientists develop coloured wheat varieties
07 May 2019
Black wheat developed by the NABI, for instance, may help prevent fat deposition, control glucose levels, improve insulin tolerance and lower blood cholesterol, as indicated by mouse studies at NABI
And now, PepsiCo takes farmers to court over potato IPR
25 Apr 2019
Following the filing of the case, the Commercial Court at the City Civil Court in Ahmedabad has barred farmers from growing and selling the potato variety till the next hearing scheduled for 26 April and had sought explanations from the farmers