Biotechnology
Decision on GM mustard likely by September, govt tells SC
01 Aug 2017
Environment minister Harsh Vardhan, however, informed the Rajya Sabha that a regulatory committee has recommended the environmental release of genetically modified mustard but the government has not taken any decision on it
Cabinet clears Rs1,500-cr biopharma mission
19 May 2017
Green body protests GEAC nod for GM mustard
13 May 2017
GM mustard gets regulatory approval, awaits SC nod
12 May 2017
With the government’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee approving genetically modified mustard, the condiment is set for commercial cultivation, if the Supreme Court clears an appeal against its introduction
23andMe gets FDA nod to sell genetic tests directly to consumers
07 Apr 2017
For the first time the FDA has allowed a company to sell genetic tests for disease risk directly to consumers, which would tell people if they were at risk of developing conditions like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
Carlyle to sell herbal supplement maker Nature's Bounty
06 Jan 2017
Nature’s Bounty (earlier known as NBTY Inc) that Carlyle acquired in 2010 for $3.8 billion, is currently valued at about $6 billion
Visualizing gene expression with MRI
26 Dec 2016
Monsanto shareholders approve $66-bn acquisition by Bayer
14 Dec 2016
A deal would create a company commanding more than a quarter of the combined world market for seeds and pesticides
SC blocks commercial release of GM mustard
08 Oct 2016
GM cotton to follow GM mustard
07 Sep 2016
The GM cotton variety developed by Deepak Pental and his team at the Delhi University is similar to Monsanto's Bt cotton but claims to be more resistant to pests
Monsanto, allies desert National Seeds Association over pricing, royalty issues
27 Aug 2016
Things came to head after the National Seeds Association backed the May 2016 Gazette notification that reasserted the government’s right to fix seed prices
Foreign seed firms gang up to fight India’s GM crop rules
26 Aug 2016
The new body - Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) - is being formed at a time when the seed industry is divided over issues such as capping of royalties and high seed prices
Mallya to quit as chairman of Bayer CropScience
22 Jun 2016
India further tightens norms for Bt cotton seed pricing
21 May 2016
Following soon after the imposition of price controls on genetically modified cotton seeds in December last year, the government has now capped royalties for any new variety that biotech firms develop
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