Biotechnology
MDRNA acquires Cequent Pharma for $46 million
03 Apr 2010
Bayer CropScience halts work at Ankleshwar unit
26 Mar 2010
India's Bt cotton crop area rises to 8 million hectares; yields up 31 per cent: minister
10 Mar 2010
Monsanto accepts its Bt cotton is not pest-resistant
06 Mar 2010
The biotech giant admitted for the first time that insects could attack its Bt cotton and the crop monitoring in Gujarat proved that it was not insect-resistant.
PM emerges as Ramesh’s sole backer on Bt brinjal
25 Feb 2010
GEAC to study Bt brinjal afresh; move could take years
18 Feb 2010
The the top technical body to decide on the use of genetically modified food products, plans to draw up a fresh blueprint for testing genetically modified crops
Pawar bats for Bt brinjal
17 Feb 2010
India dumps Bt brinjal
09 Feb 2010
The government today announced a moratorium on the introduction of genetically modified brinjal for commercial cultivation in the country, despite US lobbying
Congress backs Ramesh on Bt Brinjal
23 Jan 2010
Monsanto reports 1 per cent net loss in November quarter; confirms 2010 earnings guidance
06 Jan 2010
Call to set up autonomus biotechnology regulator
06 Jan 2010
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