Biotechnology
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