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We're Spellbound By Sai Pallavi's Bengali Avatar In Her Lal Paar Saree
Sai Pallavi is a vision of pure grace and beauty in her traditional Bengali look
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Monsanto Patent Victory Seen As A Boost For Biotech Investment In India
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Monsanto can claim patents on its genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds, a victory for the US company that is expected to encourage biotechnology firms to step up investment in India.
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Government Cuts Monsanto's GM Cotton Seed Royalty By 20%
In 2016, the agriculture ministry had cut Monsanto's royalties by more than 70%.
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Punjab Cotton Farmers' Dilemma: Despite More Crop Yield, Profit Is Meagre
For 12 years, the majority of Punjab's farmers have been growing Bt cotton, or genetically modified cotton seeds, which have protected their crops from pests like bollworms. Their yields have doubled too. However, in the last few years, Bt cotton has displayed a remarkable vulnerability to a large number of sap feeding pests like white-flies, which...
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Indian Farmers Cotton On To New Seed, In Blow To Monsanto
The Indian government is actively promoting the new homegrown seeds, having already capped prices and royalties that the world's largest seed company is able to charge.
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Licensing Of Bt Cottonseed To Hamper Growth Of GM Seeds: Icra
Price controls and compulsory licensing guidelines, as enacted in case of Bt Cottonseed, are likely to have an adverse impact on the long-term growth of the Genetically Modified (GM) seeds industry, ICRA said in a report.
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Decision On GM Pulses Depends On Biotech Regulator, Says Government
Faced with shortage of pulses and rising prices, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said the government's decision on GM pulses will depend on green signal from the biotech regulator GEAC.
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Monsanto India Shares Jump On Withdrawal Of Bt Cotton Notification
Monsanto India shares jumped over 5 per cent on Tuesday after the government withdrew its notification that mandated the capping of royalty for new genetically modified (GM) traits.
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Government Withdraws Notification On Bt Cotton, To Seek Public Views
Amid opposition from crop biotech industry, the government today withdrew a notification capping royalty for new genetically modified (GM) traits and would now seek comments from stakeholders before taking a final call.
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Government Tightens Rules Over Sale Of Monsanto's GM Cotton Seeds
India has tightened rules for the sale of genetically-modified cotton seeds, a government order said, in a move that will cap royalties for any new variety that the market's sole supplier - U.S.-based Monsanto Co - decides to develop and sell.
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'Cotton Seed Price Control Order Violates Free Market Economics'
The Agriculture Ministry has fixed the BT cotton seed price at Rs 800 per packet of 450 gram, including the trait value of Rs 49 per packet.
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Monsanto Threatens to Exit India Over Genetically Modified Seeds Royalty Row
Monsanto Co, the world's biggest seed company, threatened to pull out of India on Friday if the government imposed a big cut in royalties that local firms pay for its genetically modified cotton seeds.
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Monsanto India JV Sues 8 Domestic Seed Firms
Monsanto India's joint venture firm - MMB - has moved court against eight domestic seed companies for refusing to pay over Rs 400-crore 'trait fee' for using its Bollgard Bt technology in the cotton hybrids, a top company official said.
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In Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur, Farmers Say Lack of Crop Insurance for Cotton Led To One Suicide
Days after a cotton farmer in Tamil Nadu killed himself, allegedly because last Friday's unseasonal rains destroyed his entire crop, the farmer's father says his son wouldn't have taken such an extreme step if the state government had insured his cotton crop instead of refusing to do so.
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Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar Bats for Genetically Modified Crop Trials
The Narendra Modi government is committed to going ahead with trials for genetically modified or GM crops and a decision on commercialization will be taken only after proper scientific evaluation, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has told NDTV.
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We're Spellbound By Sai Pallavi's Bengali Avatar In Her Lal Paar Saree
Sai Pallavi is a vision of pure grace and beauty in her traditional Bengali look
-
Monsanto Patent Victory Seen As A Boost For Biotech Investment In India
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Monsanto can claim patents on its genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds, a victory for the US company that is expected to encourage biotechnology firms to step up investment in India.
-
Government Cuts Monsanto's GM Cotton Seed Royalty By 20%
In 2016, the agriculture ministry had cut Monsanto's royalties by more than 70%.
-
Punjab Cotton Farmers' Dilemma: Despite More Crop Yield, Profit Is Meagre
For 12 years, the majority of Punjab's farmers have been growing Bt cotton, or genetically modified cotton seeds, which have protected their crops from pests like bollworms. Their yields have doubled too. However, in the last few years, Bt cotton has displayed a remarkable vulnerability to a large number of sap feeding pests like white-flies, which...
-
Indian Farmers Cotton On To New Seed, In Blow To Monsanto
The Indian government is actively promoting the new homegrown seeds, having already capped prices and royalties that the world's largest seed company is able to charge.
-
Licensing Of Bt Cottonseed To Hamper Growth Of GM Seeds: Icra
Price controls and compulsory licensing guidelines, as enacted in case of Bt Cottonseed, are likely to have an adverse impact on the long-term growth of the Genetically Modified (GM) seeds industry, ICRA said in a report.
-
Decision On GM Pulses Depends On Biotech Regulator, Says Government
Faced with shortage of pulses and rising prices, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said the government's decision on GM pulses will depend on green signal from the biotech regulator GEAC.
-
Monsanto India Shares Jump On Withdrawal Of Bt Cotton Notification
Monsanto India shares jumped over 5 per cent on Tuesday after the government withdrew its notification that mandated the capping of royalty for new genetically modified (GM) traits.
-
Government Withdraws Notification On Bt Cotton, To Seek Public Views
Amid opposition from crop biotech industry, the government today withdrew a notification capping royalty for new genetically modified (GM) traits and would now seek comments from stakeholders before taking a final call.
-
Government Tightens Rules Over Sale Of Monsanto's GM Cotton Seeds
India has tightened rules for the sale of genetically-modified cotton seeds, a government order said, in a move that will cap royalties for any new variety that the market's sole supplier - U.S.-based Monsanto Co - decides to develop and sell.
-
'Cotton Seed Price Control Order Violates Free Market Economics'
The Agriculture Ministry has fixed the BT cotton seed price at Rs 800 per packet of 450 gram, including the trait value of Rs 49 per packet.
-
Monsanto Threatens to Exit India Over Genetically Modified Seeds Royalty Row
Monsanto Co, the world's biggest seed company, threatened to pull out of India on Friday if the government imposed a big cut in royalties that local firms pay for its genetically modified cotton seeds.
-
Monsanto India JV Sues 8 Domestic Seed Firms
Monsanto India's joint venture firm - MMB - has moved court against eight domestic seed companies for refusing to pay over Rs 400-crore 'trait fee' for using its Bollgard Bt technology in the cotton hybrids, a top company official said.
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In Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur, Farmers Say Lack of Crop Insurance for Cotton Led To One Suicide
Days after a cotton farmer in Tamil Nadu killed himself, allegedly because last Friday's unseasonal rains destroyed his entire crop, the farmer's father says his son wouldn't have taken such an extreme step if the state government had insured his cotton crop instead of refusing to do so.
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Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar Bats for Genetically Modified Crop Trials
The Narendra Modi government is committed to going ahead with trials for genetically modified or GM crops and a decision on commercialization will be taken only after proper scientific evaluation, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has told NDTV.
