The genetically modified (GM) crops provide a way out ... In the Bt cotton grown in India and Bt brinjal in Bangladesh, scientists added a gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis to ...

GM plants are grown from seeds engineered to resist insects and herbicides, add nutritional benefits or otherwise improve crop yields and increase the global food supply. India has allowed the use of ...

He said foreign exchange worth lakhs of crores could be saved if the country became self-dependent and cultivation of GM crops was the way out. “Union of India is committed to increasing farm ...

Indian police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesting farmers who tried to break barricades blocking their way to New Delhi ...

In a new approach, the govt wants farmers to shift to natural farming but the other two guarantees: full procurement and ...

India has stringent regulations to prevent the entry of GM food crops and the sale of products derived from GM foods. In March 2021, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI ...

The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) has said the adoption of genetically modified (GMO) crops could revolutionise oilseed productivity in the country. In his letter to the members ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Numerous studies show that sizeable direct benefits are also observed for other GM crop applications in developing countries (reviewed by ...

NEW DELHI: The world’s second-largest producer of rice and wheat is now sowing the seeds of climate-resilient crops. India is among the biggest global exporters of both staple grains ...