The Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption (COCPC), headed by the Union Textile Commissioner, has recommended to the ...

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh opposes genetically modified crops, calling for a permanent halt to their promotion in India.

Through Soorty's partnership in the OCA Seed Commercialization Initiative it is tackling the long-standing challenge of providing access to safe, non-genetically modified organism (GMO) cotton seeds ...

“Bayer Zimbabwe managed to secure two permits from the National Biotechnology Authority for confined field trials with the Genetically Modified cotton MON 15985 (Bollgard®? II) at five sites in ...

This was the first year when Indian cotton imports of 30 lakh bales surpassed exports of 17 lakh bales whereas India, on average, exported 120 lakh bales merely 12 years ago ...

Bt cotton was the first Genetically Modified (GM) crop to be grown in India. Bt brinjal was approved for cultivation in 2009 but was put under a moratorium for 10 years, getting the nod for field ...