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gm crop news

Centre orders probe into herbicide toxicity

Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said large tracts of farms in several regions had reported toxicity.
Updated on Aug 18, 2025 02:23 am IST

Why there is a need for more women in STEM

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The generous and non-combative promotion of young women in STEM was another significant contribution of Manju Sharma
Published on Mar 12, 2024 10:06 pm IST

Desperate farmers switching to illegal GM crops

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Updated on Jun 23, 2019 07:30 am IST

Scientists fear widespread contamination of Bt Brinjal

The use of GM crops is contentious, with arguments existing on both sides. Still, with India not allowing the use of GM brinjal, the developments in Haryana are a clear violation of the law.
Updated on May 08, 2019 08:02 pm IST

Prof MS Swaminathan distances himself from his anti-GM write-up

File photo of agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan
Updated on Dec 21, 2018 02:45 pm IST

Government eyeing GM options but facing resistance, says scientist

India has many grassroots organisations opposed to GM crops.
Published on Dec 09, 2018 08:29 am IST

US jury orders Monsanto to pay $289 million to cancer patient over weedkiller

Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson reacts after hearing the verdict in his case against Monsanto at the Superior Court of California in San Francisco on Friday.
Updated on Aug 12, 2018 07:12 am IST

GM foods need to be regulated to give consumers nutrition facts, not fiction

GM foods cannot be manufactured, imported or sold in India, according to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) that is charged with ensuring food safety.
Updated on Jul 28, 2018 10:22 pm IST