Geographical indications are one form of intellectual property rights (IPRs) discussed in Gatt. Within geographical indications, the Uruguay round agreement provides for higher standards of

An advisory committee to Japan's Minister of Health and Welfare will consider on November 15 whether to approve seven new varieties of genetically modified (GM) crops under the Ministry's food safety

India and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have entered into an agreement to strengthen plant quarantine measures in India and South Asian

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday came under fierce attack for failing to respond positively to consumer group demands for labelling ofgenetically-modified

The European Union has started to rein in farm export subsidies, reversing decades of automotic increases in the Common Agricultural Policy budget.Cuts in sugar and milk product subsidies of up to 7

Gujarat has sustained whopping loss of Rs 4,689 crore because of failure of crops in the northern parts of the state, apart from Saurashtra-Kutch region, as a result of scanty rains this year,

Japanese have recently bought corn andsoybeans grown exclusively from non genetically modified (GM) seeds, at premiums roughly 40-50percent higher than those for mixed GM and non-GM crops, traders

Dr Manju Sharma inaugurated session of International Conference on Biotechnology for Sustained Productivity in Agriculture, jointly organised by international Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) India

Of the 175 heads of cattle in various cattle sheds in the panajaraole in Rajkot (Gujarat), around 55 died after reportedly ingesting contaminated fodder. The contaminated batch of green corn had been

The Horticulture Centre under Agriculture Extension Directorate at Kewatkhali area in Mymensingh has developed five High Yielding Varieties(HYV) of mangoes by cultivating the same on experimental