The world is rapidly losing genetic diversity in crops, some of which might hold the key to plant-based medicines, the environmental group WorldWatch Institute said. While biotechnology is adding

Britain sparked fresh anger from environmental activists on Monday by refusing to rule out commercial growing of controversial genetically modified crops before a three-year trial period is complete.

India's Pusa basmati is under tremendous pressure in the global market and there are moves afoot to ensure that it is no longer accepted as

Friends of the Earth, the environmental pressure group, presented papers to the High Court in London seeking a judge's ruling on a government decision on genetically modified crop trials. FoE is

Opening up of trade in agriculture, under whatever conditions, could not be given precedence over the soverign responsibility of governments to ensure food security, a intenational conference of

Novartis India's manufacturing facility at Corlim in Central Goa may witness introduction of a series of new products in the crop protection segment in the near future depending upon the fate of the

Novartis AG, the biggest maker of crop-protection products, and other companies say they might move gene-modified crop-testing out of the UK if test fields there continue to be destroyed by

The environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth said on Friday it was taking the British government to court over the "rushed" approval of an expansion of genetically modified crop trials.

A worldwide campaign will be launched against the agro-chemical major Monsanto, in February 1999, said Dr. Vandana Shiva, noted environmental activist at a press briefing. The sentiment against the

A plant quarantine station equipped to screen imported seeds and planting material for diseases and pests was inaugurated in New Delhi on Friday by agriculture minister Som Pal. This is one of the

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