India missed the Industrial Revolution under the British rule and is still paying
the price for it. When biotechnology revolution can offer technologies to im-
prove agriculture and food security in free India, it is dithering and procrasti-
nating to the point of self-defeat. (Opinion)

New Delhi: The government plans to establish 50 centres of excellence in frontier areas of science and technology in the next six years.

New Drug Developed By Arab Experts Proves 100% Successful In Mice
Dubai: A group of Arab researchers is claiming to have developed a medical formula for treating cancer by using camel's milk and urine.

Researchers at Arab Biotechnology Company (ABC) have said experiments conducted on mice have proved to be 100 % successful.

It will be very unwise on the part of Kerala to ask public sector institutions to do research on genetically modified (GM) crops, the former chairman of the Kerala State Biodiversity Board V.S.

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Biotechnology department was awarded for commendable performance during the five-day long 98th Indian Science Congress organised in Chennai which concluded on Friday.

Providing this information the State Biotechnology department director Dr JMS Rana said that the Indian Science Congress was organised from January 3 at the SRM University in Chennai with scientists involved

Ahmedabad: Tourism, civil aviation, specialty healthcare, agro-food processing, information technology and biotechnology sectors would be the priorities of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors

Under the Public Private Partnership(PPP) mode, 17 infrastructure development projects have been completed in Madhya Pradesh. Besides, 21 projects of Rs 5494crore are under construction while 19 projects to the tune of Rs 3070 crore are in the pipeline.

It is now final: Health Ministry would lord over the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) only in regard to clinical trials of pharmaceutical drugs but would have no control over genetically modified foods.

Sources said the Cabinet has approved Ministry of Science & Technology

The Inter-Academy Report on GM crops submitted in September, 2010, elicited a great deal of public discussion, although it was meant only for limited circulation. In retrospect, this was to be expected in view of the nature of the issue. The report has now been updated.

This paper explores recent episodes in the field of biotechnology research as regards intellectual property rights. It argues that public research institutes develop schizophrenic intellectual property policies.

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