The challenges that this world is facing in terms of food security and climate change have thrown up enough opportunities for the biotechnology sector across the world, especially in countries such as India, said Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson of Karnataka's Vision Group on Biotechnology and CMD of Biocon, at the inaugural session of the Bangalore Bio India in Bangalore on Wednesday.

Yoginder K Alagh

Latha Jishnu / New Delhi May 28, 2010, 0:36 IST

Monsanto licencees have earned over Rs 1,500 crore since 2002.

THERE is a need for a large-scale publicly funded biotechnology programme in agriculture to end the monopoly of the private sector, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has said in view of widespread opposition to genetically-modified Bt brinjal.

Sections of Indian government establishment are violating different laws regarding genetically modified food to illegally favour bio-technology multi-national corporations against the interest of citizens,

Ian Sample

Farmland struck by infestations of bugs following widespread adoption of Bt cotton made by biotech giant Monsanto.

Scientists are calling for the long-term risks of GM crops to be reassessed after field studies revealed an explosion in pest numbers around farms growing modified strains of cotton.

K V Kurmanath

The Andhra Pradesh Government has fixed the trait value for BG II (Bollgard-II) at Rs 90 and for BG-I (Bollgard-I) at Rs 50.