New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Tuesday suggested the government to rope in eminent scientist M S Swaminathan as an “outside” expert for a panel set up to check pesticide residues in vegetables

The first-ever Global Food Security Forum, organized by OCP Group, a Moroccan multinational corporation and a global leader in production of phosphate fertilizer, was held in Rabat, Morocco, last w

Kuttanad Package to be taken up in three phases

The State government would soon launch various projects as part of the first phase of the Kuttanad Package prepared by M.S. Swaminathan Commission, said Sam Eapen, Upper Kuttanad Nelkarshaka Samiti (UKNS) president, here on Sunday.

This has reference to the article, “Beware the biotech Bill” (March 5) by Avik Roy. This was a much needed comprehensive article on genetically modified crops and the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill. The questions raised are the ones that people regularly get to hear. There is this basic assumption that GM crops will increase yields.

Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said no NGO influenced his decision to put a moratorium on Bt Brinjal, a statement that comes against the backdrop of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh raising questions about the role of foreign funded NGOs in blocking use of genetic engineering.

Dr. Singh has said some NGOs based in the United States and Scandinavian countries were not “fully appreciative” of the development challenges that India faced.

Union Minister Jairam Ramesh today said no NGO influenced his decision to put a moratorium on Bt Brinjal, a statement that comes against the backdrop of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh raising questi

Synergy between technology and public policy is essential for enhanced productivity in agriculture and aquaculture to meet the food and nutritional needs of the growing population, said M.S. Swaminathan, chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation.

Inaugurating an aquatic health testing facility at the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) here on Thursday, he said that India was far below the production levels of China in agriculture and aquaculture. Transformational science could change the scenario but it needed a public policy.

Framework of corpus in nascent stage, to come up in 2012-13 Budget

The government is planning to come up with a price protection fund to cushion the burden of food subsidy, which is expected to grow manifold under the new Food Security Bill. The proposed fund, under the ministry of food and consumer affairs, is a Budget proposal for 2012-13.

M.S. Swaminathan delivers talk at sustainable development meet