Industry says legislation will increase cost and timeframe for setting up new enterprises

The Lok Sabha on Thursday adopted with an overwhelming majority a more consultative process of acquiring land — but also more rigorous and time-consuming — to replace an antediluvian law dating back to 1894. The Bill was passed with 216 votes in favour and 19 against it.

The use of pesticides dropped from 46 to 21 per cent. Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that the use of Bt.

New Delhi: With all eyes set on the Supreme Court to resolve the controversial issue of genetically modified (GM) food crops in India, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday appealed to all s

The Government will not allow commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal till independent studies establish that the genetically modified food crop (GM crop) does not impact human health, the Lok Sabha w

New Delhi: In a new-found boldness fraught with significant implications, the agriculture ministry has begun pushing for allowing trials of GM crops.

India's regulatory system has to be rigorous and efficient.

New Delhi : Ahead of the debate on the Food Security Bill in parliament, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said Saturday that while he supports the Bill, he has concerns about keeping up with risin

Citing an interview given by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to CNN-IBN on the Supreme Court-appointed Technical Expert Group (TEC) on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), the Coalition f

Cultivable land in India continues to shrink. It may not pose an immediate problem for the nation’s food security but its long-term effect could be disastrous with the country needing more and more foodgrains to support its growing population.

: Dismissing concerns expressed by activists and civil society against use of genetically modified (GM) crops in the country, the Union agriculture ministry on Tuesday said that such objections hav