IT will become an agent of change only when there is less of government and more of innovation

Biotech giant Monsanto quits one questionable technology to control consumer behaviour, only to move to another

Are genetically modified organisms GMOs harmful to human health and environment? Attempts to find out are often impeded, but there is growing evidence to call for a precautionary approach

Key political groups in the global biosafety debate

SCOPE: Living modified organisms (LMOs) intended for introduction into the environment and LMOs for food, feed or processing (LMO-FFPs) are covered by the protocol. Pharmaceuticals are subject to the

Contaminated corn harvests leads to economic losses in millions

Will rice engineered to produce vitamin A help poor children suffering from deficiency?

Are genetically modified organisms a miracle that will solve the world's hunger problems or a menace that will threaten human health, environment and food security? Attempts to sideline the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol continued in Montpellier, France, ev

At a time when traditional Indian systems of medicine are critically affected by the non availability of herbs, the country is losing its medicinal wealth to well organised smuggling networks. Government policies with a blind eye for domestic trade have m

K N Narayana Pillai, 75, is an ordinary citizen who has been suffering because of pollution from an industrial unit operating beside his house. He has been running from pillar to post for justice for the past two years but to no avail. He also wrote to An