Dr R. Hampaiah, heading the Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board, a statutory body set up by the Central government under the Biological Diversity Act 2002, is demanding Monsanto India pay royalty for using a bacteria strain that can be traced to the Mahanandi village in Kurnool district.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ap-board-accuses-monsanto-biopiracy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-research
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-act-2002
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kurnool-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsanto
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bt-cotton