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July 09
India's Genetic
Engineering Approval Committee approves field trials with GM
cotton, rice, okra, brinjal, potato, groundnut, tomato, corn,
cabbage, cauliflower, mustard and sorghum for generation of
biosafety data
September 08
India fully
geared to tackle wheat stem rust threat posed by Ug99
June 08
Sowing of kharif
pulses and bajra jumps by a big margin compared to last year
Kharif sowing progressing well
in India: major food crops see increase in area planted over last year
May 08
Certified
seed production of pulses to be doubled in four years
Import of quality
seeds and planting materials with a view to improve productivity
April 08
Conservation of
genetic diversity must for sustainable agriculture, says India's
Agriculture Minister
Maize hybrids
being popularized in India
India develops
PCR-based rapid diagnostic kits for five GM crops
March 08
Rising demand for
flowers in India
February 08
Backgrounders from the Ministry of the Environment of India
- Safety
concerns regarding transgenic crops
- Applications of
genetically modified crops
January 08
India's Department
of Biotechnology posts new guidelines for GM crops
December 07
Wheat acreage
goes up to 206 Lakh per hectare; Rabi sowing progressing well
November 07
India's rice
production is rising
Sowing progressing well in the present rabi season
Bt cotton grown
in nine cotton-growing states
Certified area
under organic farming has reached 3.12 lakh hectares in India
September 07
Area under
major kharif crops exceeds last year's coverage
India offers
large scope for growth in floriculture
Definition of
basmati rice to be expanded
August 07
India: area under
rice, other major crops exceeds last year's coverage
Thrust on
enhancing production of pulses in 14 major pulses producing
Indian states
Two new potato
varieties released in India
July 07
Area under rice
goes up to 54.4 lakh hectares - Cotton and oilseed coverage
rises significantly
March 07
Supreme Court of
India lifts temporary ban on field trials of GM crops
Statement by
India's Agriculture Minister on genetically modified crops
December 06
India's Supreme Court
imposes no restriction on field trials of GM crops
July 06
India adopts event-based
approval system for GM crops
Bt cotton to cover 8.1
million acres in India in 2006
May 06
India
regulates the sale and import of
genetically modified or engineered organisms
September
05
ICAR identifies 7
new varieties of wheat and 1 variety of barley
Two new hybrid
varieties of potato from ICAR to benefit India's processing
industry and hilly areas
Three new
varieties of forage crops identified for release
New varieties of
pulses for target areas
ICAR releases new
varieties of pulses
August 05
Special package for
cotton production in India
July 05
American bollworm
resistance to Bt cotton can be delayed up to 40 years
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