Bt cotton

Monsanto, bollworm pest, Bt cotton, TRIPS Agreement, plant breeding, agritech, Supreme Court of India, Delhi high court, crop biotechnology, Nuziveedu, Indian seed companies, Cry2Ab gene, Helicoverpa armigera, Bacillus thuringiensis, GM mustard, Bt brinjal, PPVFR Act 2001, Patents Act 1970s, Rohinton Nariman,

Backgrounder: The Laws Surrounding Monsanto’s Claim to the Bt Cotton Patent

Kumar Karan and Mehak Sachdeva 08/01/2019

How can a company own a patent over genetically...

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Should GM Crops Feature in the ‘Evergreen Revolution’ India Dearly Needs?

K. VijayRaghavan and M.S. Swaminathan 19/12/2018

K. VijayRaghavan, principal scientific adviser to the Government of...

A woman works in a field of mustard. Credit: Reuters

Time for India to Set up a Framework to Use Gene-Editing Tech in Its Farms

Shambhavi Naik 25/08/2018

If India classifies genetic editing as gene modification, we...

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Explainer: SC Will Not Stay High Court Order in Monsanto v. Nuziveedu Case

T.V. Padma 14/05/2018

If the patent on Bt cotton were removed and...

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‘Why I’m Quitting GMO Research’

Devang Mehta 29/03/2018

Constantly confronting people who think my research will harm...

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In Nobel Laureates v. Greenpeace, Don’t Ignore the Sociology of GM

Rajshree Chandra 06/07/2016

It is with caution that promises and claims of...

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An Agro-Ecological Way Through the Sugarcane Problem – Before We Quickly Resort to GM Crops

Radha Gopalan 12/05/2016

Given the challenges of climate change, deep agrarian distress...