Bt Cotton

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Monsanto can claim patents on its genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds, a victory for the US company that is expected to encourage biotechnology firms to step up investment in India.

In 2016, the agriculture ministry had cut Monsanto's royalties by more than 70%.

For 12 years, the majority of Punjab's farmers have been growing Bt cotton, or genetically modified cotton seeds, which have protected their crops from pests like bollworms. Their yields have doubled too. However, in the last few years, Bt cotton has displayed a remarkable vulnerability to a large number of sap feeding pests like white-flies, which...

The Indian government is actively promoting the new homegrown seeds, having already capped prices and royalties that the world's largest seed company is able to charge.

Price controls and compulsory licensing guidelines, as enacted in case of Bt Cottonseed, are likely to have an adverse impact on the long-term growth of the Genetically Modified (GM) seeds industry, ICRA said in a report.

Faced with shortage of pulses and rising prices, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said the government's decision on GM pulses will depend on green signal from the biotech regulator GEAC.

Monsanto India shares jumped over 5 per cent on Tuesday after the government withdrew its notification that mandated the capping of royalty for new genetically modified (GM) traits.

Amid opposition from crop biotech industry, the government today withdrew a notification capping royalty for new genetically modified (GM) traits and would now seek comments from stakeholders before taking a final call.

India has tightened rules for the sale of genetically-modified cotton seeds, a government order said, in a move that will cap royalties for any new variety that the market's sole supplier - U.S.-based Monsanto Co - decides to develop and sell.

The Agriculture Ministry has fixed the BT cotton seed price at Rs 800 per packet of 450 gram, including the trait value of Rs 49 per packet.

Monsanto Co, the world's biggest seed company, threatened to pull out of India on Friday if the government imposed a big cut in royalties that local firms pay for its genetically modified cotton seeds.

Monsanto India's joint venture firm - MMB - has moved court against eight domestic seed companies for refusing to pay over Rs 400-crore 'trait fee' for using its Bollgard Bt technology in the cotton hybrids, a top company official said.

Days after a cotton farmer in Tamil Nadu killed himself, allegedly because last Friday's unseasonal rains destroyed his entire crop, the farmer's father says his son wouldn't have taken such an extreme step if the state government had insured his cotton crop instead of refusing to do so.

The Narendra Modi government is committed to going ahead with trials for genetically modified or GM crops and a decision on commercialization will be taken only after proper scientific evaluation, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has told NDTV.

The Maharashtra government has banned the sale and distribution of Bt cotton seeds by a US multinational giant in the state, a top official here said Thursday.

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Monsanto can claim patents on its genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds, a victory for the US company that is expected to encourage biotechnology firms to step up investment in India.

In 2016, the agriculture ministry had cut Monsanto's royalties by more than 70%.

For 12 years, the majority of Punjab's farmers have been growing Bt cotton, or genetically modified cotton seeds, which have protected their crops from pests like bollworms. Their yields have doubled too. However, in the last few years, Bt cotton has displayed a remarkable vulnerability to a large number of sap feeding pests like white-flies, which...

The Indian government is actively promoting the new homegrown seeds, having already capped prices and royalties that the world's largest seed company is able to charge.

Price controls and compulsory licensing guidelines, as enacted in case of Bt Cottonseed, are likely to have an adverse impact on the long-term growth of the Genetically Modified (GM) seeds industry, ICRA said in a report.

Faced with shortage of pulses and rising prices, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said the government's decision on GM pulses will depend on green signal from the biotech regulator GEAC.

Monsanto India shares jumped over 5 per cent on Tuesday after the government withdrew its notification that mandated the capping of royalty for new genetically modified (GM) traits.

Amid opposition from crop biotech industry, the government today withdrew a notification capping royalty for new genetically modified (GM) traits and would now seek comments from stakeholders before taking a final call.

India has tightened rules for the sale of genetically-modified cotton seeds, a government order said, in a move that will cap royalties for any new variety that the market's sole supplier - U.S.-based Monsanto Co - decides to develop and sell.

The Agriculture Ministry has fixed the BT cotton seed price at Rs 800 per packet of 450 gram, including the trait value of Rs 49 per packet.

Monsanto Co, the world's biggest seed company, threatened to pull out of India on Friday if the government imposed a big cut in royalties that local firms pay for its genetically modified cotton seeds.

Monsanto India's joint venture firm - MMB - has moved court against eight domestic seed companies for refusing to pay over Rs 400-crore 'trait fee' for using its Bollgard Bt technology in the cotton hybrids, a top company official said.

Days after a cotton farmer in Tamil Nadu killed himself, allegedly because last Friday's unseasonal rains destroyed his entire crop, the farmer's father says his son wouldn't have taken such an extreme step if the state government had insured his cotton crop instead of refusing to do so.

The Narendra Modi government is committed to going ahead with trials for genetically modified or GM crops and a decision on commercialization will be taken only after proper scientific evaluation, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has told NDTV.

The Maharashtra government has banned the sale and distribution of Bt cotton seeds by a US multinational giant in the state, a top official here said Thursday.