The Union government has withdrawn the notification on guidelines for Bt cotton technology which placed a cap on royalty for new genetically modified (GM) traits, and has invited comments and ...

As per Icra estimates, the domestic consumption growth for cotton yarn in 2015-16 is expected to be 1.4 per cent compared to 7.6 per cent in the previous fiscal. (Representative Image) Amid opposition ...

Shares of Monsanto India surged over 7 per cent after the government withdrew a notification capping royalty fee for new genetically-modified (GM) seed technology amid opposition from the biotech ...

As per the notification, after the five-year period, royalty would reduce by 10% of initial value every year. If the GM technology loses its efficacy, the technology provider would not be eligible for ...