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GM Crop: White Flies Resistant Cotton Field Trials begins
The National Botanical Research Institute developed pest resistant cotton variety. The cotton variety is to be field tested at the Center of Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana. Need In 2015, the whiteflies devastated more than two-third cotton crops in Punjab. Of all the crops, cotton is the worst hit by whiteflies. Whiteflies are considered as the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Bt cotton • Crop damages • Genetically modified crops • GM Crops • Natural Pest controllers • Nepal • Research and Development
Facts Box: Illegal farming of Bt Brinjal
Two laboratories confirmed illegal Bt brinjal cultivation in Haryana recently. The samples have also been sent by the Haryana Government to National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR). Bt Brinjal In India, Brinjal is grown in around 550,000 hectares. India is the second largest producer of Brinjal after China. However, the most common problem faced ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Crop Production • Genetically modified crops • GM Crops • soil bacteria
GM crops only after biosafety, socio-economic evaluation: Parliamentary Committee
The Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended that no genetically modified (GM) crop should be introduced unless the biosafety and socio-economic desirability is evaluated in a transparent process. It also called for placing an accountable regime in this regard. The recommendation was made by department-related parliamentary standing committee on science and technology and environment and forest ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Topics: Biosafety • GEAC • GM Crops • National • Parliamentary Committees • Science and Technology