CAI estimates India’s domestic cotton demand drop nearly by 6% in 2022–23 The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has estimated that India’s domestic cotton demand for the 2022–23 season up to September will be lower by about 18 lakh bales (170 kg each) at 300 lakh bales, or...
GM mustard was sown in six field trial plots just days before the SC heard a petition against it. ICAR’s research center, DRMR, has planted the genetically modified (GM) mustard hybrid DMH-11 in six field trial plots to see how well it grows and yields. This was done just days...
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) have developed paddy varieties that need at least 30% less phosphorous. This is important because the country is having a hard time keeping up with the demand for fertiliser. Some of the seed shipments have already made it to the...
Farmers in north India suffer a fertiliser shortage and must pay extra Shankar Lal Nagar, a farmer from Rajasthan’s Bundi district, had to travel three kilometres from his hamlet last Sunday to buy urea. He waited in line for eight hours before purchasing the urea. ‘First, we...
Permission for GM mustard is based on strict rules: Centre to Supreme Court The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that its approval for the ‘environmental release’ of genetically modified (GM) mustard is subject to ‘stringent terms and conditions to ensure the...
