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NSC and SFCI to increase seed production significantly Mon, 15-Mar-2010

By: Ch. Narendra

The Agriculture Ministry today signed two separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with  National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC) and State Farms Corporation of India Ltd. (SFCI) for the financial year 2010-11 to commit these companies to increase seed production.The MoU with NSC was signed by Prabeer Kumar Basu, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, and.... Read Story

No chance to make backdoor entry of Bt brinjal seeds Mon, 15-Mar-2010

By: Ch. Narendra

There is no chance to make backdoor entry of Bt brinjal seeds by leakage of seeds till it is cleared by an independent regulatory body; As of date, there is no commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal in the world. Bt brinjal Event EE-1 has been first developed in India and is being field tested in Bangladesh and Philippines.The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) in its .... Read Story

Funds for biodiversity conservation programmes for 11th five year plan Rs. 3653. Mon, 15-Mar-2010

By: Ch. Narendra

No specific reports have been received from State/UT Governments except Punjab, Karnataka, West Bengal, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur and Kerala State Biodiversity Boards regarding damage to its biodiversity. However, as per the National Biodiversity Action Plan, the biodiversity, both floral and faunal, in the country is under threats mainly due to habitat fragmentation, s.... Read Story

Peoples Manifesto for BBMP election demands genuine devolution and public partic Mon, 15-Mar-2010

By: Ch. Narendra

Bangalore: All efforts of Karnataka Government to deny the people of Bangalore their fundamental right to choose their local government has been defeated by landmark decisions of the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Karnataka in response to Public Interest Litigations. As a result elections to BBMP will now be held on 28 March 2010. Bengalureans last voted over.... Read Story

Ranbaxy to launch anti-diabetic drug Actos by 2012 Mon, 15-Mar-2010

By: Anju Gupta

Mumbai: Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Friday said it will launch anti-diabetic drug Actos in the US by 2012. Ranbaxy, majority owned by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo, said it has settled litigation with the country's Takeda Pharmaceutical over a generic equivalent version of the medicine and received a non-exclusive royalty free licence for its US patents covering Actos..... Read Story

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Live! Mon, 15-Mar-2010

Source: Agencies

World renowned economist and Nobel laureate Dr Amartya Sen will be giving the annual lecture for UK-based think tank Demos on the midnight of March 15. The lecture will reflect on his political philosophy, as revealed in his book, 'The Idea of Justice'. Dr Sen's philosophy is based on the need for each citizen to have broad enough set of 'capabilities' .... Read Story

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