New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A high-level roundtable of experts held here has called for science-based regulatory reforms to accelerate safe adoption of Genetically Modified (GM) and Genome-Edited (GE) crops in India, according to a statement issued by the Agriculture Ministry on Sunday. The roundtable on “Reforms in Regulations and Approval of GM and GE Crop Plants” was organised by the Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural R…
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New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has sharply criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent post on social media platform X, where the latter raised questions about a potential India-US trade deal involving agricultural products. In a repost of Rahul Gandhi’s query directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Vaishnaw, on Sunday, remarked, “Neither does he know trade nor does he understands technology.”This heated exchange highlights the growi…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Scaling up the attack on the Modi government over the India-US trade pact, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Sunday posed questions on the contentious deal and demanded direct answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on five “simple” questions. The Congress MP took to his social media handle to flag five pressing issues of the trade pact that demand not just the government’s attention but also clarification. Reiterating that Indian farmers have been b…