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Bayer, seed MNCs hail Supreme Court order on agro major Monsanto's Bt cotton patent case

Deciding the appeal of US-based Monsanto, the apex court restored the order of the single judge bench of the Delhi High Court

Monsanto owners insist weed killer is 'safe' after court orders $290 million payout

The court found that Monsanto — which vowed to appeal — acted with "malice" in this case.

CCI approves German giant Bayer's proposed $66 billion acquisition of biotech firm Monsanto

Fair trade regulator CCI has approved the German giant Bayer's proposed $66 billion acquisition of US-based biotech firm Monsanto

SAP to buy customer identity software firm Gigya to better online customer relationship marketing position

The deal will tie together Gigya’s user identity access and management platform with SAP 's Hybris customer profile data-matching software.

As Modi govt ponders GM mustard crop rollout, scientists warn India could lose her agricultural independence

On Monday, the Centre told the Supreme Court that the decision on whether or not to roll out genetically modified (GM) mustard will be taken in a little over a month.

GM mustard row: RSS-affiliate writes to Narendra Modi, calls it 'unscientific and toxic'

RSS' economic wing Swadeshi Jagran Manch has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him not to introduce "unscientific, toxic and anti-bio diversity GM mustard" in the country in the haste, as it would "prove detrimental to public health."

GM mustard gets go-ahead: Scientist Vandana Shiva calls move 'fraud perpetrated on nation'

Condemning the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee's (GEAC) decision to allow herbicide tolerant Bayer’s GM mustard, scientist and environmentalist Dr Vandana Shiva, has sent out the call across India to intensify resistance to genetically modified (GM) mustard and "the hijack of our food by the Monsanto and Bayer."

Bayer's Monsanto acquisition to face politically charged scrutiny, merger has ability to raise food prices

Monsanto and Bayer "have chosen to do a deal in the year of merging dangerously," said David Balto, a former policy director at the US Federal Trade Commission.

Bayer wins over Monsanto with improved $66 billion bid: Reuters

German drugs and crop chemicals company Bayer has won over U.S. seeds firm Monsanto with a takeover offer of around $66 billion, a source close to the matter said, ending months of wrangling after increasing its bid for a third time.

Germany's pharma co Bayer makes $62 bn offer to acquire Monsanto

Bayer has made an all-cash offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Monsanto company for $122 per share