Bt Cotton

Bt cotton still effective to control bollworms; crop covers 88% of total cultivation area in kharif season: Govt

In the current kharif season of 2018-19 crop year, he said around 88.27 percent of the 122.38 lakh hectares cotton area is under Bt cotton.

Cotton output may dip 12% to nine-year low on scanty rainfall in Gujarat, Maharashtra; exports to be cut

Lower cotton shipments from India will allow rivals such as the United States, Brazil and Australia to increase cargoes to key Asian buyers such as China and Pakistan.

Yavatmal pesticide poisoning: Lack of accountability, negligence and abysmal medical facilities behind farmers' deaths

Pesticide deaths are not new to Yavatmal and according to information recently obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by this correspondent, the district reported two deaths each year in 2013-14 and 2014-15. In 2015-16, eight people died due to pesticide poisoning.

Vidarbha's cotton farmers dread repeat of last monsoon's pink bollworm attack which destroyed 80% of their crop

With the onset of a steady monsoon, farmers of water-starved Vidarbha in north-eastern Maharashtra are getting ready to sow cotton.

Union minister says cotton production nearly doubled since Bt Cotton's introduction in 2002; facts show yields have stagnated

Cotton yields have stagnated in the past decade even as the proportion of Bt Cotton in India's total cotton harvest rose seven times, a FactChecker analysis of government data shows.

After widespread damage to Maharashtra's cotton farms, pink bollworm now causes skin problems for farmers

The pink bollworm, after having attacked Bt cotton cultivation across Maharashtra, is now troubling farmers and labourers with skin problems.

Kirron Kher in LS urges govt to withdraw order limiting educational reimbursement for children of slain soldiers

A BJP member in the Lok Sabha today urged the government to reverse its order which seeks to limit the educational reimbursement for the children of martyred and disabled soldiers.

Mere touch of Bt cotton can cause impotency: Rajasthan agriculture minister Prabhu Lal Saini

Does Bt cotton cause impotency? This startling claim was made by Rajasthan's minister for agriculture, Prabhu Lal Saini.

Allegations against Monsanto of 'unsafe' Bt products and 'health risks' are blatantly inaccurate

The allegations made against Monsanto over lack of safety are completely unsubstantiated. Experts and regulatory authorities worldwide recognize GM foods and crops as being safe.

Yavatmal cotton farmer deaths Part 1: Blame games galore as toxic pesticides continue to claim lives

It is mostly landless labourers who put their lives at risk to earn anywhere between Rs 250 to Rs 500 a day.