-Hindustan Times The move will cushion prices of crop nutrients that are governed by the Centre’s nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) scheme New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved an additional ₹51,875 crore subsidy for phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers for the rabi or winter-sown season, amid high global prices. The move will cushion prices of crop nutrients that are governed by the Centre’s nutrient-based...

-Deccan Herald The court allowed a plea by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to file a response on behalf of the Centre The Supreme Court on Thursday directed for maintaining status quo on the decision of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee allowing the environmental release of genetically modified mustard for seed production and testing. A bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia issued the oral direction on an application filed by Aruna...

-The Telegraph At the start of current tea season, tea stakeholders had feared if exports would go down in CIS countries of which Moscow is a part, because of the war Siliguri: The price of Indian teas has seen a dip in Russia and some other countries of the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), during the first eight months of the current year, compared to the corresponding period last year. Representatives of the...

-Down to Earth The Coalition of GM Free India, an informal network of organizations and individuals campaigning to keep India GM-Free, had specifically requested the Supreme Court to hear the matter November 3 The Supreme Court (SC) on November 3, 2022 granted time till November 10 to the Union government to respond to a petition challenging its decision giving the go-ahead to environmental clearance for genetically modified (GM) mustard. The court asked...

-Down to Earth The Coalition of GM Free India, an informal network of organiations and individuals campaigning to keep India GM-Free, had specifically requested the Supreme Court to hear the matter November 3 The Supreme Court (SC) November 3, 2022 granted time till November 10 to the Union government to respond to a petition challenging its decision giving the go-ahead to environmental clearance for genetically modified (GM) mustard. The court asked the...