The Food and Agriculture Organisation has raised the red flag over a potential spike in global prices of sugar and cereals, especially wheat. Although India might just get away thanks to a bumper output this year, it could get caught in the spiralling milk and edible oil prices. In any case, the government has virtually thrown its hands in the air on taming fruit and vegetable prices. But it isn't just...
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'Ban on Bt brinjal hurting Indian scientists' by Killugudi Jayaraman
A leading Indian biochemist has urged the environment and forests ministry to lift the moratorium on Bt brinjal, the country's first genetically modified (GM) food crop developed using a technology supplied by the US multinational seed giant Monsanto. 'The moratorium is not affecting the multinational companies but India's own scientists who are ready with more than a dozen GM crops, including (Vitamin-A rich) golden rice,' said Govindarajan Padmanabhan at the Indian...
More »New twist to Binayak case by Aman Sethi
Intervention plea in High Court opposes bail to Dr. Sen At half past four in the evening on Tuesday, Justices T.P. Sharma and R.L. Jhanwal of the Chhattisgarh High Court were preparing to adjourn for the day when they were interrupted by an energetic lawyer with tousled grey hair. “Your Honour, we would like to file an intervention application to oppose bail in this case,” began Shailesh Ahuja, marking the latest...
More »Columnist found guilty under SC/ST Act, gets bail by Rahi Gaikwad
A sessions court here on Thursday held newspaper columnist Anish Trivedi guilty under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment. Mr. Trivedi, however, got bail when he went in appeal. “[Mr. Trivedi] was given six months [imprisonment] and fined Rs. 25,000 under Section 3 (1) (x) of the Act for insulting members of the Scheduled Caste,” public prosecutor S.B. Dukhande told...
More »Asian nations on alert after livestock disease outbreak in Republic of Korea – UN
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today notified veterinary and border authorities in Asia of a major outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the Republic of Korea, urging them to be on the look-out for livestock showing signs of infection by the highly contagious animal disease. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, causing high fever. It is characteristic by lesions in animals' mouths and...
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