In 2003, the United States Congressional Research Service asserted that there is a danger that India may develop a bio weapons programme. It claimed that 'India is believed to have an active......
Each year, as August 15 rolls around, we find ourselves more distant from the colonialism that once shackled the nation, and further along towards a destiny of our own creation. The character of......
Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......
The moratorium imposed on Bt brinjal last year is likely to continue, despite the expert committee, set up by the environment ministry, favouring "limited release" of the crop.Environment minister......
The biotechnology sector in the country is reeling from a funds crunch, affecting its business growth despite the industry attaining an average growth in the range of 15-20 per cent in the past......
India's export revenue from biotechnology grew by 47 percent to reach 1.2 billion dollars in the financial year ended March 2007, a survey said.According to a survey conducted by the Association on......
Exports revenue of Indian biotech industry grew by 47 per cent during 2006-07 at Rs 4,937 crore (USD 1.2 billion), even as the total revenue, including the domestic figures, stood at Rs 8,541 crore......
The Indian biotechnology sector, which lagged behind that of China and Korea, despite its high skill base owing to the absence of investment flow, is seeing increasing interest from institutional......