The Centre has marginally lowered the maximum sale price of Bt cotton seeds (BG-II) for a 450-gram packet to Rs 730 for the 2019-20 season.
Browsing: Bt cotton
Cotton seed companies will no longer require a no-objection certificate (NoC) from licence providers for developing new varieties based on the latter’s technology.
Cotton output to rise by 4%: MM Chockalingam
The Cotton Corporation of India Limited or CCI is engaged in diverse activities related to trade, procurement, and export of cotton. CCI is a public sector agency responsible for equitable distribution of cotton among the different constituents of the industry and aid imports of cotton.
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has developed two varieties of BT cotton whose plant’s seed can be used in the next season and has become the first agriculture institute to develop reusable seeds.
Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana has announced that it has developed country’s first genetically-modified (Bt) varieties of cotton  the seeds of which could be reused by farmers, resulting in saving the repeated cost they have to bear every season.
Nagpur-based Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR) plans to launch nearly 15 varieties of desi cotton seeds in March next year, in order to substitute for Bt cotton.
Subhash Desai, a leader of Shiv Sena, took charge as the Cabinet Minister of Industries after the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance grabbed the power in Maharashtra on December 5, 2014. He is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council elected from Mumbai.