India embraced its first GM crop in 2002 by Mosanto and now Bt Cotton now covers 95% of total area devoted to cotton
Mahyco Monsanto Biotech has sub-licensed Bt cotton seed technology since 2002 to various domestic seed companies
Mayhco Monsanto Biotech Ltd had challenged the govt's seed control order in the Delhi High Court in December
Agriculture Ministry decided to revive cultivation of indigenous varieties of cotton in a meeting yesterday
The Centre's cap on genetically modified cotton seed prices and royalty fees in all states may have set a questionable precedent
Mosanto JV had said it would re-evaluate its India operations if this happened
A 450-gramme packet of Bt cotton is sold for Rs 830 in Maharashtra; in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, it is sold at Rs 930
Committee to decide on uniform national price, says will keep farmers' interest paramount
HC also asked the Hyderabad firm to pay the royalty to MMBL after selling the old stock manufactured before November 2015