India has granted environmental clearance for indigenously developed genetically modified (GM) mustard seeds, experts said on Thursday, paving the way for commercial use of its first GM food crop.
The world's biggest importer of edible oils, on which it spends tens of billions of dollars a year, India fills more than 70% of its demand from Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia and Ukraine.
"I can call it a landmark development," said Deepak Pental, a genetic...
India gives environmental approval for gene- modified mustard
In his first visit to South America, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be on official visit to Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina from August 22 to 27, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
During the visit, in addition to bilateral engagements with his counterparts, he will call on the top leadership in all the three countries, it said.
In Paraguay, Jaishankar, in the first ever visit by an Indian External Affairs Minister, will also inaugurate the premises of the ne...
Jaishankar to visit Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina from August 22