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Even more than war, the corona virus pandemic is causing chaos. It is threatening the people of the United Kingdom as well as human beings all over the world. The virus is invisible. It can be everywhere and nowhere. Virus of confusion You turn on the radio or television and the only…

The Centre has kept the maximum sale price of genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton seeds unchanged at ₹730 per packet for the next fiscal but scrapped the royalty to US-based technology provider Monsanto, now controlled by global agri major Bayer. Bayer, which in June 2018 completed the USD 63-billion deal…

The coronavirus pandemic is upending global supply chains, and the looming economic recession could make managing the complex web of vendors even harder. Some large corporations are turning to artificial intelligence to help. On Thursday, Pactum announced a pilot project with Walmart. The world's largest retailer will use the startup's platform to automate…

India has axed the royalties that local seed companies pay to German drugmaker Bayer AG for Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) cotton, a government order said, after cutting them back since 2016.More than 45 local cotton seed companies pay royalties to Monsanto, acquired by Bayer in 2018, for GM cotton using…

Multiple groups on Friday sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its decision to re-approve a chemical used in Bayer's Roundup weed killer.The agency re-approved the chemical, known as glyphosate, in January, claiming that it doesn’t pose a danger to humans. Thousands of lawsuits, however, have attributed cancer to Roundup.One lawsuit against the EPA was…

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Selection of images from “The Ache for Home” by Selma Fernandez Richter. Founder: Selma Fernandez Richter Heidi: What in your background led you to creating workshops?Selma:I have been a photographer since 2001. I started my career en Monterrey, Mexico, where I attended college, primarily working on editorial projects for magazines.…

Photograph Source: Abhishek Srivastava – CC BY 2.0 In the early 2000s, genetically modified (GM) Bt insecticidal cotton was being heavily promoted in India on the basis that it would cut pesticide use dramatically, boost yields and contribute to the financial well-being of farmers. Private sector Bt cotton hybrids now cover…

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