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18/06/22 22:17 PM IST

Haryana grants NOC to Mahyco for field trials of BT cotton variety

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  • The Haryana government has issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) to seed major Mahyco to conduct field trials on BG-2 RRF, a herbicide tolerant and insect resistant variety of BT cotton.
Measures Taken by India 
  • India has allowed commercial use of BG-1 and BG-2 GM cotton in the country while the approval for the BG-2 RRF has been pending at various stages.
  • Central government had for the first time exempted certain types of genome-edited crops from the stringent regulations applicable on genetically modified or GM crops, paving the way for further R&D on them.
  • China too approved guidelines for genome editing that will spur research into crops that have high yields and are resistant to pests and climate change.
Source- Business Standard 

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