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Bt cotton is the only GM crop India has approved for commercial cultivation. ICAR has done feeding studies of Bt cotton on various animals which were found to be safe
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The field experiment laid out over 300 acres of cotton fields with the structured tagging of PBKnot thread under the guidance of experts from SABC, Agrovision Foundation and ICAR-CICR
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SABC and Agrovision Foundation have launched ‘Project Bandhan’ to embrace cutting-edge innovation by tagging PB Knot to protect the cotton plant from devastating Pink Bollworm
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research has conducted long term studies on the impact of Bt cotton which did not show any adverse effect on soil, microflora and animal health
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Bt cotton in India and Bt Brinjal in Bangladesh experience that the benefits of “To Bt” choice by far are preferable to the losses of “Not to Bt”, Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI) writes
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The first genetically modified crop was commercialised in 1996 and the initial planting was done in only 1.7 million hectares
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