Monsanto

Delhi HC recently gave Veda Seed Sciences, 4 weeks time to file a response to the suit filed by Kohinoor Seed Fields India on the former promoting any product, other than BT cotton hybrid seeds

The company faces separate allegations that its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes cancer

US jury awards largest compensation of $2 billion, no immediate impact seen on India's Rs 750 crore market with 90 players, say industry experts

Bayer announced last month that over 13,000 lawsuits related to the weedkiller had been launched in the US

A San Francisco jury Wednesday found Monsanto, which is owned by Bayer, had been "negligent by not using reasonable care" to warn of the risks of its product - weedkiller Roundup

Other than cutting Monsanto's royalties, the government raised the prices of GM cotton seeds by 1.43 per cent to Rs 710 a packet

NSL and its affiliates decided to stop paying royalties to Mahyco Monsanto Biotech in 2015, arguing that Indian law did not provide Monsanto with patent protection on its GM cotton seeds

But permitting GM food crops is a big call for India, which so far only allows genetically modified cotton seeds

The Supreme Court judgement, say sources, isn't motivating enough for them to walk the extra mile as, regulatory interference such as capping royalties or unpredictable policies remains a roadblock

Monsanto had appealed against a single-judge order allowing the probe

A detailed probe was ordered after prima-facie evidence of the group companies misusing their dominant position was found

Monsanto and other crop-chemicals companies have come up with formulations that they say will stay put when applied correctly

Glyphosate is the world's most popular and widely used weedkiller for a reason

A Monsanto India spokesman said the company was confident that the government would prosecute those involved in the illegal trade of the unapproved seeds

Monsanto not only needs to let go of its patents, but also move away from GM products to more sustainable technologies

The question is if there is evidence of its toxicity, why are governments not banning it?

The United States faced an agricultural crisis this year caused by new formulations of dicamba-based herbicides

The planned acquisition will boost Bayer's agriculture sales to the same level as its core healthcare business

The dispute sparked series of govt actions that prompted the world's biggest seed firm to withdraw from some businesses in India

Order grants interim relief to Monsanto; both parties told to file submissions supporting their case