The Centre is also seeking withdrawal of an oral undertaking given in November 2022 by its law officer about not pressing ahead with commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard | Latest News India
The prestigious 7th Dr. MS Swaminathan Award for the period 2017-2019 was awarded to Dr. V Praveen Rao, the Vice Chancellor of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University. This biennial national award jointly constituted by Retired ICAR Employees Association (RICAREA) and Nuziveedu Seeds Limited (NSL) carries a cash prize of Rs. 2 Lakhs, a Gold Medal and a citation.