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GST of 18% on tendu leaves: how it will impact tribals

Many tribals in central India depend of tendu leaf collection for subsistence

Trade

RCEP will hurt local industry and allow workers’ exploitation, says civil society

The trade agreement is being negotiated in secrecy, but it is likely to favour big companies and threaten India’s agriculture, industry and e-commerce sectors

Antelope

Lift ban on shahtoosh trade in Kashmir; provide livelihood options: panel to Centre

The panel has urged Centre to conserve and breed chiru goats as that will revive the shatoosh industry and also the chiru population

Infrastructure Development

Calls for protectionism in the West should not scare Africa: UNECA

Africa needs to move away from the model of selling rich natural resources which do not generate enough financing for development

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Possessed by land

Landholding can affect marital prospects. It can also affect sex ratios and lead to polyandry. A village in Alwar provides a snapshot

Fifteen years after it rose and went limp, the biotech sector, globally, as well as in India has seen a bull run of sorts. In January this year, some 10 healthcare companies went public on the NASDAQ. Meanwhile, India has become the world's 12th biggest biotechnology economy having the second …