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@Jyotika_Sood Critiquing globalisation
Issue Date: Mar 12, 2013
The book is about a phase when economic policies in India have, arguably, had the greatest impact on the environment? Will you also say this is also the period when awareness about the environment has increased? How does one explain the paradox?
Maya of Indian Science
Posted on: 31 Dec, 2012
Lies, denial and outright fraud have become the hallmark of Indian agricultural research because there is no accountability
Civil society & politics
Posted on: 14 Aug, 2012
Team Anna’s decision to join politics not a lone instance; rural India made its foray long ago
Punjab slips for sand mine, again
Issue Date: Jul 31, 2012
A HIGH court ban has done little to curb illegal sand mining in Punjab’s Ropar district. Worse, the district administration has now drafted a plan to take control of illegal mining sites and lease them out for legal mining, much to the dismay of residents. Situated on the banks of the Satluj, Ropar is the state’s most affected district by illegal mining.
Drug trials in India killed 2,031 persons
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2012
As many as 2,031 people in India have died because of the clinical drug trials they were subjected to in the past four years. Only 22 of them have been compensated. What's more, no action has been taken so far against any pharma company, ethics committee that oversees clinical trials or contract research organisation that conducts the trials, which have been found guilty of unethical practices. The information became public during the hearing of a Right To Information (RTI) petition by the Central Information Commission on June 29.
Environment ministry’s desperate attempts to suppress expert panel report on Western Ghats
Issue Date: May 10, 2012
