Independent journalist and contributor, Down To Earth. Her concerns relate to the way power structures in society - business corporations, governments and lobbies - impact the lives of the powerless.
क्या मेडिकल पेटेंट का भयावह इतिहास रच रही है दवा कंपनी फाइजर?
दवाओं को वैश्विक बौद्धिक संपदा व्यवस्था में लाना फाइजर…
Making jugaad a global success
Frugal innovation is the new concept that companies are adopting to take technology to developing countries
पेटेंट के क्षेत्र में चीन के दबदबे को चुनौती दे पाएगा भारत?
वैश्विक स्तर पर पेटेंट फाइल करने में भारत शीर्ष देशों म…
दवा कंपनियों पर नकेल डालने की कवायद में जुटी अमेरिकी सरकार
फार्मास्युटिकल उद्योग पर प्रिस्क्रिप्शन दवाओं की भारी…
The Maasai are protecting their intellectual property rights, what of others like India's Warlis?
A Nelson's eye on digital biopiracy
Biodiversity meet puts off decision on benefit-sharing from digital gene sequences
Mein Kampf struggles free
Hitler's autobiographical manifesto of his National Socialism has come out of copyright
Modi sedates the farmer
The BJP is repackaging old schemes and offering cosmetic changes to the agrarian policy
Bitter ABS medicine for AYUSH
Manufacturers cry foul as they receive notices from state boards to pay royalty
Taking labour out of the picture
Modi's focus on clearing impediments for industry leaves the worker out in the cold
ICAR chases patents for pickle
The National Research Centre on Meat has odd ideas on what can be patented
The curious case of Ebola patents
The US government appears to have a cure and (almost) a vaccine for the deadly disease
Jugaad of Indian innovation
Patting ourselves for our ability to arrive at makeshift solutions will not take us far
It’s pouring money and schemes in agriculture
No dearth of funds for agri credit and new institutions
Drained royally by MNCs
Royalty payments to firms like Suzuki and Monsanto are sucking out huge sums from India