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.
States’ entry ruffles GM lobby
Biotech firms object to states getting a say in approving GM crop trials
In the wrong ministry?
Biotech Regulatory Authority will have too much power, no checks
Madhya Pradesh's high-tech solution for PDS
State links PDS to UID to plug leakages in food supplies but gaps remain
Rajasthan seed initiative wilts
MoUs with biotech seed companies in limbo as protests force a rethink
A pre-emptive strike against Monsanto
American organic farmers are trying to ensure the biotech giant cannot sue them
Nuclear fault lines run deep
Secrecy, fettered regulator are a worry as India plans nuclear expansion
Farmers feel left out
The budget is more concerned about the consumer than the grower
Scientifically invalid
Inter-Academy update on GM crops does little to redeem Indian science
Biodiversity—India’s other scandal
CAG slams the national biodiversity authority for allowing questionable patents
Pesticides lobby’s coup
Krishi Bhavan supports endosulfan companies; Kerala protests
Rajasthan opens farm gates
State ties up with Monsanto, other biotech giants to restructure agriculture
Rising power of the knowledge commons
By ending ownership of ideas we can banish ignorance and change human history