DowntoearthDown To Earth brings to you latest news, opinion and blogs on environment and science from India and south Asia. Follow us for information on water, waste, climate change and energy among other topicshttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/en-usWed, 22 Aug 2018 01:46:30 +0000PHP DOMDocumentWhat is artificial or lab-grown meat? https://www.downtoearth.org.in/video/what-is-artificial-or-lab-grown-meat--50454https://www.downtoearth.org.in/video/what-is-artificial-or-lab-grown-meat--50454Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:28:13 +0000What is artificial or lab-grown meat?

Artificial or lab-made meat will hit our dining tables in the near future. But there are certain issues that will have to be resolved before this can happen.

]]>New meat culturehttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/new-meat-culture-50408https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/new-meat-culture-50408Sun, 05 Jul 2015 17:47:47 +0000Shreeshan VenkateshNew meat culture

Engineered meat is peeping out of the labs

]]>Skeletons in the Nethttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/reviews/skeletons-in-the-net-50382https://www.downtoearth.org.in/reviews/skeletons-in-the-net-50382Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:52:28 +0000Skeletons in the Net

]]>IPR course in school? It's sillyhttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/ipr-course-in-school-its-silly-50001https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/ipr-course-in-school-its-silly-50001Fri, 29 May 2015 18:05:49 +0000Latha JishnuIPR course in school? It's silly

Promoting the study of intellectual property rights without focusing on innovation is so misplaced that it's laughable

]]>Ignore US bullying on IPRshttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/ignore-us-bullying-on-iprs-49759https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/ignore-us-bullying-on-iprs-49759Thu, 14 May 2015 11:20:46 +0000Latha JishnuIgnore US bullying on IPRs

Countries should not be stampeded into changing laws by the USTR's arbitrary Special 301 report

]]>Science & Technology - Byteshttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/science--technology--bytes-49623https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/science--technology--bytes-49623Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:22:23 +0000Science & Technology - Bytes

]]>Doing very nicely without IPRshttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/doing-very-nicely-without-iprs-49620https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/doing-very-nicely-without-iprs-49620Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:21:34 +0000Latha JishnuDoing very nicely without IPRs

We need to re-imagine the role of the state in creating knowledge without intellectual property rights

]]>Story from a divided landhttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/reviews/story-from-a-divided-land-49429https://www.downtoearth.org.in/reviews/story-from-a-divided-land-49429Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:44:49 +0000Kate ChaillatStory from a divided land

The memoir celebrates Chhattisgarh but laments the lost opportunity for its inclusive and violence-free development

]]>Push for open source softwarehttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/push-for-open-source-software-49427https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/push-for-open-source-software-49427Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:44:09 +0000Latha JishnuPush for open source software

Delhi has been awfully late in adopting open source software, but the policy is finally there

]]>A second too longhttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/a-second-too-long-49423https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/a-second-too-long-49423Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:43:03 +0000Anupam ChakravarttyA second too long

The world has been adding an extra second at regular intervals to keep pace with the slowing Earth. Will the practice be stopped as the US says it is bad for business?

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