Specialist attachés are strenuously pushing maximalist intellectual property rules worldwide
The Smithsonian steps on the ants
What lurks beneath the Network
Myriad gains, we all lose
God’s Invincible Laddoo
Tirupati temple wins its Geographical Indications case on a specious logic; registry order sidesteps fundamental issues
A nobel indictment of gene patenting
Legendary scientist James Watson files court brief against lunacy of gene patents
Eternal quest
Fascination and challenges of the search for extra-terrestrial life
Righting the copywrong
Amending the Copyright Act to give directors, composers and musicians rights over their work has corrected a historic ...
Distance between Earth and Sun
Measure it yourself during transit of Venus this year
Annoying the US, our way
Despite close cooperation with American enforcement officials, US unhappy with India’s report card
Politics of the Internet
Regulating the Internet to keep it free of pressures from governments and corporate interests is turning tougher for the ...
The fine line for judges
Judges have recused themselves in a number of cases but there are no clear guidelines on what constitutes conflict ...
Blood on the Internet
Governments are censoring digital content on the ground that it infringes intellectual property rights or offends people. Can they ...
The digital is political
Technologies are not just agents of politics, there is politics in their design
Bringing Google to book
Google’s digital library project went too far, creating a monopoly over the heritage of books
Our Frugal Innovation
India is working on a model of inclusive innovation to provide solutions for people at the bottom of the ...
Indian scientists: missing in action
In solidarity
The cover story 'Facing a silent spring...', (Down To Earth, Vol 5, No 13), about its editor Anil Agarwal's ...
Playing with poison
It is better to act early, than wait for ddt to take its toll on humans
Planning for water
Knowledge doctrines
Science in our daily lives
Healthy advertising
Are advertisers bound -- legally or ethically -- to take potential health hazards into account?
Anil Agarwal 1947 ~ 2002