News 360° - Briefs
Solar energy not war
Old demons remain, new emerge
Developing nations warn any move to reinterpret UNFCCC will be counterproductive
News 360 - Brief
Food vs fuel
News 360°- Briefs
Say cheese to Brussels
2009 is full of promise
EU warns Indian, Chinese airlines
Developing countries say no to unilateral trade measures to curb carbon emissions at Bonn meet
New endosulfan ploy
Industry is sidestepping issues by pitching the proposed UN ban on endosulfan as the battle between generics and patented pesticides
Predatory EU pacts
EU is pushing India and Canada to sign free trade agreements that will hurt their generic drugs—and the outrage is global
Third heatwave of this summer hits Europe, may be prolonged but less intense than July
Central Europe also affected; widespread crop damage and water shortage reported
Not rebuilding for tomorrow
Empty Promises
The high-level conference at Rome was called to find a way out of the global food crisis. A series of consultations with experts preceded this …
One step forward, two steps back
Countries want to do little to keep global average temperature rise to below 2oC. The Warsaw climate talks have exposed this. A report by Uthra …
Business wins in secretive EU-India trade talks
EU court says there is nothing wrong allowing business lobbies to get documents denied to parliamentarians and public interest groups
The GM maize rats
Findings of the Seralini lab on effect of Monsanto’s GM maize on rats set off a global furore
EU imposes emissions tax on airlines
It will hamper investment in technology to reduce emissions, says air transport association
India shakes up WTO
The fracas over India's refusal to meet the deadline on trade facilitation exposes rich nations' double standards
Trade barred
Countries protect their renewable energy equipment. Exporting nations see it as trade barrier
Power games at UN climate talks
Climate talks unfolded amid high drama. Developing countries protested inaction by developed countries, civil society organisations walked out, …
World gets a yellow card
The Warsaw climate talks serve a grim warning to the world that inaction will cost, writes Chandra Bhushan as he leaves Warsaw just before the …
EU threat to farmers
Free trade pact with EU will have a severe impact on Indian agriculture, specially the dairy sector
The Bali myth of $1 trillion trade gains
Trade facilitation is a major imposition on developing countries with little likelihood of promised benefits