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Food vs fuel

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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

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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

Trade barred

Countries protect their renewable energy equipment. Exporting nations see it as trade barrier  

The Bali myth of $1 trillion trade gains

Trade facilitation is a major imposition on developing countries with little likelihood of promised benefits

‘PESTICIDES’ IN DRUGS

Sharad Pawar’s provision for protecting test data in the Pesticides Bill could spill over into trade agreements and hit the drugs industry, too

European Commission sets up fund for green projects

EU parliamentarians vote against propping up carbon prices

Proposal to artificially boost carbon prices fails to receive support, sends prices crashing further