Drug trials: Irked NHRC issues notices to Centre and Andhra Pradesh government
Says respond else face action
Naga women approach Supreme Court for reservation of seats in local bodies
State cites representations from people's organisations that say implementation of 33 per cent quota in municipal and town councils against Naga …
Simmering discontent over tea
The newfound success of brand Darjeeling is fuelling suspicion between planters and workers. Sayantan Bera reports
SC bans endosulfan, for now
Committee to submit report on the pesticide's toxicity in eight weeks
Blood plasma sale to Reliance by state blood banks in Odisha under scanner
Health officials say nothing wrong with decision to sell surplus blood plasma for revenue; activists say it's unethical
Dow Chemical to help Bhopal gas tragedy victims
Seshachalam firing: ST commission seeks report from Andhra Pradesh
A team from the commission will visit the spot to ascertain facts
Letters
Secretive tribunals, hidden damages
Canadian academic Gus Van Harten is well known for his efforts to reform the global investment treaty regime through his research papers, …
India’s many investment treaties make it vulnerable
Senior international lawyer Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, who heads the investment programme of the International Institute on Sustainable …