Farmers feel left out
The budget is more concerned about the consumer than the grower
In praise of open-source innovation
India slams mania for patents and says open-source models work better to spur innovation
God’s Invincible Laddoo
Tirupati temple wins its Geographical Indications case on a specious logic; registry order sidesteps fundamental issues
Annoying the US, our way
Despite close cooperation with American enforcement officials, US unhappy with India’s report card
Gene patent verdict is as good as it gets
The US Supreme Court’s verdict in the Myriad case keeps everyone happy
The great biodiversity vanishing trick
Kingfisher and Cronies
A Query For Kaushik Basu
Big blue trips up Twitter
IBM’s claim of patent violation by Twitter reflects the madness in software litigation in the US
The Microsoft way
Wherein an Indian firm using pirated Microsoft software here is sued in the US by California state for using unfair trade advantage
Looming threat of a secretive trade pact
Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will extend restrictive intellectual property laws globally
Medicines Pool Swirls
Drug companies are slowly joining the UN effort to offer life-saving patented medicines to poor countries but the terms are sometimes restrictive
“The climate crisis is here and now”
Increasing risk of extreme weather has made it easier to have conversations on environment in El Salvador, the country’s minister of …
GM maize and its health implications for humans
Michael Antoniou, head of the Nuclear Biology Group in the UK, has been studying the health effects of genetically modified (GM) crops since 1995.…
Jugaad of Indian innovation
Patting ourselves for our ability to arrive at makeshift solutions will not take us far
Books in cyberspace
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Where is the sceptical indian scientist?
Rajasthan seed initiative wilts
MoUs with biotech seed companies in limbo as protests force a rethink
Beware of Obama's trade agenda
Can we trust Arvind Subramanian not to push for the kind of concessions the US will be demanding from India?
A victory and a retreat on CLs
Supreme Court upholds India's first compulsory licence but government baulks at giving the second
Proper diet for children should include eggs to provide good quality proteins
Veena Shatrugna has campaigned vigorously against brahmanical influence on the ‘balanced diet’. She explains the politics of …
He had a dream and a copyright
Martin Luther King's seminal speech on Black rights in 1963 is still not in the public domain because of strict copyright enforcement
Patently hollow claims of the US
Global organisations and academics defend India’s IP laws and call for US to back off
Why scientists don’t back Novartis claim
As Novartis’ Indian patent case reaches end, a reminder of how scientists view unfair patents
Menacing US diplomacy
Specialist attachés are strenuously pushing maximalist intellectual property rules worldwide