The GM maize rats
Findings of the Seralini lab on effect of Monsanto’s GM maize on rats set off a global furore
Biotech industry has a new patron
Department of Biotechnology is playing venture capitalist to private companies to push biotech research in agriculture
Unholy smoke!
Inclusion of intellectual property in bilateral investment agreements is injurious to the health of developing nations
Hunger games – it’s the real India show
India shakes up WTO
The fracas over India's refusal to meet the deadline on trade facilitation exposes rich nations' double standards
Foreign food invasion
A growing taste for foods from across the globe is adding hugely to India’s import bill for groceries and raising health concerns
Testing the CL route
Roche’s Herceptin will be a test case for government and generics industry as India readies to issue compulsory licences for life-saving drugs
Big tobacco blows new smoke rings
A third front has opened up in their war on Australia’s cigarette packaging rules
Seeking Food Sovereignty
Standing up to the US
India does not have to be apologetic about its patents law, which is fully compliant with WTO requirements on intellectual property protection
EU threat to farmers
Free trade pact with EU will have a severe impact on Indian agriculture, specially the dairy sector
The Avon lady lifts our biodiversity
Loopholes in the Biological Diversity Act being used to export India’s genetic material
A panchayat president who does not speak
Chettikulam’s support for the Kudankulam nuclear plant reflects the politics of Tamil Nadu—and its economic dependence on the project
Clash of the cyberworlds
In an increasingly digital world, the issue of Internet freedom and governance has become hugely contested. Censorship and denial of access occur …
Battle for the Internet
As the Internet becomes the public square and the marketplace of our world, it is increasingly becoming a contested terrain. Its potential for …
ICAR chases patents for pickle
The National Research Centre on Meat has odd ideas on what can be patented
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
Curious case of seaweed
AquAgri pays highest sum in royalty but benefits do not reach people
Wooing the judges, openly
There is conflict of interest as US patent owners schedule meetings with Indian judiciary and patent regulators
US pharma strikes back
Upset by the Supreme Court’s endorsement of India’s patent law, the American drug industry is lobbying with Obama to tighten the …
Contaminating millets
There is disquiet over government scheme to wean traditional millet farmers on chemical inputs
US piles on the pressure
Patent law, domestic content rules in solar and ICT policy come under attack
Big step for biocultural rights
The Nagoya Protocol promotes community stewardship of genetic resources. India needs to foster this
A schoolgirl’s nuclear nightmare
Varshini, 10, speaks for a new generation that is against nuclear energy