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

COP15 Montreal: ‘30x30 will create more militarised Protected Areas’

Fiore Longo, director of the French chapter of Survival International, details the disadvantages of 30x30 of the Global Diversity Framework

COVID national emergency in the US might end early — What does this mean?

Public health emergency still in place for now; ending the emergency declaration would formally restructure the federal coronavirus response

Crackdown: Egg seizures at US-Mexico border go up 300%

Median cost of a dozen eggs in the US was $4.25 in January 2023 — over twice what it was a year ago

Unfair fields: Asymmetric WTO rules let US inflate cotton subsidies must be reformed

Cottton farmers in India and other Global South countries, like the Afican C-4 of benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, at peril …

Intolerance in Paris: an opinion by Sunita Narain

As I write this, it is two days to the endgame at the Paris climate conference. Despite problems, everybody is clear that there will be an …

Looming threat of a secretive trade pact

Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will extend restrictive intellectual property laws globally

Guar mine

Farmers in Rajasthan make big bucks as shale gas rush boosts demand for little-known cluster bean

Coronavirus: Where are countries finding the money to mitigate economic catastrophe?

Governments are digging deep into their finances that in some instances were already under strain

Awesome monarchs

Migration cycle of the fragile monarch butterfly extends beyond its average lifespan

Glacier through drone's eye

Researchers use new technology to gather data in rugged, inaccessible Himalayan terrain

Powerful winds of change: Supportive policy, better tech help sector globally

As offshore wind energy is based on expensive technology, pilot projects need support

Germany, Denmark are top performers in Global Green Economy Index

Index measures performance of 60 countries in the global green economy

Secret of sensitivity

Study says chlorine in tap water and pesticides behind rising food allergies

Ground reality

Animal diversity in the soil mapped for the first time

In court

US not keen to trade freely

The donkey has his day

According to report

Countdown to copenhagen

Nemesis of killer drugs

The investigator who took on a pharma giant in the US

Data on plant ‘sweat’ might help predict wildfire severity

NASA studies data from space station instrument; Water-stressed plants help identify areas with greater fire risk

India can exert itself as one of the largest vaccine manufacturers during COVID-19: Vaccinologist Peter Hotez

Hotez talked to DTE on India’s role in global vaccination, its challenges on the home turf, anti-vax movement and vaccine diplomacy

Richest 1% emit twice as much carbon as poorest 50%: Oxfam report

The richest 10% accounted for 46% of emissions growth; the poorest 50% accounted for 6%