Billed to confuse
A new bill leaves little scope for dissent on GMOs by Savvy Soumya MishraIf the nationwide furore over Bt brinjal was driven by the fear of unsafe food being pushed down the throat, the proposed...
View ArticleHow government is subverting forest right act
By: Richard Mahapatra, Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava, Sumana Narayanan, Aparna PallaviTwo tribal villages in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra—Mendha Lekha and Marda— savoured victory when they won...
View ArticleIndia signs nuclear convention
By: Savvy Soumya MisraIntended as gift to ObamaIndia signed the international convention on compensating nuclear accident victims on October 27. The convention, to a large extent, shields suppliers of...
View ArticleHow to approach environmentalism
By: Sunita Narain2010 was a loud year for the environment. High profile projects—from Vedanta to Posco and Navi Mumbai airport to Lavasa—hit the headlines for non-compliance with environmental...
View ArticleBattle for the Internet
By Latha Jishnu and Arnab Pratim DuttaAs the Internet turns into the public square and the marketplace of our world, it is increasingly becoming a contested terrain. Governments, corporations and even...
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