Creative India: tapping the full potential
India’s creative economy is large, but its untapped potential is even larger. This study provides the first reliable measure on the size of India’s creative economy, explores the many challenges faced
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
-
Its time to act on climate change
The acknowledgement of facts is the beginning of wisdom, a Finnish president once said. We already have enough facts about climate change. Now is the time not only to draw conclusions but to act.
-
Differentiated intellectual property regimes for environmental and climate technologies
Prior to the Copenhagen meeting on developing a new framework for climate-change policy there were sharp differences between the positions of developed and developing countries regarding the role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in fostering international technology transfer (ITT). Expanding effective
-
ACTA text, finally unveiled, reflects differences on key provisions
The veil of official secrecy that has shrouded talks on an
-
Huji protection for Dussehri mango
AMIT AGNIHOTRI Your favourite given to the Malihabadi Dussehri mango known for being fibreless and its light yellow colour. The GI recognises the fruit on the basis of its morphological characteristics, chemical constituents and the particular location where it is grown.
-
Marry low-carbon diet and growth
WITH THE WORLD ACCEPTING THE need to limit temperature rise to 2
-
Australia pushes for environment, labour, IPR in trade pact with India
THE proposed free trade agreement between India and Australia has hit rough waters with the latter insisting that issues including environment, labour, intellectual property, government procurement and competition policy be part of the negotiations.
-
Brazil takes aim at US intellectual property in cottondispute
Upping the ante in a long-running trade spat with the United States, Brazil announced that it intends to break US patents and intellectual property rights in retaliation against Washington
-
International agreements and processes affecting an international regime on access and benefit sharing under the CBD
Negotiating access and benefit sharing (ABS) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with a view to mutual supportiveness with other international agreements is a challenging task. This report highlights many key interfaces that must be taken into consideration if a new international regime is to be mutually supportive with already established international commitments.
-
International agreements and processes affecting an international regime on access and benefit sharing under the CBD
Intended as a contribution to the ongoing negotiations of an international regime on access and benefit sharing (ABS) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this report clarifies the main interfaces with other international agreements and processes relevant for ABS, with a view to the challenges of ensuring mutual supportiveness.
-
Current status and options for crop biotechnologies in developing countries
The purpose of this document is to examine options from crop biotechnologies to address food insecurity in developing countries, particularly in the context of deepening economic and environmental uncertainty.