Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs Union of India & Others. The Supreme Court said that that the allotment of 11.89 hectare of reserve forest land in Survey No.21 Kondhwa Budruk in district Pune for agriculture purposes on August 28, …
The objectives of this Treaty are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of their use, in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity, for sustainable agriculture and food security. These objectives will …
During the last 50 years, there have been several bilateral and multilateral initiatives for promoting City-to-City cooperation with varying objectives. These initiatives aim at bringing two or more cities closer to each other at the level of government, communities, and institutions/organisations with the objective of encouraging human contact and cultural …
India cautiously optimistic AS HE made history by becoming the first African-American president to occupy the White House, India, like other nations, is keenly watching Barack Hussein Obama
The United States and the European Union have in recent years initiated negotiations on a large number of bilateral and regional trade agreements. These agreements tend to push trade liberalisation much further than is possible under the multilateral trade regime. These rtas also include rules which are likely to reduce …
At the end of its first three years, the Indo-United States Knowledge Initiative on Agriculture is recommending changes in regulation to suit US commercial interests. This article, based on a reading of the minutes of the KIA board
In the short run, India is not going to benefit from the free trade agreement with the Association of South-East Asian Nations that was finalised recently. ASEAN is not a natural trading partner of India, and, unlike China, India has not established close relations with the region. But the agreement …
Overcoming the crisis in sanitation and water is one of the greatest human development challenges of the 21st century. Success in addressing the challenge through a concerted national and international response would act as a catalyst for public health, education, poverty reduction and impetus for economic growth. It would give …
The real danger of the Indo-US nuclear deal is that it formally recognises India as a legal nuclear weapons state and provides the platform for a closer integration of the Indian state and the economy with the global economy and power structure. This simple truth is evident to almost all …
The international consensus is growing that the planet is facing irreversible climate change unless action is taken quickly. The EU has already formulated a clear response in the shape of an integrated energy and climate change policy, a commitment to cut emissions of
Your News story 'Sterile mosquitoes near take-off' (Nature 453, 435; 2008) discusses the likely release of genetically engineered mosquitoes to help contain dengue fever. It demonstrates just how close we are to a radically new set of strategies for managing a whole range of diseases and wildlife using genetically modified …
Even as the Indian government seemed set to move ahead with the stalled nuclear deal with the US, a top American daily has underlined there was no reason for Bush administration to rush as it had given away too much and got far too little. President George Bush, who was
The next act in the nuclear-deal drama will unfold after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds talks with President George Bush in a pre-breakfast meeting on July 9 on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Japan. That's when he is expected to team up with Bush to run the last …
fuel price India fails to shield consumers A pressed Indian government raised petrol and diesel prices by 10 per cent on June 4, curbing losses to its state-owned refiners but stoking inflation and risking a political backlash. Petrol and diesel prices are now dearer by Rs 5 and Rs 3 …
Russia has come out in support of the Indo-US nuclear deal. But it has said that a draft agreement with Moscow could not be signed in view of international laws that Russia recognized. Senior government sources said that the Russians were always aware that fresh projects not covered under past …
