The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has drafted new rules that dilute the rights of Adivasis and other forest dwellers to independently decide … How the government diluted Adivasi rights to forestlandsRead more
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Posted inCorruption / India / News / Patent
Senior Indian patent office officials arrested on bribery charges
The top official in the Indian Patent Office’s Chennai branch was detained along with one colleague earlier this month on charges of graft. While digital … Senior Indian patent office officials arrested on bribery chargesRead more
Posted inIndia / Intellectual Monopoly(IP) / USA Empire
Indian Pharma Industry Disputes US Industry IP Index
The United States Chamber of Commerce industry group recently issued its annual global IP index, analysing intellectual property protection in 50 countries, as a prelude … Indian Pharma Industry Disputes US Industry IP IndexRead more
Posted inFarm / India / ToMl
How Indian poultry farming is creating global superbugs
On a farm in the Rangareddy district in India, near the southern metropolis of Hyderabad, a clutch of chicks has just been delivered. Some 5,000 … How Indian poultry farming is creating global superbugsRead more
Posted inIndia / Media / ToMl
The muzzling of the Indian media
Generally, the death of a judge, in what seem to be mysterious circumstances, while presiding over a case against the second most powerful person in … The muzzling of the Indian mediaRead more
Posted inAadhaar / India / ToMl
You can’t make citizens safer by making them more vulnerable. Aadhaar does exactly that
In October 2016, Delhi Police busted an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy ring and found that Mehmood Akhtar had an Aadhaar card naming him as Mehboob … You can’t make citizens safer by making them more vulnerable. Aadhaar does exactly thatRead more
Posted inIndia / Subsidy / ToMl
India’s food subsidy programme, future of farmers hang in the balance
When the World Trade Organization (WTO) meets in Buenos Aires in Argentina next month, India would be arguing for something of immense importance for the … India’s food subsidy programme, future of farmers hang in the balanceRead more
Posted inHindutva / India / Murder / ToMl
A Family Breaks Its Silence
http://www.caravanmagazine.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Garland_Vantage_The-Caravan-magazine_21-November-2017-290×435.jpg On 1 December 2014, Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, the judge presiding over the Sohrabuddin trial in the CBI special court in Mumbai, died in Nagpur. … A Family Breaks Its SilenceRead more
Posted inAadhaar / India / ToMl
Aadhaar data breaches will remain a state secret
On February 18, Hindi news daily Dainik Bhaskar reported the arrest of six salespersons of telecommunications service provider Reliance Jio in Madhya Pradesh for selling … Aadhaar data breaches will remain a state secretRead more
Posted inAadhaar / India / ToMl
Promising identity, but delivering – what?
India’s Unique Identity, Aadhaar, once touted as the cure-all for the woes plaguing the distribution of welfare benefits and government subsidies, today stands on the … Promising identity, but delivering – what?Read more