-The Hindu The report suggests in-depth study of the economic fallout of frequent shutdowns There were no verifiable, centralised records of Internet shutdowns in the country. Neither the Ministry of Home Affairs nor the Department of Telecom maintains such a record, the parliamentary standing committee on information and technology pointed out in its report adopted on Tuesday. The committee, headed by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, pressed for a detailed study on the...

-Newsclick.in It appears the stage is being set to scuttle India and South Africa’s IP waiver proposal with regard to Covid vaccines and technology ahead of the 12th WTO Ministerial this month-end. At various global fora, Big Pharma and rich countries have been steadfastly pushing the focus toward supply-side bottlenecks of vaccines and unequal distribution of doses in a bid to steer the discourse away from the more contentious issue of patents...

-MoneyControl.com While India has been one of the earliest and key signatories of multiple global environmental agreements, it has given a wide berth to three major initiatives. Officials tell Moneycontrol why that's been the case. Despite surprising large segments of the global community and climate experts by announcing major commitments, India has till now stayed away from all the major pledges at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Early on Thursday, the UK...

-The Hindu Agriculture Insurance Company looks at technology-aided assessment methods Agriculture Insurance Company (AIC) of India Limited, the public sector organisation engaged in providing insurance cover for various crops, is in discussions with various commodity boards for exclusive crop-specific insurance schemes. A senior official of the Agriculture Insurance Company said that one of the goals of the company was to speed up settlement of insurance claims by farmers and the company was exploring...

-NDTV.com/ AFP Ahead of the COP26 to be held in Scotland, India's representative to the talks Piyush Goyal said the country will "represent the voice of the developing world" New Delhi: India has asked developed nations that have "enjoyed the fruits of energy" to reach net zero faster so that emerging economies use some "carbon space" to drive growth. 'Net zero emissions' refers to achieving an overall balance between greenhouse gas emissions...