-IANS LUCKNOW: The Flood situation in Uttar Pradesh has worsened following heavy rains, and officials said on Wednesday that 116 people have died in the disaster in the past fortnight. Ten districts have been severely hit by Flooding. Sharda, Ghaghra and Saryu rivers are flowing above the danger mark in several districts. Heavy rains continued on Wednesday in many places. People and livestock are being evacuated from the Flooded areas and several companies...
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Monsanto’s climate-resilient crop patent claims rejected -Sanjay Vijayakumar
-The Economic Times CHENNAI: India's patent appeals board has denied Monsanto a patent for a genetically-engineered method of increasing climate resilience in plants. The decision is significant not only for Monsanto's loss of possible exclusivity in an increasingly important segment but also for the interpretation of India's home-grown clauses in patent law - these are unpopular with global companies - for the first time in the case of plants. The Intellectual Property...
More »Flood fury in Assam submerges 80 more villages
-IANS Guwahati: Flooded rivers have submerged 80 more villages in Assam, taking the number of such villages to 300, and damaged roads and embankment in the state, officials said Monday. The 80 villages are located in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Chirang districts. As many as 11 districts are in the Flood fury, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) told IANS. Officials said over 40,000 people have been affected. There has not been no...
More »UP with 1,564 tops list of Uttarakhand missing, total may touch 4,500: Official -Sanjay Singh
-The Indian Express Dehradun: Uttar Pradesh with 1,564 people unaccounted for tops the list of the missing in Uttarakhand. It is followed by Rajasthan (820), Madhya Pradesh (504), Maharashtra (296) and Delhi (213). Sources in the Uttarakhand government said the official count of the missing could eventually total around 4,500. This would include 795 people from Uttarakhand. Until Monday, UP had sent three lists, identifying 1,564 people who have not returned home from...
More »Food ordinance has controversial force majeure clause-Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-The Business Standard Clause empowers both Central and state govts from their obligation to provide subsidised food in the event of war, Flood, drought, fire, cyclone or earthquake The government included much-debated 'force majeure' clause in the Food Security Ordinance, despite opposition from civil socieity and a Parliamentary standing committee. However, the clause can now only be invoked if the Central government in consultation with the Planning Commission decides as to whether such...
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