-The Financial Express A patent law that is transparent, based on principles of good science & encourages innovation is in India's interest In 500 BC, in the Greek city of Sybaris, it was proclaimed that "encouragement was held out to all who should discover any new refinement in luxury, the profits arising from which were secured to the inventor by patent for the space of a year." England followed with the Statute...
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Agent's Apple growers don't get fruit of labour-Sandeep Pai
-DNA You may be cursing when you pay a high price for Kashmiri Apples, wondering what share of the moneyorchard owners would receive. But in reality, the Apple growers wouldn't be even knowing the price at which the fruit is sold in the mainland, leave alone reaping profits. Then, where does the money go? Into the pockets of commission agents, who, sitting in Delhi or any of the major cities, exploit and...
More »Developing countries experiencing unprecedented growth, says UN report
-The United Nations The rapid growth of developing countries is propelling millions out of poverty on an unprecedented scale and radically reshaping the global system, according to a flagship United Nations report launched today. “The rise of the South is unprecedented in its speed and scale,” says the Human Development Report 2013, which uses the term “South” to mean developing countries and “North” to mean developed nations. “Never in history have the...
More »Villagers turn water warriors, tackle drought with rainwater harvesting -Madhavi Rajadhyaksha
-The Times of India HIWARE BAZAR: For those who wonder if Maharashtra can tide over the current drought situation, HiwareBazar, with its 'yes we can' spirit, is the answer. Notwithstanding the fact that Ahmednagar is facing its worst drought since Independence, HiwareBazar in the same district has no water scarcity. It's not that Nature favoured Hiware Bazar with a special bounty. In fact, the village had received a normal rainfall of 199...
More »The Jobs Challenge: From Analysis to Action-Christopher Colford
-World Bank Blog The enormity of the global job-creation challenge is underscored in a comprehensive new analysis by the International Finance Corporation, which issued a wide-ranging Jobs Study at a recent IFC forum on the urgency of the unemployment crisis. More than 200 million people are now unemployed worldwide – with another 1.5 billion people only marginally employed, and with an additional 2 billion working-age adults neither working nor seeking a...
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