-The Hindu Justice Prabha Sridevan’s judgment permitting the production and sale of a generic version of a cancer drug is a victory for patients. It posits the public interest, especially in matters of health care, right at the heart of intellectual property rights in India Monday was a remarkable day for cancer patients in India. To them, the country said — “we care.” I am talking about the astounding decision by Justice...
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Extreme weather kills thousands of Ladakh’s pashmina goats -Atul Thakur & M Saleem Pandit
-The Times of India Last year's unusually dry summer and this winter's unprecedented snowfall, the worst in nearly 50 years, in Ladakh's Changtang area has claimed over 18,000 "pashmina" goats, the source of one of the finest varieties of wool that has put the region on the world map. Changtang is a high altitude plateau in southeastern Ladakh, inhabited by Changpa (Champa) nomads, and known for its harsh and semi-arid weather with...
More »The freebie nation-Sreelatha Menon
-The Business Standard The Union Budget shows the charitable instincts of the government continuing to overwhelm it - though some would call it part inefficiency and part helplessness. The exemptions given to citizens on the tax they ought to pay have been exceeding the Plan expenditure, and even the total fiscal deficit as it did in 2012-13. This has prompted criticism from the Left parties and activists, who view it as evidence...
More »Economic Survey 2013: Indian agriculture largely a success story
-The Economic Times It is consoling that despite a deficit of 8% in south-west rainfall during 2012-13 compared to its long period average (LPA), agriculture's contribution to GDP growth is likely to be around 1.8%. It is also good news that the revised figure of agri-GDP for the 11th Plan as a whole is 3.6%, up from 3.3% estimated earlier. Gross capital formation in agriculture as a percentage of agri-GDP has almost...
More »Budget 2013: Rs 80,194 crore to Ministry of Rural Development
-The Economic Times Finance Minister P Chidambaram has allocated Rs 80,194 crore to Ministry of Rural Development in Budget 2013. Giving the emphasis on education, Chidambaram said Budget 2013 will allocate Rs 65,867 crore to the HRD ministry. My budget's overarching goal is to create opportunities for our youth, he said. More than the fiscal deficit, Chidambaram said his greater worry is the current account deficit. In his Budget speech, he said the 'passion...
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