-Global Research The widely held belief is that genetically modified ‘terminator seeds’ are not available on the commercial market anywhere. Since 2001, there has been a de facto worldwide moratorium on the use of terminator technology (UN Convention on Biological Diversity). By definition, such seeds are genetically engineered to make them sterile and unusable for replanting, resulting in farmers having to buy new seeds from a central supplier each year. Under Article...
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Learning to teach -S Giridhar
-The Indian Express ASER’s findings highlight the dismal state of school education. Improving teacher training programmes could lead to better outcomes I remember Rukmini Banerji of Pratham telling us in 2005 that ASER the Annual Status of Education Report — will be a national survey that will hold up a mirror to the condition of education in India and shake us into urgent action. For nine years now, every January, ASER is...
More »Delhi court acquits two in gang-rape case
-The Hindu A fast-track court here trying rape cases has acquitted two men accused by a married woman of luring her away from her home and then gang-raping her after administering her an intoxicating substance. She also accused the men of selling her for Rs.20,000 and that she escaped and returned to her matrimonial home. Additional Sessions Judge T. R. Naval acquitted the men of all charges and cited 10 reasons why...
More »A minor gang-rape victim’s harrowing tale of police apathy -Sowmiya Ashok
-The Hindu For this 14-year-old, her life as she knew it has come to an end: she dropped out of school, she cannot interact with any of her friends or even walk freely in her neighbourhood but she still nurtures the dream of becoming a police officer when she grows up. Her resolve to join the force is despite the kind of treatment meted out to her by the Delhi Police...
More »Surrogacy and homophobia: India bans gay parents -Sandip Roy
-FirstPost.com Aditya Advani always knew that he wanted to have children. He also knew he was gay. Twenty years ago gay marriage was just a fantasy. Few gay couples had children – whether their own or adopted – even in the US where Advani had emigrated. But that did not deter him from bringing up the subject with potential boyfriends such as Michael Tarr, the man who is now his partner. “The...
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