-The Times of India NEW DELHI: They may have lower growth rates than India, but Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal are more prompt about conducting regular surveys on the nutritional status of their population. The last nutrition survey done in India was ten years ago despite its unacceptably high levels of malnutrition. During this period, neighbouring nations have completed two surveys. There has been no district level nutritional survey in India since 2002,...
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Land acquisition ignites hundreds of mutinies -Subodh Varma
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: About a quarter of India's districts are witnessing mass protests over land acquisition issues according to a study. It identified 252 land conflicts spread over 165 districts, spanning practically all states of the country, in 2013-14. This is an increase of over 40% over 2012 when an earlier study had recorded 177 disputes in 130 districts. This incendiary situation is the reason behind the bitter debate...
More »The ‘greatness’ of a ‘landmark’ judgment -Peter Ronald deSouza
-The Hindu The supporting props offered for the striking down of Section 66A diminish the arrogance of government and reinstate the ‘genuine' rule of law. Reading the judgment, one is tempted to ask this question: Is it a landmark judgment or just a great one? To appreciate the difference between "great" and "landmark", it is necessary to begin with some very fine distinctions. A great judgment is one that restores the constitutional...
More »US pushes for new IP laws to help Big Pharma at cost of poor; NDA says Yes Boss -Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
-CurrentNews.in ‘Make in India' an empty slogan; Govt promotes ‘Sell in India' The government of the USA is pushing India to revise its existing robust Intellectual Property (IP) framework that effectively protects the national and public interest by balancing the Rights of IP owners with their obligation to society. Submitting to the US agenda will adversely impact innovation, production and prices, especially of medicines and medical care. Multinational pharmaceutical companies will reap...
More »Section 66(A) Scrapped: Meet Shreya Singhal, Petitioner Who Fought for Net Freedom -Deepshikha Ghosh
-NDTV New Delhi: The end of Section 66A, the controversial law that allowed arrests for offensive content online, marks a big victory for Shreya Singhal, the young law student who was among the first to challenge it in the Supreme Court. "I am ecstatic. It was grossly offensive to our Rights, our freedom of speech and expression and today the Supreme Court has upheld that," Shreya told NDTV moments after the court...
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