Climate change, disruptions in supply chain due to geopolitical tensions threatening global economic growth: UNCTAD
Slower economic growth for third consecutive year; India’s growth expected to be marginally lower than 2023
Lickable toads and magic mushrooms: Wildlife traded on the dark web is the kind that gets you high
Across 51 dark web marketplaces, the authors found 153 wildlife species were being sold
World Cheetah Day 2022: Social media fuels illegal trade in the species
World lacks environmental awareness, resources to stop the menace
The fading mirage of a TRIPS waiver
A year later, the proposal to lift WTO’s intellectual property blocks to making COVID vaccines has not inched forward
Uncertain economy: ‘Green goods’ grew last year despite a slowdown in global trade, says UNCTAD
Trade stagnated for Q1 of 2023, but second half of year shows promise; underdeveloped and developing countries performed poorly
India seeks permanent solution on fisheries subsidies, public stockholdings ahead of WTO meet
Civil society members claim current negotiations tabled at the WTO’s MC12 do not favour developing countries
Racket trafficking Bengal monitor lizards busted in Odisha
The species is one of the most illegally traded reptiles and its population is dwindling
Stockholm+50: How do we prepare for the next half century
When we mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Stockholm conference, we need to discuss consumption and production in a globalised world
Three in every five wildlife crimes in Europe go unpunished: Report
Birds were the species most targeted in wildlife crimes
Pangolin poaching: 2 rescued, 17 kg scales recovered in Odisha in 11 days
In the latest case, over 3 kg pangolin scales were recovered from Balasore district August 2, 2021
Simply Put: It’s a fish eats fish world
Book excerpt: How the Suez canal was built
Bob Brier’s 2022 book sheds light on the role played by Bonaparte and his rivals, the British in one of the most important human-made …
A new world order taking shape
Proponents have turned their backs to the idea of unfettered global trade; how will new globalisation rules take shape in a climate-risked and war-…
Fight against climate change will worsen existing inequality in global trade: CSE and DTE
In the name of climate action, countries are introducing policies which can spark trade wars
Simply Put: WTO Abu Dhabi
More give than take in secret trade deals
The tight secrecy over trade negotiations means citizens are not privy to the deals that affect them directly
Africa’s free trade area offers promise for cities – but only if there’s investment
Rapid urbanisation, with an estimated 900 million people set to enter African cities in the next 30 years, creates a large upcoming consumer pool
Food for all to free for all: Unconcerned WTO make matters worse
This is the second part to the report ‘Food for all to free for all: The collateral of Russia vs Ukraine’
How COVID-19 affected informal cross-border trade between Uganda and DRC
Uncertain supplies and speculative behaviour led to increasing and fluctuating price
Proposed WTO reform aims to bully developing nations: Civil society members
Reform proposed at Ministerial Conference of World Trade Organisation will undermine participation & say of developing countries, feel experts
WTO members agree to discuss proposal to waive patents on COVID-19 technologies
The waiver would increase access to technologies crucial to fighting the pandemic
India, South Africa block attempt to include ‘investment facilitation for development’ agreement at WTO meet
New issues should not be considered for ministerial mandates unless past decisions and unfulfilled mandates were acted upon, states India
Malawi and maize: Prices have spiked on the back of bad weather and trade bans
Sustained excess margins in Malawi indicate that regional trade is not working well
Red Sea crisis: Suez Canal is not the only ‘choke point’ that threatens to disrupt global supply chains
Choke points are narrow parts of main trade lanes, usually straits or canals
Book Excerpt: Across the seven seas
Former Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee writes on how and why the system of indenture replaced the Transatlantic Slave Trade
