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Trade might is not right

What's wrong with global negotiations today?

Who won it?

China

Achieve development

The market, simply, cannot be left alone

Thread less in 2005

Why weavers in Belgaum, Karnataka, can not go to market

In Short

Can the Northeast become a trade hub?

Or, will they be mere transit points?

Hong Kong: a beginning?

In making TRIPS responsive to needs of poor countries?

Restricted ingress

Lanka, India negotiate trade

Cat coffee

It takes guts to make the most expensive coffee

Bt contaminating organic cotton

Bt traces in 30% organic cotton garments; may hit exports

The great Western aid trick

Countries donate on condition that recipient nations buy goods from them, shows a report

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

Will a new and ‘improved’ WTO be in India’s interests

The World Trade Organization needs an overhaul, but the reform will leave even less space for developing nations

India demands removal of rosewood from CITES

It contends that trade of the plant species doesn’t need to be regulated as it grows at a very fast rate and is not threatened

African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban

Southern African nations are seeking permission to trade inivory, in direct opposition to the wishes of their northern neighbours

Wildlife markets in Laos host dangerous pathogens, finds study

There is a high risk of transmission of these pathogens to humans posing a potential threat to gloabl health

Doha endgame at Nairobi

WTO has buried the development mandate of the Doha round, with India failing to pull its weight at the ministerial meeting

SDGs: Governments' commitment to battle illegal wildlife trade applauded

The inclusion of targets to protect endangered species and end wildlife trafficking in the global goals is a strategic step, says an expert

Voting in the global marketplace

Sustainable public procurement is about governments using their large spending power to send a signal to markets that they are interested in …