Step ahead
WTO Trade ministers resolve agri-trade impasse
Wronged
India protests US anti-dumping duties in WTO
Tortoise & hard-shell turtle smuggling network wider, more organised than that for soft-shell turtle: Report
Investigation efforts should be focused on dominant nodes in the illicit trade networks identified in the study
Addressing internal and external market challenges key for supporting India’s apple farmers
Measures like market intervention schemes for remunerative prices, improved institutional support & comprehensive strategies to resolve value …
Trade rules are deeply flawed but Trump’s tariff fixation is hurting America and the rest of the world
International trade rules are unfair, but even Trump’s tariff-centric trade policies won’t fix what’s broken about the global …
Five reasons people buy illegal wildlife products – and how to stop them
By understanding what drives people to buy wild species, we can figure out how best to stop them
Globalisation and its discontents: Why there's a backlash and how it needs to change
The electoral victory of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the rise of an aggressive nationalism in Europe are all part of a backlash to globalization
Experts warn of 'do or die' situation for many animals ahead of CITES meet
Support has been expressed for the greater protection of Sunda pangolin, Chinese pangolin, thresher and silky sharks
Regulations on shisham trade hit rosewood artisans
The reason for the dip, claims India, is the decision to include the entire Dalbergia genus under Appendix II of CITES
Cheetahs disappearing faster than you thought; population in Asia hardest hit
Just 7,100 cheetahs remain in the wild, occupying only nine per cent of the territory they once lived in
Clinton scores over critics
A US appeals court ruled it could forward the North American Free Trade Agreement to Congress without an environmental impact statement.
"India must have a proactive trade agenda"
Muchkund Dubey's crowning achievement at the end of an illustrious career as a diplomat was his role as India's foreign secretary during the …
A drugs story
NGOs all over southern India are helping to revive the system of local medicinal plants and herbs, holding out the promise of not just cheaper …
Wood for scandal
While the Union government has finally permitted Tamil Nadu to export sandalwood, State monopoly of the trade is yet to be abolished
Ivory trade to resume
Zimbabwe will be able to sell stockpiles of ivory to Japan, earning US $4-5 million for community development
Row over investments
Down to Earth begins a series of previews of the Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference 2003 in Cancun, Mexico
Safe food?
The draft bill promises to be transparent. Yet, the Food Authority has a lot of discretion in this respect
The politics of globalisation
POLITICIAN, economist and teacher all rolled into one --Johannes Pieter Pronk, better known as Jan Pronk, is in his second term as Netherlands …
China's reforms
Land use in China is in for irretrievable change. At the Third Plenum of the 16th Party Congress, held October 11-14, 2003, the world's biggest …
Herb dealers
In Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district is the Great Himalayan National Park. An eco-development project meant to benefit people of Tirthan and …
"We need to think about all of us as being citizens of the same world"
Joseph E Stiglitz helped create a new branch of economics - the Economics of Information. This earned him the Nobel Prize for economics in 2001. …
TPP has been trumped
Donald Trump's first priority is to withdraw the US from the Pacific Rim mega trade pact—and that's good news
The march of isolationism
Is Donald Trump's victory a win for anti-free-market forces? Is it the death knell for capitalism and globalisation?
China’s intellectual property revolution
China saw an amazing transformation from a copycat nation, which was a byword for piracy, into a powerhouse of innovation
Why the US fears China
The trade war launched by Trump has the alleged theft of intellectual property at its core
