A step forward for conservation at CMS COP 13
Ten different species, including three from India have been recommended to be added in Appendix I and II of the CMS CoP 13
UN reports demands review of non-tariff measures to boost world trade
If implemented in the right trade, such measures can help in achieving sustainable development goals
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
Amphan aftermath: Crab trading hit, Sundarbans villagers left to fend for themselves
The cyclone along with COVID-19 lockdown has affected crab catching and trading — a major source of livelihood in Sundarabans
Who benefits most from US-China trade war: Chinese ‘province’ Taiwan
American consumers pay more now; imports from others significantly up; no gains for US Inc: UNCTAD report
COVID-19 hurts farms: No buyers amid bumper mango season in Malda
Full-house at orchards despite pandemic keeping away workers, but hardly any transport now
New poster released to highlight threat to orchids from illegal trade
The poster was released ahead of Save the Himalayas Day 2022 and depicted 11 species protected under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
Nike and Adidas are using kangaroo skin to make sneakers. Is that necessary?
How popular shoe manufacturers are contributing to the world’s largest commercial slaughter of land-based wild animals
Global pet trade in amphibians is bigger than we thought
There is a strong bias for certain types of amphibians; six amphibian families contributed disproportionately high numbers of traded species
‘Compromise’ on TRIPS waiver is a sellout
Tough new conditions emerge in the compromise deal to ease WTO intellectual property barriers to production of COVID-19 medical tools
Fix from ground up: A $5-trillion economy target by 2025 for India is not unachievable
Prepare business strategies for districts and leverage existing government schemes to make India a global economic powerhouse
Sixth mass extinction: IPBES9 report stresses on sustainable wildlife management
Indigenous people must be involved in drawing national policies, says body
World Trade Organization steps back from the brink of irrelevance — but it’s not fixed yet
It is the first WTO treaty with environmental protection and sustainability as its objective
Private sector not dependable to achieve SDGs: UNCTAD
Its contribution to developing countries’ debt increases to 139% of GDP in 2017 from 79% in 2008
COVID-19 vaccine: WTO chief brushes aside TRIPS waiver
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala offers ‘third way’ to bridge the COVID vaccine shortfall based on more licensing agreements
Draft fisheries subsidies agreement will negatively impact developing nations: Experts
Developing nations have some wins at the Ministerial Conference but developed nations benefit most
Non-profits from 22 countries including India prevented from attending WTO meet
The civil society representatives allege that the move to restrict access for non-profits aims to de-democratise the organisation
Legal wildlife trade
Globally, legal wildlife trade has increased more than five-fold in value in the last 14 years and was estimated to be worth US $107 billion in …
Plant protection authority sets right its potato blunder
A public campaign forced it to revoke registration of PepsiCo’s potato variety, but the agency needs to reset its priorities
Walnut trees: Kashmir lockdown’s other victim
Walnut trees have been the strange casualty of Kashmir’s transition from a state to a Union Territory
RCEP deal to make investors stronger, people weaker, says trade group
The deal will affect access to medicines and seeds by raising the standards of intellectual property rights, claims Forum of Trade Justice
‘Globotics could disrupt lives of millions of skilled workers’
Richard Baldwin, professor of International Economics, talks to DTE on protectionism, globalisation and the rise of robotics
Who is really afraid of the TRIPS agreement?
India has not shown the grit to fully use the inbuilt flexibilities in the WTO’s TRIPS pact to protect public health
Coronavirus vaccines: TRIPS waiver caught in WTO labyrinth
Little change in the position of countries opposing waiver of intellectual property rights; India-South Africa proposal being through hoops …
Intellectual Property: Why is India silent, as a compromise deal on COVID-19 therapies is worked out
The fact is, Indian and South African interests have diverged; India is not in desperate need of vaccines anymore and hence does not want to …