Who are you?
Microorganisms have a complex equation with humans. From the structure of our bodies to cultural differences, the invisible beings influence our …
Brickbats for compulsory licences
US criticises India and BRIC group for strengthening provisions on life-saving medicines
Climate change hits food production
Global warming has resulted in 20 per cent increase in price of wheat, maize, rice and soybean
US announces new methane emission standards for oil and gas industry
The government estimates that complying with these standards will reduce methane emissions by up to 45 per cent by 2025
Rotten tomato for Monsanto
US biotech giant's claim on a natural tomato is its latest patent to be revoked by Europe after soy and wheat
Cotton quandary
As China, the world's biggest cotton buyer, restricts imports, the US aggressively competes with India for global market. Can India stay in the …
Fighting a flawed WTO regime
India and G-33 are pushing for reform of the agriculture subsidy system but the US and EU have a different agenda for the upcoming Bali meet
A rather ridiculous gap
Clothing giant Gap’s trademark infringement notice to an NGO selling products made from recycled waste is a curious case
Race to kill kyoto protocol
As Copenhagen nears, Obamas America sees new hope Yes, we can...dump climate multilateralism. In Bangkok, most developed countries joined the …
Obama takes first dip
The US becomes the first to join a global patents pool to make AIDS drugs cheaper but health workers are sceptical of the initiative
Unprepared for Ebola
The rapid spread of Ebola to three continents shows that the world needs effective surveillance and response system to check infectious diseases
US plays dirty on tar sands
The EU appears to have backed off on important climate change policy because of pressure from US-backed Big Oil
US policy shift to hit dam funding
Shift in focus from hydropower to new renewables may impact World Bank funds for big dams
G8 and tragedy of Africa
Rich nations are forcing African states to change laws to facilitate private investment in agriculture in a replay of colonial adventurism
The natco-pfizer test
Natco’s demand for a voluntary licence from Pfizer will establish how well the compulsory licence process works in India
Why shouldn’t I be intolerant?
The circles of information have shrunk to what is most agreeable to listen to. It is no surprise that in all environmental conversations there is …
Plastic Peril
Waste management is key to keeping the oceans free of plastic waste, new research suggests
Cipla's audacious move
Why generics maker Cipla has asked government to revoke Novartis patent on respiratory ailment drug
Monsanto does it again
The biotech seed giant sues a farmer for planting unbranded commodity seeds bought in the open market for patent infringement
Gunning for green tech
US continues to target India over its intellectual property regime, especially in pharma, green tech sectors
US Matters
The world is already celebrating the US' emissions reduction framework. Our research shows the US climate change action plan is neither ambitious …
No evidence of policy-driven fall in US emissions post-2005, says new book
'Capitan America', a comprehensive analysis of the US climate action plan, says US INDCs are neither equitable nor ambitious
Patent hypocrisies of US
American business lobbies are spreading falsehoods about India’s patent policies—and glossing over their double standards
No climate for cleantech
Most of the clean energy innovations are with just six rich countries and hardly any technology is coming to developing nations