In this interview on Radio DTE, Down to Earth Senior Editor Latha Jishnu speaks on biopiracy and explains how access and benefit sharing rules are affecting the world's genetic resources.
It has a prized aroma, an impeccabits pedigree and an awesome global reputation. None of this has helped Basmati to get the special label it deserves. Basmati is to India
The Employment Guarantee Act is a diluted version of the original proposal. Will it be effective?
Amartya Sen calls it cause for jubilation. Giving some of the poorest people in the country a reliable source of income through 100 days of guaranteed employment can be an enormously important instrument for improving their well-being, says the Nobel laureate.
