The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill 2010, hereinafter
referred to as the Bill, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the 6th May 2010 and referred to the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on the 12th May, 2010 for examination and report thereon.
The leit motif of the Bill is to create guidelines and institutional framework in academic and research institutions. This Bill will give rise to number of patents because now every scientist getting public money would be under an obligation by law to patent what is patentable. It will also increase the flow of knowledge to industry.
Minister of State for Environment & Forests Jairam Ramesh's response to Calling Attention notice on 'government's changing position on climate change' in Rajya Sabha. He reiterated that India will not accept any legally binding emission reduction cuts in Copenhagen climate summit.
This proposed legislation allows competitive bidding by steel, power and iron companies for coal mining blocks. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2008 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on October 17, 2008.