Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

Clinical trials losing the plot in India

P B Jayakumar / Mumbai December 27, 2010, 0:35 IST

MNCs increasingly turning to emerging destinations in Southeast Asia due to clearer set of procedures, approvals.

In 2000, it was projected as the next big thing to happen in healthcare, for its potential to replicate the outsourcing success stories in information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO).

Listing various

Publication Date:

27/12/2010

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Medical Research, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), India

Agriculture

Displacement-oriented' development policies questioned

JAIPUR: Farmers, peasants, pastoralists and activists taking part in an

Publication Date:

10/12/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Farmers, Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

Animal Care

Local poultry farmers slam backdoor entry of multinational companies

GUWAHATI, Dec 2: The slow but steady move of some multinational companies to make a foray into the poultry farming industry of Assam, has become a cause of concern for the local poultry farmers.

Addressing a press conference today in Guwahati, Kamrup District Poultry Farmers

Publication Date:

03/12/2010

Source: Sentinel (Guwahati)

Tags:

Poultry, Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

Agriculture

Why Obama's interest in our agriculture spells trouble

President Barack Obama's take on Indo-US agricultural cooperation may have gladdened the hearts of US agro-companies, but has evoked apprehension in the Indian farmers.

Publication Date:

16/11/2010

Author(s): Bhavdeep Kang

Source: Governance Now

Vol:

1

Issue:

20

pp:

32

Tags:

Agriculture, India, United States Of America (US), Agricultural Inputs, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Farmers

Agriculture

Rajasthan opens farm gates

Rajasthan signs agreements with seven biotech companies to restructure agriculture. Read this special report on the fundamental shift in the way farming operates in India by giving private companies access to the state’s research facilities to test and market their hybrid seeds and other technologies.

Publication Date:

15/11/2010

Author(s): Latha Jishnu, Jyotika Sood

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

0

Issue:

0

pp:

0

Tags:

Agricultural Research, Agriculture, Biotechnology Industry, Bt Cotton, Fodder, Food Security, GM Crops, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Maize, Monsanto, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Patents, Private Sector, Rajasthan

Health

Judgement of the Delhi High Court regarding a disparaging advertisement in respect of Horlicks as against Heinz‟s product Complan dated 12/11/2010

Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Ltd Vs Heinz India (P) Ltd regarding a disparaging advertisement in respect of Horlicks as against Heinz‟s product Complan dated 12/11/2010.

Judgement Date:

12/11/2010

Tags:

Advertising, Child Health, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Court, India, Health Effects

Environment

Proactive policies and business strategies for strengthening corporate environmental management in developing Asia

The fast growth of economy in developing Asian countries has caused various problems on the environment. Corporate environmental management (CEM) is still obviously poor and thus needs to be greatly improved.

Publication Date:

01/11/2010

Source: IGES

Tags:

Environment Management, Environment, India, Industry, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Economy, Sustainable Development, Ecolabelling, Asia

Health

Misguided research

Multinational pharma producers are based in rich nations and demand high prices, thus hampering supply of medicine to the developing world. Globally enforced patents serve to protect high prices. At the same time, few new medicines are being developed for the health problems that mostly affect poor countries.

Publication Date:

31/10/2010

Author(s): Jrg Schaaber

Source: Development And Cooperation

Vol:

37

Issue:

11

pp:

0

Tags:

Drugs, Drug Industry, Health, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Developing Countries, Patents, Medical Research, Finance