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Civil Society Organisations: What they say and what they do What is the role and relevance of civil society organisations in a changing world? Surely, in a postmodern world, where the disjuncture between words and their meaning, rhetoric and reality is a key predicament, CSOs must be judged on the basis of what they do on the ground, rather than what they say, writes John Samuel More... Consumption on a global scale: The gap widensThis year's 'State of the World' report from Worldwatch places India as the country with the third largest consumer class, behind only the US and China.Yes, that's 122 million individuals with purchasing power. But they form only 12% of the total population. The rest can only gape at the tremendous disparities More... Environment: will the new government be any more responsible?What does the new government need to do to tackle environmental degradation head-on? Ashish Kothari an environmental manifesto More... Objections to the Patent Amendment OrdinanceThe Patent Amendment Ordinance passed by the Indian government on December 26, 2004, seriously compromises people’s ability to access affordable medicines, states the Affordable Medicines and Treatment Campaign More... TRIPS, patents and public policy: A pot of gold and a tale of woes!A basic IPR lexiconTRIPS and public healthA question of origin: What's in Champagne that ain't in Basmati?FAQs about copyrightCopyright/copyleft: Myths about copyrightTRIPS, indigenous knowledge and the bio-rushTRIPS: A tale of the shrinking ocean called 'public domain' (An El Nino in the info age)The world is at war over the ownership of 'intangible ideas'. The war is being waged between the developed and developing worlds. The major aggressors in this battle are giant business corporations and nations belonging to the industrially advanced world, which are attempting to combat stiff competition from industrially developing nations of the global South. But whose knowledge is it anyway? This section demystifies the debate over GATT, TRIPS, the WTO, and more. More... Flaw in the law: Custodial rape, inadequate evidence and acquittalThe lack of convictions in cases of custodial rape raises serious questions about the workings of the law More... |
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