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Be very afraid of the biometric regime

There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological attributes of an individual,' such as employed by Aadhaar, warns Gopal Krishna. On April 20, an order was......

How the government is smothering dissident NGOs

Muzzling NGOs is unbecoming of a democracy. Self-confident democracies encourage, indeed applaud, the involvement of citizens’ associations, including NGOs, in social and political......

The nuclear liability bill needs a rethink

There is an urgent need for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine the current liability regime besides a high-powered trans-disciplinary independent experts committee to study the issue, says......

'Only 10% of farmers gain from loan waivers'

'Some farmers know when elections are due.''Before that, they take loans.''They then ask their farmer unions for loan waivers and the political party who shouts first about a loan waiver (gets the......

Ban on Bt brinjal not to end soon

The moratorium on commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal, the genetically-modified form of the vegetable, is not likely to end anytime soon. This was indicated at a meeting of the Genetic......

GEAC to enforce Bt brinjal ban

Companies with any seeds of Bt brinjal, the genetically modified version of the vegetable, will have to register the details with the government, to ensure none of it is sowed or otherwise gets......

Slowdown effect: IT-BT Park at Pantnagar shelved

Four years after its launch, an integrated IT-BT Park (Information Technology, Biotechnology Park) which was coming up in Pantnagar area of Kumoan region has been shelved by the Uttarakhand......

Bull run for the buffalo

The buffalo, contributing over half of the country's total milk production, is the real mainstay of the fast-growing dairy sector, though the population of cattle is far higher. But, from the point......

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National Bureau Of Plant Genetic Resources

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Be very afraid of the biometric regime

How the government is smothering dissident NGOs

The nuclear liability bill needs a rethink

'Only 10% of farmers gain from loan waivers'

Ban on Bt brinjal not to end soon

GEAC to enforce Bt brinjal ban

Slowdown effect: IT-BT Park at Pantnagar shelved

Bull run for the buffalo

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